So you are in case 2, where the MAC is shared, so the correct configuration is to make sure that the BMC is configured for the same IP address as the OS.
If anything else works, it is technically a flaw in the router, but could happen (ARPs for two different IPs resolve to the same MAC). Andy -----Original Message----- From: Carsten Aulbert [mailto:carsten.aulb...@aei.mpg.de] Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 8:48 AM To: ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Andy Cress Subject: Re: [Ipmitool-devel] IPMI LAN interface stops working after upgrade toDebian squeeze... Hi Andy On Tuesday 06 September 2011 14:34:40 Andy Cress wrote: > There are two types of shared OS/BMC NICs: > 1) Where the BMC and OS have separate MAC addresses (so separate IP > addresses). This is the most common. Or > 2) The BMC and OS share the same MAC address and the BMC gets only the > IPMI traffic to the RMCP port. > > Compare the IPMI LAN MAC with your OS MAC from ifconfig to see which it is. > If case 2, the IP addresses must match or it will not work (arps will fail, > etc.). We have yet another case (which at least for Lenny for the past 2+ yrs): Lenny: n1672:~# ipmitool lan print 1 IP Address : 172.27.16.72 Subnet Mask : 255.240.0.0 MAC Address : 00:30:48:9a:5a:18 4: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP qlen 100 link/ether 00:30:48:9a:5a:18 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 172.26.16.72/12 brd 172.31.255.255 scope global eth0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer -- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! And you'll get a free "Love Thy Logs" t-shirt when you download Logger. Secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsisghtdev2dev _______________________________________________ Ipmitool-devel mailing list Ipmitool-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ipmitool-devel
