Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:48:40 +0200 From: Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> To: Rick Miller <vmiller@hostileadmin.com> Cc: "freebsd-stable@freebsd.org" <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>, Andrew Boyer <aboyer@averesystems.com> Subject: Re: Intel X520-DA2 Supported in stable/8? Message-ID: <F957FCF7-E4F8-4370-8510-3CC3DFD16625@my.gd> In-Reply-To: <CAHzLAVH93ZVxaauS7Te_wHDvJuh0k=3TbopQj4jyFCycu7DXdA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAHzLAVFpkfZGebZdwpxYwhX4Lr8_Cm%2BAeZc2LfQwL4NqbXZOwA@mail.gmail.com> <CAHzLAVEuwJOrhjvG-QJc0EH4cyKeFxJmfFHEe%2Bxutn8gKqTNJg@mail.gmail.com> <B841FA61-76EE-408C-8472-91DCF378CBFD@averesystems.com> <CAHzLAVH93ZVxaauS7Te_wHDvJuh0k=3TbopQj4jyFCycu7DXdA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 22 Jun 2012, at 22:02, Rick Miller <vmiller@hostileadmin.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 3:54 PM, Andrew Boyer <aboyer@averesystems.com> wr= ote: >> The ixgbe driver creates devices named ix0, etc. >>=20 >> I believe you need to run 'ifconfig ix0 up' before it will attempt to get= link. >=20 > Thanks for clarifying that tidbit. At least I know the driver loading > is the correct driver :) >=20 > I did try ifup'ing the interface...it shows the interface up, status > is still no carrier. I've had confirmation that the cable itself is > good. I wonder if it matters that the upstream switch has VLAN > tagging enabled? >=20 Nope, having a link is layer 1, VLAN tagging happens at layer 3 iirc. If you're unsure, you can always create a VLAN interface bound to your NIC. I suppose you've tried reversing the fibre pair.=
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