On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 6:22 PM, Dave Duchscher <da...@tamu.edu> wrote:
> On Jan 26, 2013, at 7:05 AM, h bagade wrote: > > > I've found a patch which is going to do what I really want: > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-net/2010-December/027196.html > > > > but when I apply it on my freebsd 8.2 with em cards, nothing happens! not > > even sysctl "dev.em.X.down_disables_link", which is supposed to be added > > after applying patch, exists! what wrong with what I've done? > > Not sure. I would make sure that your new kernel is the kernel that is > being used. We use a different kernel configuration file so that a > simple uname command tells us that the right kernel is installed. > > We use that patch here with 8.3 and it works as advertised. I do wish > there was a way to drop the link of the port without kernel mods. > Understandably with the out of band management protocols, the internal > interfaces really like to keep link alive so you can connect to the > system's management console, do wake on lan, etc. > > -- > DaveD > > I gradually apply the patch and it works:) Thanks all. _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
