Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:46:41 -0400 From: Brian McCann <bjmccann@gmail.com> To: Steve Bertrand <steve@ibctech.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Broadcom bce interface problems Message-ID: <2b5f066d0910131546u44a2db57ve8232c63b8d943d8@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4AD47563.8050206@ibctech.ca> References: <2b5f066d0910130531w7a7bf6aft81fd3782b7754e27@mail.gmail.com> <4AD47563.8050206@ibctech.ca>
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On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 8:41 AM, Steve Bertrand <steve@ibctech.ca> wrote:
> Brian McCann wrote:
>> I'm having problems with the bce interface on a FreeBSD 7.2 install, usi=
ng
>> an IBM BladeCenter HS21 machine. =A0The machine uses the NetXtreme II ca=
rd.
>> =A0The really strange thing here is, the switch shows a link, but the ca=
rd
>> shows no carrier in the setup. =A0It started working for a few seconds a=
t one
>> point when I reset the switch (at least, I think that's what I did), and=
it
>> detected 1000BaseSX as the media and showed a status of active, but prom=
ptly
>> went away. =A0If I try setting the media type manually, that doesn't app=
ear to
>> work.
>> Has anyone seen this or have any ideas?
>
> Try forcing the interface to 'up':
>
> # ifconfig bce0 up
>
> If that works, add it to the /etc/rc.conf:
>
> # echo 'ifconfig_bce0=3D"up"' >> /etc/rc.conf
>
> Steve
>
Thanks for the suggestion. I just tried it, but still get "no
carrier" for the status.
--Brian
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