Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-20 Thread hw
On Sun, 2022-11-20 at 10:25 -0800, David Christensen wrote: > On 11/20/22 08:25, hw wrote: > > On Sun, 2022-11-20 at 12:45 +0100, hw wrote: > > > [...] > > I am unable to determine if Intel has fixed any device driver bugs for > the X540-AT2 adapter since FreeBSD-12.3-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-20 Thread David Christensen
On 11/20/22 08:25, hw wrote: On Sun, 2022-11-20 at 12:45 +0100, hw wrote: [...] I don't know, I'll try the Debian rescue and FreeBSD when the currently running backups are finished. I booted the Debian rescue and the LEDs on the network cards don't light up and the link remains down even when

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-20 Thread hw
On Sat, 2022-11-19 at 17:35 -0800, David Christensen wrote: > On 11/19/22 15:51, hw wrote: > > On Sat, 2022-11-19 at 13:35 -0800, David Christensen wrote: > > > On 11/19/22 06:50, hw wrote: > > > > On Fri, 2022-11-18 at 17:02 -0800, David Christensen wrote: > > > > > > > > ... I suggest trying a

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-20 Thread hw
On Sun, 2022-11-20 at 12:45 +0100, hw wrote: > [...] > I don't know, I'll try the Debian rescue and FreeBSD when the currently > running > backups are finished. I booted the Debian rescue and the LEDs on the network cards don't light up and the link remains down even when I replug the cable. I

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-20 Thread hw
On Sun, 2022-11-20 at 10:46 +0100, hede wrote: > On Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:51:20 +0100 hw wrote: > > > Unfortunately it doesn't work anymore with Fedora either ...  I tried it > > with a > > live system if it would work and it didn't. > > The source of connection resets can be diverse. Is it a

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-20 Thread hede
On Sun, 20 Nov 2022 00:51:20 +0100 hw wrote: > Unfortunately it doesn't work anymore with Fedora either ... I tried it with > a > live system if it would work and it didn't. The source of connection resets can be diverse. Sometimes dmesg will show useful info, sometimes not. It can be

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-19 Thread David Christensen
On 11/19/22 15:51, hw wrote: On Sat, 2022-11-19 at 13:35 -0800, David Christensen wrote: On 11/19/22 06:50, hw wrote: On Fri, 2022-11-18 at 17:02 -0800, David Christensen wrote: ... I suggest trying a Category 6A factory patch cable at least 2 meters long. I tried it with a 10m cat6 cable

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-19 Thread hw
On Sat, 2022-11-19 at 13:35 -0800, David Christensen wrote: > On 11/19/22 06:50, hw wrote: > > On Fri, 2022-11-18 at 17:02 -0800, David Christensen wrote: > > > > ... I suggest trying a Category 6A factory patch cable at least 2 meters > > > long. > > > > I tried it with a 10m cat6 cable and the

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-19 Thread David Christensen
On 11/19/22 13:35, David Christensen wrote: The "Intel ® Ethernet Controller Products 27.7 Release Notes" indicate the "ix" driver is supported and tested on FreeBSD 13 and FreeBSD 12.3 ("Fedora" and "Debian" appear nowhere in that document):

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-19 Thread David Christensen
On 11/19/22 06:50, hw wrote: On Fri, 2022-11-18 at 17:02 -0800, David Christensen wrote: ... I suggest trying a Category 6A factory patch cable at least 2 meters long. I tried it with a 10m cat6 cable and the connection was intermittent. It's the same (as in "identical to") cable that

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-19 Thread hw
On Fri, 2022-11-18 at 21:27 -0500, Porter Smith wrote: > Userslly it is considered best practice to use nics from a known comparable > vendor for example Intel dual port nics can be found on sites like Amazon or > neerhg for a reasonable amount of $. What do you think I'm using?

