[PC-BSD Testing] Public Beta of PC-BSD Network Manager

[Renato Flórido]

Hi guys!

 

 

I am testing with a Marvell Yukon Gigabit NIC here.

 

 

I started by cleaning "/etc/rc.conf" as requested and installed the beta
network manager PBI.

 

After rebooting, I went on to install the nic driver.

I had to manually install the driver as it's not available in the default
system. 

 

I got the FreeBSD driver from Marvell's site here:

 

 <http://www.marvell.com/drivers/driverDisplay.do?dId=139&pId=35>
http://www.marvell.com/drivers/driverDisplay.do?dId=139&pId=35

 

 

To install the driver I do the following:

 

First:

 

su - ENTER

Password: - ENTER

pkg_add /home/pcbsdusr/Desktop/mykbsd60x86-8.12.2.3.tar - ENTER

 

 

Next:

 

Edit /etc/rc.conf adding "myk" to the list NIC list as the network manager
doesn't see the Marvell NIC.

 

 

Next:

 

To load the the module on boot I add to /boot/loader.conf:

 

if_myk_load="YES" 

 

 

Final step:

 

To load the kernel module by hand, type:

 

 kldload if_myk.ko

 

 

 

At this time, I tried to connect to the internet without success so I opened
the network manager.

 

It seems my NIC was not configured to go DHCP by default in the network
manager. 

 

Shouldn't the default option be DHCP? Is this a problem with my setup only?

 

I solve this issue by selecting the DHCP option in the network manager and
restarting the network from the tray icon. (how can I reset the network from
within the manager?)

 

 

 

Keep up the excellent work!

 

Renato Flórido

 

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