From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 4 23:56:51 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 6318C1065670 for ; Sat, 4 Dec 2010 23:56:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pyunyh@gmail.com) Received: from mail-iw0-f182.google.com (mail-iw0-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C99D8FC17 for ; Sat, 4 Dec 2010 23:56:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iwn39 with SMTP id 39so12898345iwn.13 for ; Sat, 04 Dec 2010 15:56:50 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:received:from:date:to:cc :subject:message-id:reply-to:references:mime-version:content-type :content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=KsYrRFsiwiHUB2a//tSLc/7yC/2tk+fuDSWAF5WbLEk=; b=IZXDRofnMWZ4BZG8OZSl7A8UA+SiF5LWUefQZpqUX/uALOARiZSqnPXbRm3ayaEYyG zv2/+ElXyGQYoRdTOIi0Lt7HajUMak+EKVC3CluCeDR2YHwmhJY+YEso+tAoeqFN8R+k fMEJSOGqDH9Pb8/hIX3KQmH46Wn8BQb37rNQo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:date:to:cc:subject:message-id:reply-to:references:mime-version :content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; b=Rynb8pXyQDq/yOEzovzrLc1CJcQslcVq+NPa/or+Bz3pTYqpFRMgFTt9QJOKGsU4UQ TMWMOGyXD0qHFTULykE7CloAiYf9U0JUYtdJ99DI0PMOzgjfGPdQQIZrFpMKVt7+la7U CLLW2Nv3oLP0SEEu50Jj58QG4Oso+vDPM45Ok= Received: by 10.231.59.197 with SMTP id m5mr3802341ibh.94.1291507010132; Sat, 04 Dec 2010 15:56:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from pyunyh@gmail.com ([174.35.1.224]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d21sm3187076ibg.21.2010.12.04.15.56.47 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 04 Dec 2010 15:56:48 -0800 (PST) Received: by pyunyh@gmail.com (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Sat, 4 Dec 2010 15:56:50 -0800 From: Pyun YongHyeon Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 15:56:50 -0800 To: Jack Vogel Message-ID: <20101204235650.GA1489@michelle.cdnetworks.com> References: <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> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: freebsd-net , Eugene Grosbein , 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 Reply-To: pyunyh@gmail.com List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2010 23:56:51 -0000 On Fri, Dec 03, 2010 at 02:00:08PM -0800, Jack Vogel wrote: > 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 :) > I also think powering down the PHY when interface is down is not good idea in most cases but administrators is able to do that by choosing 'none' media for drivers which use mii(4). For example, #ifconfig foo0 media none will power down the PHY. Of course igb(4) is not aware of mii(4) so the command above does not work at this moment. > 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" > > > _______________________________________________ > 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"