Hi, On 16.12.2015 01:35, Tantilov, Emil S wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Peter Schmitt [mailto:p.schmitt...@gmx.net] >> Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 1:40 AM >> To: Tantilov, Emil S; e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [E1000-devel] IXGBE X520-DA2 82599ES SFP+ DA Is carrier >> detection working? >> >> Hi, >> >> On 09.12.2015 17:32, Tantilov, Emil S wrote: >> >>> There is no problem with carrier detection - if the Link LED is on that >>> means that the ports have link. Bringing down the interface does not >>> always result in losing link. For example the driver will not shut down >>> the PHY or disable the lasers if the interface supports and is configured >>> for WOL. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Emil >>> >> ok, then the problem is that the driver cannot properly shut down the PHY >> if a DA copper cable is used. WOL is not enabled on both boxes: >>> ethtool eth0 | grep Wake >> Supports Wake-on: d >> Wake-on: d >> >> Is this a bug in the driver or a hardware problem? Do you think this can >> be fixed somehow? If so, can (or should) I file a bug report somewhere? > It is not a bug. The driver does not have a way to power down the PHY on > DA cables as it does with fiber SFP+ modules. > > Sorry for the late reply but I had to ask around as this is not something > I knew off the top of my head. Thank you very much for your effort! So this something that physically can't work. Sad to hear, but good to know :) Then I need to use fiber and SFP+ modules.
> > In general you can file tickets on e1000.sf.net for driver issues. They are > reviewed by the same developers as this mailing list, but it's easier to keep > track of tickets especially if there is lots of debug info as you can attach > files to the tickets. OK, noted. I will keep this in mind if I have any further issues. > Thanks, > Emil > Thank you again for your great help. Keep up the good work! Best regards, Peter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
