On 2015-10-27, Federico Giannici <giann...@neomedia.it> wrote:
> On 10/27/15 15:31, Chris Cappuccio wrote:
>> Federico Giannici [giann...@neomedia.it] wrote:
>>> I have to install in an OpenBSD 5.8 amd64 a PCI-E ethernet card supporting
>>> 1000BASE-LX (i.e. 1Gbps with Single Mode Fiber).
>>>
>>> Usually we use Intel cards (em driver) but I found that the only Intel LX
>>> card has a PCI-X bus!
>>>
>>> What reliable LX NIC with PCI-E do you suggest?
>>>
>>
>> If you have trouble finding SFP versions of em cards, you can always try
>> SFP+ versions of ix cards. They work with 1Gbps SFP and are readily available
>> from several vendors.
I can confirm this works as of 5.8.
ix1: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
media: Ethernet autoselect (1000baseLX full-duplex,rxpause,txpause)
In earlier releases you would have got 'Unsupported SFP+ Module' when
attaching the interface.
> We do have an ix card, the Intel X520-LR1.
> I read that it is supposed to work as 1000BASE-LX too but we were not
> able to make it work! It never gives the link.
>
> If we try to set 1000BASE-LX as media type it gives error.
>
> isengard:/home/giannici> ifconfig ix2 media
> ix2: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> lladdr 00:1b:21:91:5f:20
> priority: 0
> media: Ethernet autoselect
> status: no carrier
> supported media:
> media 10GbaseLR mediaopt full-duplex
> media autoselect
>
> Are you sure that it is supposed to work as 1000BASE-LX with OpenBSD 5.8?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
I think you're trying to use a 10GbaseLR SFP+ for this, that won't work -
you need an 1000baseLX SFP.
