Sounds like an out-of-date bnx driver, or a driver that doesn't support
GLDv3.
But, this is a Solaris 10 question. You can try out OpenSolaris if you
like to see if it performs better -- the bnx driver was integrated a
build or two ago. (If you have the same problems with OpenSolaris then
we'll definitely be interested.) Otherwise, your best bet is to contact
your Sun service rep for Solaris 10 support.
-- Garrett
Matt Cohen wrote:
Hi.
We have a Dell 1950 from last August that we need to install Solaris 10 on.
It has a Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet network card in it and is
attached to a gigabit switch. We have the latest drivers for the Broadcom
NetXtreme II card installed on the server.
After installing Solaris 10, installing the NIC driver, and configuring the
network, the server is rebooted and the following messages related to the NIC
card come up:
Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Driver v3.0.0
NOTICE: Broadcom - bnx0, BCM5708 device with F/W Ver1080000 is initialized.
bnx0 Copper link is Up (1000 Mbps, Full Duplex, Flow Control is OFF).
NOTICE: Broadcom - bnx1, BCM5708 device with F/W Ver1080000 is initialized.
However, when working on the server it seemed very slow to transfer files
across the network.
The output of dladm show-dev is as follows:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ #dladm show-dev
bnx0 link: unknown speed: 1 Mbps duplex: unknown
bnx1 link: unknown speed: 0 Mbps duplex: unknown
As far as I know, this means the card is only functioning at 1 Mbps instead of
it's gigabit capability. Is this correct?
Also, I am a little confused as to why the link type and duplex are listed as
unknown.
The port on the switch has been checked to make sure it is functioning properly
(another server was plugged into it and it worked fine), and the cable has been
checked (we plugged this server's cable into another server and it worked fine).
Normally we get the Intel NIC cards with our servers, and those have always
worked great. Can someone point me in the right direction to figuring out what
is wrong with our Broadcom card or our configuration?
Thanks
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