IPMI doesn't work...

[Jeff]

Julian Elischer wrote:

> I use IPMI with intel boards using the fxp driver.
> it seems to work ok..
> The only problem I have seen its that is IS possible for the OS to 
> turn off the
> NIC so that IPMI can't be reached..
> Usually during a  'suspend' or similar.
> On a server you wouldn't do that however.

I don't think it's the case of the OS turning off the NIC.  We can 
access/monitor/control the chassis via the BMC fine through the bios 
assigned IP address when the computer is off, and when it is booting, 
but lose control when the kernel loads (the bios assigned ip address is, 
of course, different from what OS assigns).  It seems odd to me how the 
BMC shares the NIC, but maybe this is normal...I'm new to IPMI.