From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 20 12:43:57 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 915CB16A420 for ; Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:43:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glebius@FreeBSD.org) Received: from cell.sick.ru (cell.sick.ru [217.72.144.68]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C99643D48 for ; Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:43:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from glebius@FreeBSD.org) Received: from cell.sick.ru (glebius@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cell.sick.ru (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k1KChoxd092212 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:43:51 +0300 (MSK) (envelope-from glebius@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from glebius@localhost) by cell.sick.ru (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id k1KChouE092211; Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:43:50 +0300 (MSK) (envelope-from glebius@FreeBSD.org) X-Authentication-Warning: cell.sick.ru: glebius set sender to glebius@FreeBSD.org using -f Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:43:50 +0300 From: Gleb Smirnoff To: Peter Ross Message-ID: <20060220124350.GK96737@FreeBSD.org> References: <43767.150.101.159.26.1140420612.squirrel@mailbox.TU-Berlin.DE> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <43767.150.101.159.26.1140420612.squirrel@mailbox.TU-Berlin.DE> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bge(4) problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:43:57 -0000 Hi, Peter! Can you please answer several questions. I don't promise to do anything, since I don't have such card and it is not sold in Russia, but I will try to help you. On Mon, Feb 20, 2006 at 06:30:12PM +1100, Peter Ross wrote: P> I installed a IBM x336, a 1U server. P> P> it came with two bge interfaces built-in: P> (from dmesg) P> P> which are working fine. P> P> But I have a problem with two dual port Broadcom cards plugged in into P> this box: P> Not related to problem, but how did you managed to install two PCI cards into 1U server? P> I cannot connect them to the 1000MBit switch (a Dell Powerswitch, P> unfortunatelly in unmanaged mode at the moment and 1000 km away:-( P> P> If I try autonegiotiate they sometimes come up with 10MBit/sec, sometimes P> they do not detect a carrier at all, P> P> if I force them to 1000baseTX they do not find a carrier, P> P> if I force them to 100baseTX they connect but I have packet loss (varying P> between 15-60 %) so they are basically unusable. P> P> I tried it with 6.0-Release, P> P> upgraded to 6.0-p4, P> P> and finally to 7.0-current this afternoon (it includes the last P> src/sys/dev/bge/if_bge.c version 1.124) Are the NICs a copper ones? Do they work properly against each other, or against any other equipment? Since you are connecting them to a switch that is 1000 km away, I suppose you are using some media converters; what equipment is the NIC connected to? P> I am more then happy to debug and test, but I only have limited time. Then P> I have to install Red Hat Linux. My boss is keen to use FreeBSD but we are P> under some pressure to get it working soon. Do you have a proven evidence that Linux works properly in the same setup? What is the version of Linux kernel? -- Totus tuus, Glebius. GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE