From owner-freebsd-embedded@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 26 04:40:05 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFBBA1065676 for ; Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:40:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pz0-f54.google.com (mail-pz0-f54.google.com [209.85.210.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B71288FC1F for ; Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:40:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: by dadr6 with SMTP id r6so1741980dad.13 for ; Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:40:05 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=7oeEhSBUdg8P6O5L9djIe37jjIRofHGXWpCsxuoiRCQ=; b=0PmH6a6PiuN4MFQdncARX6pvC7SyGWIie1PYelHdLETZpFssqSKjNwRYDD8PlSn7Ig yDXj9M41Z62CyWNtwgbOdxwLz3USIL7uRZf92RUT5yXpjrDx6SPkC6ExFRpSLs6AMjAx 7rnafwoGGCznAwzp9UPk/z37cfVmgPtgaUoQbe2fXJaA8wwX1X25mwaANN68dHbk9CFr 6Tz88A0umq7G1VCobUo9LGY1EiCrFnEAVBE9JlK8deEWESntwrpmImGiS9Qt1dyX0HBe rrt9zme+Php86BG28xkLnXvGuYpwj6BcR/AxsCONhwTVr0qqPS5CoSf6sJ9OblQ73Sft 6QCg== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.66.85.4 with SMTP id d4mr21279793paz.11.1345956005276; Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:40:05 -0700 (PDT) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.68.36.106 with HTTP; Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:40:05 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1345953145.99527.YahooMailNeo@web130106.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <1345450827.44038.YahooMailNeo@web130101.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <1345487930.993.YahooMailNeo@web130105.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <1345932705.39927.YahooMailNeo@web130104.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <1345953145.99527.YahooMailNeo@web130106.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 21:40:05 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 2QhK8UAVW63doEOJcrR1LuWjAK4 Message-ID: From: Adrian Chadd To: Biryani Niharee Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: "freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: switch ports on AR71xx platforms X-BeenThere: freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated and Embedded Systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:40:06 -0000 Right, btu there's a few different ways it can be hooked up. I'm sorry I don't have the time to help out at the moment, would someone else be able to step up and help Biryani with getting the AR8316 on his board working? Adrian On 25 August 2012 20:52, Biryani Niharee wrote: > > open-wrt page says that the switch chip is AR8316. > thanks! > > ________________________________ > From: Adrian Chadd > To: Biryani Niharee ; "freebsd-embedded@freebsd.org" > > Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2012 3:21 PM > Subject: Re: switch ports on AR71xx platforms > > Yes. But you need to provide more info about which switch phy is on the > board. > Adrian > On Aug 25, 2012 3:11 PM, "Biryani Niharee" wrote: > > hi Adrian, > I had a different question about AR7161 buffalo boxes with 4 port switch. > > If I don't use the switch-port changes (that were committed in April May > timeframe), would I still be able to use the system's LAN ports. > > I can get the 1 LAN and 1 WAN port working with trying out diff values > for phymask. But the remaining 3 LAN ports stay unresponsive. I was > under the impression that the remaining 3 LAN ports will also be functional > like a basic switch/hub; just that I will not be able to get VLAN and > switch/bridge controls from the OS. > > Was I thinking right, about the ability to use all 4 LAN ports ? or > will the remaining 3 only work if the switch related code is brought in? > > Zia > > >