From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 15 17:05:39 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 205D81065686 for ; Fri, 15 May 2009 17:05:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jfvogel@gmail.com) Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com (wf-out-1314.google.com [209.85.200.175]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E43308FC15 for ; Fri, 15 May 2009 17:05:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jfvogel@gmail.com) Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 24so1091399wfg.7 for ; Fri, 15 May 2009 10:05:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=ayBZ6p7XK4oHrtFb5OJQ/B29MLUTBIsvpHoCghrqil0=; b=a1hTEKge8ViCUBeNncT87uYSD3xtlYs7cwev79wSTyhdXlMnDe5cHH+PyIWqFgiNkH iiTSN1aOpF2MjhWq+RrM0YnXACdtCtYRjDq9XMDE2k7S5KtMUekWgRJTJvhSb3Gm/esD HAUprfqj2GELdaP6szmtnklnpXebQChSGQIOY= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=oXyRj4KKH8adDruRsU1h4MRzmg0IciTPQRNaY62zyGH2v9QqnABEO2Pw9zedKq8KI/ nRla86J5HRALKvRMfSIiS+QFmcubHmvSuXsPetiOkNL+uNlOQ9OmbnWJoUuqOJD7+a9b Vw8mR3IzBzb3+UvMF2cbiKb+CDCU7sRc2ySn8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.142.193.10 with SMTP id q10mr1124481wff.274.1242405311388; Fri, 15 May 2009 09:35:11 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <4A0C34DC.9040508@mdchs.org> Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 09:35:11 -0700 Message-ID: <2a41acea0905150935u2d4d63f8q615ca33464b65bdb@mail.gmail.com> From: Jack Vogel To: Steven Hartland Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: James Tanis , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: issues with Intel Pro/1000 and 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: Fri, 15 May 2009 17:05:39 -0000 Better yet, just let them autoneg and you won't have these problems :) Jack On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 9:15 AM, Steven Hartland wrote: > Never only set one end manually, always set both the machine and the > switch. > > Regards > Steve > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Tanis" > To: "FreeBSD Questions" ; < > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> > Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 4:12 PM > Subject: issues with Intel Pro/1000 and 1000baseTX > > > I have a FreeBSD v7.0 box it has two Intel Pro/1000 NICs, the one in >> question is: >> >> em1: port >> 0x2020-0x203f mem 0xd8060000-0xd807ffff,0xd8040000-0xd805ffff irq 19 at >> device 0.1 on pci4 >> >> what we get after boot is: >> >> em1: flags=8943 metric 0 >> mtu 1500 >> options=19b >> ether 00:30:48:xx:xx:xx >> inet 192.168.1.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 >> media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX ) >> status: active >> >> The problem is that the NIC refuses to connect at 1000baseTX. >> >> It's connected to a HP Procurve 1700-24 switch which supports 1000baseTX >> on ports 23 and 24. This particular computer is connected on port 24. I have >> a much older end user system which uses the same card (but earlier >> revision), runs Windows XP and is plugged in to port 23. The end user system >> has no problem connecting at 1000baseTX. I have of course tried switching >> ports. >> >> Attempting to force 1000baseTX via: >> >> ifconfig em1 media 1000baseTX mediaopt full-duplex >> >> gets me: >> >> status: no carrier >> >> After forcing the NIC to go 1000baseTX the LEDs on the backpane are both >> off. I can only come to the conclusion that this is a driver issue based on >> previous experience and the simple fact that the end user system is capable >> of connecting at 1000baseTX. Anybody have any suggestions? I'm hoping I'm >> wrong. I'd rather not do an in-place upgrade, this is a production system >> and the main gateway for an entire school, when I do not even know for sure >> whether this will fix the problem. It's worth it to me though, having a >> 1000baseTX uplink from the switch would remove a major bottleneck for me. >> >> Any help would be appreciated. >> >> -- >> James Tanis >> Technical Coordinator >> Computer Science Department >> Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> > ================================================ > This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. and the > person or entity to whom it is addressed. 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