All,
I'm trying my hand at running AstLinux as a VM under Proxmox. My first effort
used bridged Ethernet as detailed in the AstLinux Documentation, which appeared
to work fine.
In the effort to pull defeat from the jaws of success, I subsequently changed
the configuration to use PCI Passthrough and "directly" connect two NICs to
AstLinux. In addition to improving host machine security, I hoped that this
configuration might present a more sensible and consistent MAC address to my
ISP's finicky modem. (I have to call them for an intervention whenever my MAC
address changes.)
Despite the fact that I don't know what I'm doing, the AstLinux VM is running
and lspci shows both adapters. However, it doesn't appear to be loading a
driver. Or, for whatever reason, AstLinux isn't seeing either NIC.
The adapters are "Broadcom Limited NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet (rev
20)." At first I thought the tg3 (Broadcom) driver might be suitable so I
added "tg3" to the modules.rc file. That didn't help. I've since seen that
QLogic acquired this product line a few years ago, so perhaps tg3 no longer
supports these products.
If necessary, I can drive to Micro Center on the way home from work and buy an
Intel NIC. However, I'd rather use the hardware I have if possible.
I'd appreciate your thoughts.
Thanks,
Dan
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