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Re: [Xen-users] Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708 bnx2 bridging problem



On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 09:27:23AM -0500, Mike Freemon wrote:
> This may be relevant:
> 
> http://wiki.ncsa.uiuc.edu/wiki/Dell_PE1950_NIC_Firmware_Workaround


It most certainly was relevant, that sorted the problem - much
appreciated.

Cheers

-- 
Pete


 
> At 8/18/2006 09:40 AM  Friday, Peter McEvoy wrote:
> >Hi,
> >I've run into the same issue as:
> >
> >http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-users/2006-07/msg00599.html
> >
> >In that, running the network bridge script kills networking completely,
> >trying to ping the gateway gives me destination host unreachable.
> >
> >The card is:
> >
> >09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708
> >Gigabit Ethernet (rev 11)
> >
> >Using the bnx2 module:
> >
> >filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.16-2-xen-686/kernel/drivers/net/bnx2.ko
> >version:        1.4.31
> >license:        GPL
> >description:    Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5706/5708 Driver
> >author:         Michael Chan <mchan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >srcversion:     E70D1EF4482674DE649B19D
> >alias:          pci:v000014E4d000016ACsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> >alias:          pci:v000014E4d000016AAsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> >alias:          pci:v000014E4d000016AAsv0000103Csd00003102bc*sc*i*
> >alias:          pci:v000014E4d0000164Csv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> >alias:          pci:v000014E4d0000164Asv*sd*bc*sc*i*
> >alias:          pci:v000014E4d0000164Asv0000103Csd00003106bc*sc*i*
> >alias:          pci:v000014E4d0000164Asv0000103Csd00003101bc*sc*i*
> >depends:
> >vermagic:       2.6.16-2-xen-686 SMP 686 gcc-4.0
> >parm:           disable_msi:Disable Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI)
> >(int)
> >
> >from the debian xen kernel:
> >
> >Linux xen 2.6.16-2-xen-686 #1 SMP Sun Jul 16 01:42:25 UTC 2006 i686
> >GNU/Linux
> >
> >In a dell poweredge 1950
> >
> >If I swap eth0 from the broadcom to a usb ethernet card using the
> >rtl8150 driver, the bridging works immediately.
> >
> >I'm using the debian sid xen packages xen-utils 3.0.2+hg9697-2
> >
> >I've put a tcpdump prepared for ethereal from the xen dom0 here:
> >
> >http://www.yerma.org/~pete/temp/xen/dom0
> >
> >And one from the gateway here:
> >
> >http://www.yerma.org/~pete/temp/xen/gateway
> >
> >Obviously I can work around this using the usb ethernet card, but I'd
> >prefer to use the gigabit nics that I've paid for.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >--
> >Pete
> >
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