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Date: Sat,  5 Nov 2005 22:41:09 -0800
From: Ray Amberg <ramberg@cs.ucr.edu>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
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Subject: [9fans] ethernet detection problems
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Hello,

I've recently installed Plan 9 as part of an extra credit research project 
for my introductory operating systems class.  Looking forward to messing 
with it, but at the moment I'm having a problem getting either one of two 
ethernet controllers detected.  Neither of them are being detected.

I have an on-board ethernet controller using the SiS900 chipset, and a 
Linksys WPC11 Wireless card.  After installing Plan 9, and running 
ipconfig, I got the message telling me that /net/ether0 doesn't exist.  I 
read the Network Configuration wiki, and the manpage for plan9.ini, so I 
tried getting the on-board chipset detected first with the following 
addition to plan9.ini:

 	ether0=type=83815 ea=myethernetaddress

This didn't seem to work, as there was still no /net/ether0.  So I tried 
the linksys card:

 	ether0=type=wavelan essid=myessid

Note: "myethernetaddress" and "myessid" not actually written in plan9.ini, 
just used for clarity.

This didn't create /net/ether0 either.

I'm not sure what other information to provide, but I would be glad to 
provide upon request.  Thanks in advance for any help.

Sincerely,
Ray Amberg