On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 22:10:53 -0400 Jason Dixon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake:
> On Oct 17, 2005, at 8:59 PM, Damien Gardner Jnr wrote: > [ Redirecting back to misc@ where this belongs ] > > > From: "Ken Gunderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <pf@benzedrine.cx> > > > >> I'm having some issues w/an Intel PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Server > >> Adapter > >> in an OBSD-3.7 firewall. The card is in the pci-x riser on one of > >> these puppies; > >> Dmesg complains the "The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid". I've tested > >> the card in a Winblows machine and it works. Any insights as to what > >> is going on here greatly appreciated. > > > > We had exactly the same problem with dual and quad versions of > > these same > > cards - we ended up swapping to PCI cards and changing the > > motherboard to > > something with enough PCI slots to support all the cards.. :\ > > If this is the case, I'm glad this became public. I'm about to fork > out for some of these. Can anyone suggest any specific Gig-E dual > port cards that work well with 3.7-3.8? Vendor recommendations welcome. > > Thanks, > > -- > Jason Dixon > DixonGroup Consulting > http://www.dixongroup.net > Jason, I have a Quad and Dual of these cards in the same machine - same as what Ken is showing and no problems. In a 1U system on a riser. Absolutely no problems with them. Not sure on the motherboard but I can send a full dmesg if you want one. Bill -- Bill Chmura w. http://www.explosivo.com
