From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Mar 20 22:46:55 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F0A14F5245F for ; Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:46:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dweimer@dweimer.net) Received: from webmail.dweimer.net (24-240-198-186.static.stls.mo.charter.com [24.240.198.186]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "dweimer.net", Issuer "Let's Encrypt Authority X3" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 885866DD48 for ; Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:46:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dweimer@dweimer.net) Received: from www.dweimer.net (pfSense.dweimer.local [10.9.5.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by webmail.dweimer.net (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPSA id w2KMkqeW088125 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 20 Mar 2018 17:46:52 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from dweimer@dweimer.net) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=dweimer.net; s=2017.01.31; t=1521586012; bh=WgFSH7T6RSNh02K3u54iG9Ab3ubuDeyPArEHdOibGyk=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Reply-To:In-Reply-To:References; b=Laa2Vx3ob5a9J0OY0rJfGzovSt9Mo4vmvKmy0pMY/uJLmHTRYTnyD+V3Db6Z16FXJ vxLpJ95nuuJIuCMOqJ8zXGzR77nvfASNnJJTuINaODsRZEYxVa36d1QfeEli8U2Jvs 2MWWmRN10xceUDrRmN4C8Ab3nlCt4/9PlZ8/8OiuNd7aPsCW2gH3xP208A8rEo5fgQ t22rgUkXzW8LMBhDIpSssqaWvJGVQ1HOnkZ4JIjLCc/oZx+75ETaMBg83/sSBwq2fc o78F91atJHonWn7ISnRRn8pAbuDPg08x1Ji+pwCKoR7OLOMyh5sCw3b7YK6jk7zZ1c dGgEc66zBMlNA== MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 17:46:47 -0500 From: "Dean E. Weimer" To: Mark Kane Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Intel 82598EB twinax cables Organization: dweimer.net Reply-To: dweimer@dweimer.net Mail-Reply-To: dweimer@dweimer.net In-Reply-To: <4f1302c75c306e25e5d38370669d371a@kane.mn> References: <94c134bad1f05c434605862842937b17@dweimer.net> <4f1302c75c306e25e5d38370669d371a@kane.mn> Message-ID: X-Sender: dweimer@dweimer.net User-Agent: Roundcube Webmail/1.3.5 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 22:46:55 -0000 On 2018-03-20 5:44 pm, Mark Kane wrote: > On 2018-03-20 16:12, Dean E. Weimer wrote: >> I am trying to utilize an old Dell R710 server that used to be in our >> ESX cluster. To replace an even older FreeBSD server I have been >> running. Because it's pretty stupid to throw massively better system >> in the recycle pile while keeping the slower system online. >> >> The problem I have is that the new server has 10G Ethernet adapters >> connected with Cisco Twinax Cables. >> >> Adapters are Intel 8259EB 10Gigabit AF Dual Port Adapters >> >> We have Cisco Twinax Cables connecting them to an Avaya VSP 7000 >> series switch >> >> However I have been unable to get the interfaces to show any status >> other than no carrier. I have tried everything including building a >> custom kernel without the if_ix device and compiling the latest >> version from Intel and installing that. >> >> I have done an up command on the interfaces, tried setting an IP, but >> nothing changes the status. Am I missing something or is the FreeBSD >> Driver just not compatible with these Twinax Cables? The cards of >> course were used with these cables on VMWare? >> >> Here is the output from some commands below, there maybe some errors I >> can't copy and past from the remote kvm console, so I had to type this >> from reading the screen. this is just the first of the 4 interfaces. >> >> dmesg: >> ix0: >> Port 0xccc0-0ccdf mem >> 0xdeb40000-0xdeb5ffff,0xdeb80000-0xdebbffff,0xdeb38000-0xdeb3fff irq >> 47 at device 0.0 on pci11 >> ix0: Using MSI-X interrupts with 9 vectors >> ix0: Ethernet address: 00:00:c9:85:33:22 >> ix0: PCI Express Bus: Speed 2.5GT/s Width x8 >> >> pciconf -lv: >> ix0@pci0:11:0:0: class=0x020000 card=0xe41010df chip=0x10c68086 >> rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 >> vendor = 'Intel Corporation' >> device = '82598EV 10-Gigabit AF Dual Port Network Connection' >> class = 'network' >> subclass = 'ethernet' >> >> ifconfig -v ix0 >> ix0: flags=8843 METRIC 0 MTU >> 9000 >> >> options=e407bb >> ether 00:00:c9:85:33:22 >> hwaddr 00:00:c9:85:33:22 >> nd6 options=29 >> media: Ethernet autoselect >> status: no carrier > > I've never tried with twinax cables but remember going down a similar > path with an Intel 82599ES card and the included multimode optics. In > the end, the ix driver in GENERIC plus "hw.ix.unsupported_sfp=1" in > /boot/loader.conf allowed both ports to link correctly. > > Not positive if that's it here but hope that helps. Already have that option set, ran across it searching online. -- Thanks, Dean E. Weimer http://www.dweimer.net/