From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 21 12:01:30 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF3AB16A468 for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:01:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrew@modulus.org) Received: from email.octopus.com.au (host-122-100-2-232.octopus.com.au [122.100.2.232]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95A9C13C4E8 for ; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:01:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrew@modulus.org) Received: by email.octopus.com.au (Postfix, from userid 1002) id 3F4EA11450; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:01:27 +1100 (EST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on email.octopus.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=10.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.2.3 Received: from [10.20.30.100] (unknown [220.233.218.60]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: admin@email.octopus.com.au) by email.octopus.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5988E11437; Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:01:23 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <4794895F.7060402@modulus.org> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:00:31 +1100 From: Andrew Snow User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (Windows/20061207) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Vladimir Ivanov References: <4793072F.9030909@modulus.org> <2a41acea0801201226t3f7eb2d0qfd12102d1d480529@mail.gmail.com> <47947AD3.2040708@yandex-team.ru> In-Reply-To: <47947AD3.2040708@yandex-team.ru> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 7.0-RC1 onboard em1 intel pro1000 vanishing occasionally 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: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:01:30 -0000 Vladimir Ivanov wrote: > We've same issue w/Supermicro boards if IPMI daughterboard installed. A > problem looks as PHY reg reads/writes fails. Ahh, that explains it, thanks. The management cards seem to cause multiple problems with the FreeBSD em driver over time. I don't want to give up the IPMI cards so I'll just keep using system reset to get em1 working, it usually only takes 1 or 2 resets. My IPMI card has an option for external/dedicated LAN port so I might try that also. - Andrew