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-19 Thread hw
On Fri, 2022-11-18 at 17:02 -0800, David Christensen wrote: > On 11/18/22 05:23, hw wrote: > > On Tue, 2022-11-15 at 16:42 -0800, David Christensen wrote: > > > On 11/15/22 07:15, hw wrote: > > > > On Tue, 2022-11-15 at 12:38 +0100, hw wrote: > > > > > On Mon, 2022-11-14 at 13:21 +0100, hw wrote:

networking is getting weirder (Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection)

2022-11-19 Thread hw
On Fri, 2022-11-18 at 16:00 +0100, hw wrote: > On Fri, 2022-11-18 at 09:35 -0500, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 6:25 AM hw wrote: > > > > > > I have an X540-AT2 network card in my backup server and it worked when I > > > was > > > running Fedora on the server. > > > > > > I

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-18 Thread David Christensen
On 11/18/22 06:35, Jeffrey Walton wrote: On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 6:25 AM hw wrote: I have an X540-AT2 network card in my backup server and it worked when I was running Fedora on the server. I installed Debian on it and wanted to make backups with rsync, but the connection via this network

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-18 Thread Porter Smith
Userslly it is considered best practice to use nics from a known comparable vendor for example Intel dual port nics can be found on sites like Amazon or neerhg for a reasonable amount of $. On November 18, 2022 8:02:43 PM EST, David Christensen wrote: >On 11/18/22 05:23, hw wrote: >> On Tue,

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-18 Thread David Christensen
On 11/18/22 05:23, hw wrote: On Tue, 2022-11-15 at 16:42 -0800, David Christensen wrote: On 11/15/22 07:15, hw wrote: On Tue, 2022-11-15 at 12:38 +0100, hw wrote: On Mon, 2022-11-14 at 13:21 +0100, hw wrote: Any ideas?  Backups over an 1GB link are excruciatingly slow ... Update: I

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-18 Thread hw
On Fri, 2022-11-18 at 09:35 -0500, Jeffrey Walton wrote: > On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 6:25 AM hw wrote: > > > > I have an X540-AT2 network card in my backup server and it worked when I was > > running Fedora on the server. > > > > I installed Debian on it and wanted to make backups with rsync, but

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-18 Thread Jeffrey Walton
On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 6:25 AM hw wrote: > > I have an X540-AT2 network card in my backup server and it worked when I was > running Fedora on the server. > > I installed Debian on it and wanted to make backups with rsync, but the > connection via this network card is now intermittent where it

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-18 Thread hw
On Tue, 2022-11-15 at 16:42 -0800, David Christensen wrote: > On 11/15/22 07:15, hw wrote: > > On Tue, 2022-11-15 at 12:38 +0100, hw wrote: > > > On Mon, 2022-11-14 at 13:21 +0100, hw wrote: > > > > On Mon, 2022-11-14 at 12:28 +0100, stefano gozzi wrote: > > > > > Please loot at this: > > > > >

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-15 Thread David Christensen
On 11/15/22 07:15, hw wrote: On Tue, 2022-11-15 at 12:38 +0100, hw wrote: On Mon, 2022-11-14 at 13:21 +0100, hw wrote: On Mon, 2022-11-14 at 12:28 +0100, stefano gozzi wrote: Please loot at this:

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-15 Thread hw
On Tue, 2022-11-15 at 12:38 +0100, hw wrote: > On Mon, 2022-11-14 at 13:21 +0100, hw wrote: > > On Mon, 2022-11-14 at 12:28 +0100, stefano gozzi wrote: > > > Please loot at this: > > >

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-15 Thread hw
On Mon, 2022-11-14 at 13:21 +0100, hw wrote: > On Mon, 2022-11-14 at 12:28 +0100, stefano gozzi wrote: > > Please loot at this: > > https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-networking-3/intel-x540-t2-network-card-installed-but-only-at-100mbit-cant-change-or-improve-4175686736/ > > > > It

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-14 Thread hw
On Mon, 2022-11-14 at 12:28 +0100, stefano gozzi wrote: > Please loot at this: > https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-networking-3/intel-x540-t2-network-card-installed-but-only-at-100mbit-cant-change-or-improve-4175686736/ > > It seems that you need a 8x pcie slot to work fine Thanks,

Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-14 Thread stefano gozzi
Please loot at this: https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-networking-3/intel-x540-t2-network-card-installed-but-only-at-100mbit-cant-change-or-improve-4175686736/ It seems that you need a 8x pcie slot to work fine On Mon, Nov 14, 2022 at 12:25 PM hw wrote: > > Hi, > > I have an

Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

2022-11-14 Thread hw
Hi, I have an X540-AT2 network card in my backup server and it worked when I was running Fedora on the server. I installed Debian on it and wanted to make backups with rsync, but the connection via this network card is now intermittent where it used to be stable with Fedora. The link always