From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 5 20:34:46 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 760BB16A469 for ; Thu, 5 Jul 2007 20:34:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from maxsec@gmail.com) Received: from wr-out-0506.google.com (wr-out-0506.google.com [64.233.184.232]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25E7213C447 for ; Thu, 5 Jul 2007 20:34:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from maxsec@gmail.com) Received: by wr-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i23so1610wra for ; Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:34:44 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=lInCoN+H09VIpKORAMr5gnDjRcWQo1UbDU3/rLxv+6J+G9eIiAzQGvfnUI42qJ3Iw9KNXLQ2xCW5aGibMOJhgLQ0vam7yup7J6bxjdOrkWZ6tGFJ1roVk7AMM7/KdkxEcHyDd+26qQb7TYO9XoDF5DirEgxR1/K0xyyjMOFMdWY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=CEqPdDEIF1/sphMAqeZyGsLPlIVLPCW7+Ml2cwyqWkqfWB7uxgJDnKe8/9gDFMdLB/DVb4HNM7wM0URXqbWCX83pOnIY3yF/q+09XuKeR2oH5gVLxUVwJwryNXDV9V46vp/kPO8bRLEODSDd82pBfL37DY5C3700F7c9SfM4zQI= Received: by 10.143.11.13 with SMTP id o13mr145wfi.1183667683148; Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:34:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.142.80.2 with HTTP; Thu, 5 Jul 2007 13:34:43 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <72cf361e0707051334g52c7502cr2f4cba0dd572f38@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 21:34:43 +0100 From: "Martin Hepworth" To: "Tek Bahadur Limbu" In-Reply-To: <468D4903.1040807@wlink.com.np> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20070705192251.3ba0abb3.teklimbu@wlink.com.np> <72cf361e0707051113v366e8b36ufd68c1d6aba9abc1@mail.gmail.com> <468D4903.1040807@wlink.com.np> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bge NIC not supporting 1000baseTX X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:34:46 -0000 Doing a quick google on "BCM5750A1 freebsd" looks like theres a few issues with this driver and certain chipsets.. -- martin On 7/5/07, Tek Bahadur Limbu wrote: > > Martin Hepworth wrote: > > HI > > > > is the other end auto-negotiating properly? What happens if you force > 1000 > > full at BOTH ends? > > > > Hi Martin, > > Actually both the machines are identical. I had connected both NIC cards > back to back using a cat6 cross cable. One of the machines is then > connected to a RAID Array. > > If I force 1000baseTX on both NIC cards, their connection status shows: > no carrier. > > However, if I force 100baseTX on both NIC cards, then their connection > status shows: active > > What could be the problem here? The bge0 NIC cards not supporting > 1000baseTX settings or am I missing something? > > Both machines are running on FreeBSD-6.2. > > Thanking you... > > > > -- > > martin > > > > On 7/5/07, Tek Bahadur Limbu < teklimbu@wlink.com.np> wrote: > >> > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >> Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> Hi all, > >> > >> I have a problem with my bge0 (BCM5750A1 NetXtreme) NIC card which is > >> integrated in my Dell 600SC machine. This machine is running on > >> FreeBSD-6.2 (i386). > >> > >> For some reasons, the bge0 NIC interface does not seem to support > >> 1000baseTX settings. > >> > >> When the NIC card is set at either 10/100 baseTX, the bge0 interface > >> shows an active state. However, when I type the following command: > >> > >> ifconfig bge0 media 1000baseTX > >> > >> the status of the bge0 NIC card shows: no carrier > >> > >> Does that mean that this bge0 NIC card does not support speeds of > >> 1000baseTX or do I have to tweak some kernel or sysctl settings? > >> > >> Thanking you.... > >> > >> > >> - -- > >> > >> > >> With best regards and good wishes, > >> > >> Yours sincerely, > >> > >> Tek Bahadur Limbu > >> > >> (TAG/TDG Group) > >> Jwl Systems Department > >> > >> Worldlink Communications Pvt. Ltd. > >> > >> Jawalakhel, Nepal > >> > >> http://www.wlink.com.np > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > >> Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (FreeBSD) > >> > >> iD8DBQFGjPQvVrOl+eVhOvYRAtEsAKCni1JJ/mBLLOnSroIajz6vO+gwTACdE22N > >> W2fd6dj7OunY/1r5PaZkLMs= > >> =HGVA > >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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" > >> > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.9.14/882 - Release Date: > 6/30/2007 3:10 PM > > > -- > > With best regards and good wishes, > > Yours sincerely, > > Tek Bahadur Limbu > > (TAG/TDG Group) > Jwl Systems Department > > Worldlink Communications Pvt. Ltd. > > Jawalakhel, Nepal > > http://www.wlink.com.np >