Re: [9fans] new igbe network card not activated

[erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>]

> I put a new Intel PRO/1000 in my Plan 9 server. The card is detected
> by 9load (?) as ether#0 igbe and then as #l1: i82543. There is another
> network interface on board which ist detected as elnk3. I put
> ether0=igbe, ether1=elnk3 in my plan9.ini.
>
> My problem is, that /net/ether0 points always to the elnk3 card. There
> is no /net/ether1. How do I enable the second card? I don't need the
> elnk3 so disable the elnk3 in the kernel maybe an option.

the previous posts were correct, you need "ether0=type=$TYPE".
however ether1 won't just appear in /net.  if you want to use ether1,
you've got to bind it into the default network stack with
	# bind -a '#l1' /net
typically, though, second network cards are bound into a different
network stack
	# bind -a '#I1' /net.alt
	# bind -a '#l1' /net.alt
	# ip/ipconfig -x/net.alt [other options here]

by the way, i have a driver that should do all intel pro/1000
pcie cards.  i'll try to get it submitted soon.  coraid are using the 82563,
82571 and 82573.  i am using two 82572 at home.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2276643&CatId=2380

i don't have an 82566 to test with, but it should work as well unless i
have the wrong device id.  intel have a habit of publishing incorrect
device ids in their yellow books.

- erik