Update: The cables are Intel XDACBL3M cables, any reason why those cables (which are functioning as tested between 2 computers) and X710-DA4 won't work the USRP X300, while the same NIC and another cable (non-Intel) does work?
On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 12:20 PM Gilad Beeri (ApolloShield) < gi...@apolloshield.com> wrote: > Hi, > I'm trying to set-up a brand new just-opened USRP X300 with 10 GigE SFP+. > > The equipment I have: > > 1. X300 + a single SBX-120 > 2. 2 Intel SFP+ 10 GigE cables > 3. Intel X710-DA4 NIC > 4. A motherboard with a standard Ethernet interface > 5. Ubuntu 16.04 with kernel 4.10.0-38 > 6. i40e driver installed, version 2.3.6, firmware version 6.01. > > > I followed the instructions of setting up a USRP X300. > > When connecting the SFP+ transceiver to port 0 an Ethernet cable between > the transceiver and my Ethernet NIC, ping was successful, finding the > device was successful, and I could successfully burn the necessary firmware > (HG). Note: tried both UHD 3.10.2 and 3.11. > So the USRP basically works. > > Then tried connecting the SFP+ cable to port 0 -> no link (configured host > IP 192.168.10.1). > Tried connecting it to port 1 and configuring host IP 192.168.40.1 -> no > link. If I reboot the USRP when the cable is connected, only then the port > LEDs turn on (not when connecting the cable while the device is already > on), but still, no link is detected. > > Does my Intel X710-DA4 work at all? First, the OS recognizes all 4 > interfaces. Second, I put inside it Ettus's transceiver, and connected a > network cable from the X710 to my motherboard, configured a local network > and successfully pinged. So the X710 does work. > > Do my Intel SFP+ 10 GigE cables work? Connected them at both ends to > SFP+-based computers and successfully transferred a file between them over > my SFP+ cables. So the cables work. > > What else can I try? > > Thanks > > >
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