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Re: Only one link is up on Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5709 using driver bnx2_0.43



On Thu, 2014-12-04 at 17:04 +0100, Andrew Zherdin wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I can't connect the machine to switch over two ports of NetXtreme II 
> BCM5709. Only first port works properly.
[...]
> The machine is connected with two ports to the switch. But only first 
> port is working normal. The second port don't receive a link. But the 
> switch shows a link for both ports.
> ethtool eth0 |grep Link
>      Link detected: yes
> ethtool eth2 |grep Link
>      Link detected: no
> 
> I try it with different cables and ports. The result is same.
[...]
> eth2      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 2c:76:8a:aa:xx:xx
>            BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>            RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>            TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>            collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
>            RX bytes:0 (0.0 B)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
>            Interrupt:18 Memory:f8000000-f8012800
[...]

Link detection doesn't work until the interface is running.  I.e. you
must run 'ifup eth2' or 'ip link set eth2 up' first.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Beware of programmers who carry screwdrivers. - Leonard Brandwein

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