From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 17 12:59:02 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 631CC16A4CE for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 12:59:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from rwcrmhc12.comcast.net (rwcrmhc12.comcast.net [216.148.227.85]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD68F43D46 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 12:59:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from joe_stevensen@comcast.net) Received: from 204.127.197.119 ([204.127.197.119]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc12) with SMTP id <20031217205901014000mfble>; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 20:59:01 +0000 Received: from [204.176.49.25] by 204.127.197.119; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 20:59:01 +0000 From: joe_stevensen@comcast.net To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 20:59:01 +0000 Message-Id: <121720032059.672.4888@comcast.net> X-Mailer: AT&T Message Center Version 1 (Oct 27 2003) X-Authenticated-Sender: am9lX3N0ZXZlbnNlbkBjb21jYXN0Lm5ldA== Subject: problems with nge driver X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 20:59:02 -0000 I am having a problem with some nge interfaces.I am using the NetGear GA621 cards, which use the nge driver. I compiled the driver into the kernel with "device nge". I have the card plugged into a NetOptics fiber tap. (this system is an IDS) The card is recognized at boot and its status is active, however, when I "up" the interface, the card status goes to NO CARRIER. I can verify that this setup works with OpenBSD 4.3 and Debian Linux -stable. I have even tried replacing the hardware. Here is my hardware configuration: Intel P4 3.06 GHz (HT not enabled in kernel) 1 GB RAM 80B HD NetGear GA621 NIC (no ip address) used to monitor traffic Any ideas? Anything I am missing?