Solved Old Intel NIC does not give me internet connection

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inf3rno

I bought a Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H-CF motherboard recently to replace an even older Asus motherboard. https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z87X-UD3H-rev-1x/sp#sp After I was done I found the OS without internet connection. Currently a 12.1-STABLE is installed, but I want to install 12.2-STABLE instead. Should I build the kernel myself with an Intel driver, or do I need a kernel module, or what is the usual solution for this kind of problems? It is hard to do a pkg install for the kernel module without internet connection...
 
It was hard to find, but it appears that board has an Intel I217-V. Apparently that is supported in Freebsd by the em(4) driver. I don't have a machine with a network adapter that uses the em driver booted up at the moment, but that driver comes compiled into the default kernel if memory serves. Does grep -i intel /var/run/dmesg.boot return anything?
 
inf3rno said:
Currently a 12.1-STABLE is installed, but I want to install 12.2-STABLE instead.
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I would suggest updating to /base/releng/12.2 instead. That will give you 12.2-RELEASE. Stick to the GENERIC kernel too, em(4) is already builtin. From that point onward you can use freebsd-update(8) to keep it updated.
 
Thanks! I'll install 12.2-RELEASE then and I'll check what pciconf writes. Maybe it loads the driver but there is some sort of issue with it. The NIC is ok, I have a Win7 on a different SSD and after installing the drivers from the manufacturers webpage it works. Without proper drivers it does not work by default on Windows either.
 
Jose said:
It was hard to find, but it appears that board has an Intel I217-V. Apparently that is supported in Freebsd by the em(4) driver. I don't have a machine with a network adapter that uses the em driver booted up at the moment, but that driver comes compiled into the default kernel if memory serves. Does grep -i intel /var/run/dmesg.boot return anything?
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Yes it is Intel I217-V. With a fresh install it works. Probably the DHCP was not set on it.
 
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