From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 26 12:21:30 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA5C437B401; Mon, 26 May 2003 12:21:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.sandvine.com (sandvine.com [199.243.201.138]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E91E643F75; Mon, 26 May 2003 12:21:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from don@sandvine.com) Received: by mail.sandvine.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Mon, 26 May 2003 15:21:26 -0400 Message-ID: From: Don Bowman To: 'Christoffer Pio' Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 15:21:26 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Spooky em INTEL PRO 1000 driver? X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 19:21:31 -0000 From: Christoffer Pio [mailto:cp@cvt.dk] > Hello > > I am experiencing some spookynes with FreeBSD 4.8 on the IBM > x345 2U machine; the x345 comes with two on-board INTEL > 100/1000 mb nics > which uses the em driver. However, whenever I "up" one of the nics, > there is a slight delay of a few seconds before the command > completes, also the nic is not operating in up state yet, > appr. 30 seconds passes before traffic actually can pass See the 'WAIT_FOR_AUTO_NEG_DEFAULT' define/ifdef in the driver, this may help you. By default the driver, when in auto-negotiate mode, hangs for a long time when you bring it up until negotiation is complete. Another option for you may be to force the duplex & speed with ifconfig when you bring it up.