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Re: determine hostname.<device name> for NIC ?



Please read the faq before asking questions like this:
http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq6.html

 -ben

On Sun, 10 Jun 2001, Darren Wyn Rees wrote:

> On Fri, 01 Jun 2001 17:04:55 -0600, you wrote in <3B181F97.33B6D432@ssimicro.com> :
> 
> >Copy your existing hostname.xl0 or whatever over to a file that reflects
> >the new device name, likely hostname.de0.  Change any commands or
> >switches in that file as required.
> 
> How do I determine what device name to use ? 
> 
> As the DFE-530TX NIC (via-rhine) does not work with OpenBSD, I've found a 3COM905
> NIC to use.  So I plug that card into this machine, but where do I find out what
> device name to use ? 
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Darren Wyn Rees             merlin@netlink.co.uk
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