From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 14 16:57:07 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 C03C31065679 for ; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:57:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dak.col@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vw0-f180.google.com (mail-vw0-f180.google.com [209.85.212.180]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6EFE18FC0C for ; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:57:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vws10 with SMTP id 10so6725546vws.7 for ; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:57:06 -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; bh=vFNPOA59HVSTzOpPkWtchJQf+jv7mXAunqw2D5Egqmg=; b=e9R4pf3YrmQmWh4v9jAkI0YuhBs4PZm9bV9R1V/KZG4ZPbUkkTS9DXdXlrRXFJbPt8 85e8i2f3Nu7RyE1TV4xbaZhYxW3U+B3odmI9nr/U5TaeCtr5o6WF/QmtXB/SZC9K/AfX oQ1vMTn0N3WXJMaNPYFT0S7nrI4VXW7Gn5N7U= 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; b=fh9Y7oHfpBU7mRPPN6Hb+B9O7UwFhm0FVGljxOqFOWFUgMmIKbZwINIg9ti0y4jR5t CcPn+YYyOs6MfJZcvl5a9EJ6re3xtDSdvHpznWB5eVN6eveJ4fTreyO+8YqM/Ick2Pwm hTpYbP/fIcMU2b+u0aUbP8AJNFZQYmoB6r1W8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.17.37 with SMTP id q37mr6761459vca.111.1255537465083; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:24:25 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <2b5f066d0910140849q696fd00bl83e4879a3179c9ec@mail.gmail.com> References: <2b5f066d0910130531w7a7bf6aft81fd3782b7754e27@mail.gmail.com> <4AD5C17B.1000102@sepehrs.com> <2b5f066d0910140849q696fd00bl83e4879a3179c9ec@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:24:25 -0500 Message-ID: <3b93bd110910140924lf006440m63db0ce4ddb9e579@mail.gmail.com> From: "Diego F. Arias R." To: Brian McCann Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: "H.Fazaeli" , 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: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:57:07 -0000 do you double-check the internal por assignement? How many switchs has that blade1 or 2? You can try running a linux live-cd or maybe Windows to discard a FreeBSD trouble with the nic. does Freebsd detects 1 or 2 nics, and how many does the blade have? On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Brian McCann wrote: > On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 8:18 AM, H.Fazaeli wrote: > > what type of blade switch you are using? > > Are you using HS21 onboard ports or an expansion card? > > > > Make sure the corresponding internal ports of > > the blade switch are at 'no shutdown' state. > > > > > > Brian McCann wrote: > >> > >> I'm having problems with the bce interface on a FreeBSD 7.2 install, > using > >> an IBM BladeCenter HS21 machine. The machine uses the NetXtreme II > card. > >> The really strange thing here is, the switch shows a link, but the card > >> shows no carrier in the setup. It started working for a few seconds at > >> 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 > >> promptly > >> went away. If I try setting the media type manually, that doesn't > appear > >> to > >> work. > >> Has anyone seen this or have any ideas? > >> Thanks! > >> --Brian > >> > >> > > > > -- > > > > Best regards. > > Hooman Fazaeli > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, I'm using an HS21 onbaord card...the Broadcom. The internal > ports show a link (using the Nortel manager...it's got a the Nortel > L3-7 switch in it). > > I found http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=118238 last > night...it looks like that change was never commited by anyone...I'm > working on recompiling that into 7.1 now and plan on trying it once > it's done. I'll post the results up here (and to freebsd-net as well > if it works). > > I'm really hoping that works...since I really would like to avoid > installing VMWare ESXi on 14 blades just to run 1 VM in each of them > and loose performance. I'll keep y'all posted. > > --Brian > > -- > _-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_-=-_ > 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" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- mmm, interesante.....