From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 9 17:42:33 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB8BD16A403 for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:42:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hadara@bsd.ee) Received: from smtp-gw1.starman.ee (smtp-out5.starman.ee [85.253.0.7]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CEB913C442 for ; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:42:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from hadara@bsd.ee) Received: from mx1.starman.ee (mx1.starman.ee [62.65.192.16]) by smtp-gw1.starman.ee (Postfix) with ESMTP id 229B8A21885; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 19:42:32 +0200 (EET) Received: from haigemalt_ei_osanud_smtp_serverit_confida_voi.starman.ee (depression.softematic.com [62.65.205.81]) by mx1.starman.ee (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91EE823C56C; Fri, 9 Mar 2007 19:42:31 +0200 (EET) From: Sven Petai To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 19:42:48 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.5 References: <200703090111.40417.hadara@bsd.ee> <2a41acea0703081550s44605ba9o301e04e01e25aef6@mail.gmail.com> <200703091342.42495.hadara@bsd.ee> In-Reply-To: <200703091342.42495.hadara@bsd.ee> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200703091942.48734.hadara@bsd.ee> X-Virus-Scanned: by Amavisd-New at mx1.starman.ee Cc: Jack Vogel Subject: Re: em problems on supermicro 5015M-MT+ 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, 09 Mar 2007 17:42:34 -0000 On Friday 09 March 2007 13:42, Sven Petai wrote: > On Friday 09 March 2007 01:50, Jack Vogel wrote: > > On 3/8/07, Sven Petai wrote: > > > > I am not sure why the 32/64 bit architecture is making a difference, > > however, you have the 573 NIC, so before doing anything else run this DOS > > app, it will patch your eeprom if needed, the problem is a misprogramed > > MANC register that tends to eat packets when it shouldnt. > > the utility said the fix was not needed and symptoms didn't change either. > > > Please let me know if that helps. > > Oh, you arent using TSO by some chance are you? > > no damn I feel so stupid right now... it turns out that datacenter guys had just connected the 32 bit box to other switch than the 64 bit boxes and it never really occured to me to doublecheck that part of the story. It was really just the connection between the switches that was broken. sorry for the misinformation.