I had to ask for help on this as I don't keep up with SoC parts, but the
problem appears that we don't support the copper module. Until you reboot, the
part could be confused if you plug it in.
This should all be in the readme:
Devices based on the Intel(R) Ethernet Connection X552 and
Support Team,
I noticed a potential issue with the IXGBE 5.13.4.
My hardware is a Supermicro A2SDI-TP8F, using it's two SFP+ ports that are
using Intel X553 drivers. I am using the Untangle OS 16.4.1, which is based off
of Ubuntu.
When a Copper module is plugged into the SFP+ port the ethtool