Getting Ethernet PCIe card to work

[Wiradog]

Hi All,

I have been trying to get FreeNAS 8.3.0 to work on a Asus M5A78L-M LX3 motherboard, after solving some BIOS instability issues I found that the NiC on the motherboard was not going to work with FreeBSD.
I purchased a PCIe card (Dynamode Gigabit PCIe card), which has FreeBSD in the list of systems it works with.

Having installed this card I get the following message in POST

Mounting local file systems:
Setting host name: freenas.local.
Mskc0: Uncorrectable PCI Express error
Msk0: link state changed to DOWN
Msk0: no link.........msk0: link state changed to UP
Got link
DHCPDISCOVER on msk0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 7
DHCPDISCOVER on msk0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
DHCPDISCOVER on msk0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
DHCPDISCOVER on msk0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 8
DHCPDISCOVER on msk0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9
DHCPDISCOVER on msk0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 15

This then goes on to give me a HTTP\\0.0.0.0
as it does not seem to talk to the DHCP server in my router.

The netmask 255.255.255.255 is not correct for my system, but I don't know how to change this.

I have got a CD with the card, but have no idea how to check if the correct drivers are loaded and how to correct it if they are not.

Can some one tell me where to go from here please?

 

[William Grzybowski]

Tried the 9.x nightly image?

 

[Stephens]

I purchased a PCIe card (Dynamode Gigabit PCIe card)

Any chance you can send it back and get the Intel gigabit NIC?

 

[Wiradog]

Any chance you can send it back and get the Intel gigabit NIC?

Have replaced the PCIe card with an Intel PRO/1000 CT, still no joy.


Any help will be gratefully received.

 

[cyberjock]

Sounds like its not a FreeNAS issue. Something with your network hardware, DHCP server, or similar. Of course, you said you had some "BIOS stability problems"(not sure what that means) but those issues may be related. In any case, if an Intel NIC doesn't work, the issue is definitely not in FreeNAS' court.

 

[Damnation]

doesn't 255.255.255.255 mean broadcast?

I think it's searching for your DHCP server, if it still can't find it, have you tried assigning a static IP?

 

[ProtoSD]

The "Status: No Carrier" means the cable is disconnected or bad, check your cabling or it's a bad port on your router/switch.

 

[Wiradog]

Intel 1000 CT now working fine, after re-installing FreeNas 8.3.1 rev2, on a Kingstone 4Gb USB stick 8.3.0. version I used before must have been corrupt.

Thanks Guys