Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Bob Sanders <rsanders@×××.com>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Dual gigabit Intel NICs problem.
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:53:24
Message-Id: 20090324135254.GA169504@sgi.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-amd64] Dual gigabit Intel NICs problem. by "Juan Fco. Giordana"
1 Juan Fco. Giordana, mused, then expounded:
2 >
3 > ###########
4 > # server1 #
5 > ###########
6 >
7 > ~ # lspci | grep Ethernet
8 > 04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 80003ES2LAN Gigabit Ethernet
9 > Controller (Copper) (rev 01)
10 > 04:00.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 80003ES2LAN Gigabit Ethernet
11 > Controller (Copper) (rev 01)
12 >
13 >
14 > ~ # ethtool eth1
15 > Settings for eth1:
16 > Supported ports: [ TP ]
17 > Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
18 > 100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
19 > 1000baseT/Full
20 > Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
21 > Advertised link modes: 100baseT/Full
22 > Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
23 > Speed: Unknown! (65535)
24 > Duplex: Unknown! (255)
25 > Port: Twisted Pair
26 > PHYAD: 1
27 > Transceiver: internal
28 > Auto-negotiation: on
29 > Supports Wake-on: pumbag
30 > Wake-on: g
31 > Current message level: 0x00000001 (1)
32 > Link detected: no
33 >
34 >
35
36 It doesn't matter what the LED is saying there is no link detected. It
37 seems the phy on eth1 is good but the path from the phy to the
38 ethernet chip is bad.
39
40 >
41 > ###########
42 > # server2 #
43 > ###########
44 >
45 > ~ # lspci | grep Ethernet
46 > 02:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro
47 > 100 (rev 0d)
48 > 02:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro
49 > 100 (rev 0d)
50 >
51
52 Server two is working, only that should be running the EEPro100 driver,
53 not the e1000e driver.
54
55 Bob
56 --
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] Dual gigabit Intel NICs problem. "Juan Fco. Giordana" <juangiordana@×××××.com>