Broadcom BCM5701 / HP NC6770

[Erich Jenkins, Fuujin Group Ltd]

Erich Jenkins, Fuujin Group Ltd wrote:
> Pyun YongHyeon wrote:
>> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 06:10:30PM -0600, Erich Jenkins, Fuujin Group 
>> Ltd wrote:
>>> Pyun YongHyeon wrote:
>>>> On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 10:57:01AM -0700, Pyun YongHyeon wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 03:15:16AM -0600, Erich Jenkins, Fuujin 
>>>>> Group Ltd wrote:
>>>>>> I've been muddling around in src/sys/dev on the old system and the 
>>>>>> new system and there appear to be rather major changes to MII and 

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>>
>> Have no idea what happens here. Does this also happen on
>> 7.3-RELEASE?
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> 
> Sorry, I meant to say I'd reinstall 7.3-REL to test this.
> 
> The iSCSI issues are happening on 8.0-REL. Are there any major 
> differences between 7.3 and 8.0 in the bge driver or network stack that 
> could be contributing to this?
> 
> 
> Erich M. Jenkins
> Fuujin Group Limited
> 
> "You should never, never doubt what no one is sure about."
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Well, after a reinstall of 7.3-REL and trying polling, there seems to be 
no difference in network connectivity using th BCM5701 GigE nics. Is 
this a problem worth fighting considering how many different cards with 
broadcom chipsets might be affected by changes without splitting the driver?

Erich M. Jenkins
Fuujin Group Limited

"You should never, never doubt what no one is sure about."
-- Gene Wilder