Hi guys Couple of issues that compounded them selves to make diagnostics 1) bad patching at provider side meant a link was impossible 2) Buggy Network Appliance running proprietary software indicated a Link was present (when there was not a link) (bad Control test)
Once those were resolved I could acquire a link no problem on either 5.6 Stable or 5.7 beta. the Bridge address Conflicts were resolved by turning of Bios memory mapping for 64 bit PCI-E devices (above4GB ram) (this feature not required when running native 64 bit os) I also disabled Visualization features such as IRQ mapping etc as im not using these features anyway. I hope this helps... -- Kindest regards, Tom Smyth Mobile: +353 87 6193172 --------------------------------- PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE YOU PRINT THIS E-MAIL This email contains information which may be confidential or privileged. The information is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify me by telephone or by electronic mail immediately. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, not the company's .This email does not constitute either offer or acceptance of any contractually binding agreement. Such offer or acceptance must be communicated in writing. You are requested to carry out your own virus check before opening any attachment. Thomas Smyth accepts no liability for any loss or damage which may be caused by malicious software or attachments.

