[PVE-User] IGB Intel Drivers

[Andrew Niemantsverdriet]

Martin,

Looks like it was the card itself and not the drivers a new card was
shipped to me and that fixed the issues. So no need to update the
driver.

Thank you,
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/-\ ndrew

On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Martin Maurer<martin at proxmox.com> wrote:
> Currently we have the following version of the igb driver:
>
> (just type modeinfo igb)
> version:        1.3.8.6
>
> do you think the new version will fix your issue?
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=42302&package_id=237808&release_id=669480
>
> and yes, we will update the driver if it helps.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Martin Maurer
>
> martin at proxmox.com
> http://www.proxmox.com
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pve-user-bounces at pve.proxmox.com [mailto:pve-user-
>> bounces at pve.proxmox.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Niemantsverdriet
>> Sent: Freitag, 12. Juni 2009 17:52
>> To: proxmoxve
>> Subject: [PVE-User] IGB Intel Drivers
>>
>> We just got a new server. It has an Intel PRO 1000 VT Quad Port card
>> and two Intel on-board NIC's. The quad port card can only use one port
>> all other ports are reported as not connected according to ethtool,
>> the on-board cards barely work ethtool does not know what speed they
>> are connected at or if they are connected at all, however you can pass
>> some traffic over them with packet loss. I believe the issue is with
>> drivers new servers with Intel based chipsets are using the IGB
>> drivers
>> (http://downloadcenter.intel.com/detail_desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=13663).
>> I am attempting to compile the drivers myself right now but would like
>> to see the drivers integrated into Proxmox in the future just because
>> a lot of servers run Intel cards. Is this possible?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
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/-\ ndrew Niemantsverdriet
Academic Computing
(406) 238-7360
Rocky Mountain College
1511 Poly Dr.
Billings MT, 59102