From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 13 22:46:42 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 1E93F1065670 for ; Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:46:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bjmccann@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yx0-f184.google.com (mail-yx0-f184.google.com [209.85.210.184]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CAB738FC0C for ; Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:46:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yxe14 with SMTP id 14so22162010yxe.7 for ; Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:46:41 -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 :content-transfer-encoding; bh=QYaTMhHwm8WVS/6PjaIsdomdFVzMS8zKPsCAObUywhg=; b=OSqixp1Kisgb9tGxchPZCg17MJE8lV+xoYqw8lIB6s5unOjtmMisziZJpmJx1VwaVo gaIa44lc11b1l7Ju4AzB5P7p9wohdtoMPXYugGiCFySkVHdAlgX+Z+LYUqULLKCnjIRf y6mNCup8TgjAw5JOqRvXVySKhMQ6UENiV49V8= 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:content-transfer-encoding; b=nJqtEiaF8iichuiT4fbHcvAMYM1XMRfIXN+6JXslaETjRnRGqDuwZly8kY9zIZcIat Lh0+FQgqKLla5I6IzGnm3viI4MSuJGTS3Pe8xBQ/JryG/WJFkdOXOgNbVxMvZ0Sp0rq5 YKxYtHGx3ftUkFU1+RJ9EDCI24Upzdcon9kS0= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.151.87.17 with SMTP id p17mr4077529ybl.84.1255474001106; Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:46:41 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4AD47563.8050206@ibctech.ca> References: <2b5f066d0910130531w7a7bf6aft81fd3782b7754e27@mail.gmail.com> <4AD47563.8050206@ibctech.ca> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:46:41 -0400 Message-ID: <2b5f066d0910131546u44a2db57ve8232c63b8d943d8@mail.gmail.com> From: Brian McCann To: Steve Bertrand Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: Broadcom bce interface problems 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: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:46:42 -0000 On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 8:41 AM, Steve Bertrand 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 --=20 _-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_ Brian McCann "I don't have to take this abuse from you -- I've got hundreds of people waiting to abuse me." -- Bill Murray, "Ghostbusters"