From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 3 22:00:11 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62D27106564A for ; Fri, 3 Dec 2010 22:00:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jfvogel@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wy0-f182.google.com (mail-wy0-f182.google.com [74.125.82.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB6188FC15 for ; Fri, 3 Dec 2010 22:00:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wyf19 with SMTP id 19so9975285wyf.13 for ; Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:00:09 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=TW7tuOD4GU7AD9v7OabpmyaCPyZXZTYbaTyDbL3L0vw=; b=nX0l195aaCt7IwRc9ncHFOMxHu8H5R6ruCOPg2EAP9yc3lr6/3urZpHjj30tuCdmxU mJNAS6SrlKL7S6pLPrmWnZXovWho7HAw5Vq2VZp73NANVOSYshCzehVGO17DmYcliElG VPWhAOpMshCL35q/PQ4Pt+d6YhNvCyXQWBXNM= 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=vwJskVNwpk43XufrcEg6oJVEsfXML7SRNBRy5tHMNm6MMIJlUMMhSwuMiQlpDep37B +Tap/qPXGOLSb4GOtH6yeehRyq2Yu1GC7lZSFEfQd+sCGqIYrcr39cXqOHE6JqHFDj2V Hn/wvCaFXF7QOoU6Z63eWlmHaXB4LpBtWyhGA= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.169.72 with SMTP id m50mr2249869wel.27.1291413609310; Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:00:09 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.216.2.206 with HTTP; Fri, 3 Dec 2010 14:00:08 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4CF947D4.10504@rdtc.ru> References: <201011270946271408828@yahoo.com.cn> <20101128081617.GA90332@zibbi.meraka.csir.co.za> <4CF73A2C.7000802@rdtc.ru> <4CF89EE7.8020807@rdtc.ru> <4CF93A77.30804@rdtc.ru> <4CF9470F.4020709@sentex.net> <4CF947D4.10504@rdtc.ru> Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 14:00:08 -0800 Message-ID: From: Jack Vogel To: Eugene Grosbein Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-net , Mike Tancsa Subject: Re: Problem with igb(4) updated to version 2.0.7 X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2010 22:00:11 -0000 There are pros and cons either way you do things. I was talking to some of our Linux crew, they recently changed things so it would shut down the phy, but that doesn't always make everyone happy either. Just saying that my FreeBSD drivers have not done so forever :) Jack On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 11:41 AM, Eugene Grosbein wrote: > On 04.12.2010 01:37, Mike Tancsa wrote: > > >> Now I see, thanks. > >> > >> Is it technically possible to bring link down > >> for distinct port of dual-port em/igb-supported NICs using software? > >> > >> If yes, I'd like to patch my source tree. > >> For EtherChannel this kind of management should be possible. > > > > > > If your switch port's speed and duplex are manual, change the media > > options on the NIC to something like 10 half. The switch should see the > > port "down" then. > > Yes, but switches are not always at my control and one may be in auto mode. > > Eugene Grosbein > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >