Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:58:49 -0400 From: Brian McCann <bjmccann@gmail.com> To: "Diego F. Arias R." <dak.col@gmail.com> Cc: "H.Fazaeli" <fazaeli@sepehrs.com>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Broadcom bce interface problems Message-ID: <2b5f066d0910141058q3b40d5cdh96fa5cf3503a71f1@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <3b93bd110910140924lf006440m63db0ce4ddb9e579@mail.gmail.com> References: <2b5f066d0910130531w7a7bf6aft81fd3782b7754e27@mail.gmail.com> <4AD5C17B.1000102@sepehrs.com> <2b5f066d0910140849q696fd00bl83e4879a3179c9ec@mail.gmail.com> <3b93bd110910140924lf006440m63db0ce4ddb9e579@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Diego F. Arias R. <dak.col@gmail.com> wro= te: > do you double-check the internal por assignement? How many switchs=A0 has= that > blade1 or 2? > > You can try running a linux live-cd or maybe Windows to discard a FreeBSD > trouble with the nic. does Freebsd detects 1 or 2 nics, and how many does > the blade have? > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Brian McCann <bjmccann@gmail.com> wrote= : >> >> On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 8:18 AM, H.Fazaeli <fazaeli@sepehrs.com> wrote: >> > what type of blade switch you are using? >> > Are you using HS21 onboard ports or an expansion card? >> > >> > Make sure the corresponding internal ports of >> > the blade switch are at 'no shutdown' state. >> > >> > >> > Brian McCann wrote: >> >> >> >> I'm having problems with the bce interface on a FreeBSD 7.2 install, >> >> using >> >> an IBM BladeCenter HS21 machine. =A0The machine uses the NetXtreme II >> >> card. >> >> =A0The really strange thing here is, the switch shows a link, but the >> >> card >> >> shows no carrier in the setup. =A0It started working for a few second= s at >> >> one >> >> point when I reset the switch (at least, I think that's what I did), >> >> and >> >> it >> >> detected 1000BaseSX as the media and showed a status of active, but >> >> promptly >> >> went away. =A0If I try setting the media type manually, that doesn't >> >> appear >> >> to >> >> work. >> >> Has anyone seen this or have any ideas? >> >> Thanks! >> >> --Brian >> >> >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Best regards. >> > Hooman Fazaeli >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> Yes, I'm using an HS21 onbaord card...the Broadcom. =A0The internal >> ports show a link (using the Nortel manager...it's got a the Nortel >> L3-7 switch in it). >> >> I found http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3D118238 last >> night...it looks like that change was never commited by anyone...I'm >> working on recompiling that into 7.1 now and plan on trying it once >> it's done. =A0I'll post the results up here (and to freebsd-net as well >> if it works). >> >> I'm really hoping that works...since I really would like to avoid >> installing VMWare ESXi on 14 blades just to run 1 VM in each of them >> and loose performance. =A0I'll keep y'all posted. >> >> --Brian >> >> -- >> _-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_ >> Brian McCann >> >> "I don't have to take this abuse from you -- I've got hundreds of >> people waiting to abuse me." >> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0-- Bill Murray, "Ghostbusters" >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > -- > mmm, interesante..... > Windows runs fine on them. I applied the changes mentioned the patch I just posted, and that fixed the problem...no throughput hit as a result. Thanks to all for the help! --Brian --=20 _-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_ Brian McCann "I don't have to take this abuse from you -- I've got hundreds of people waiting to abuse me." -- Bill Murray, "Ghostbusters"
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