Tag: NIC
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XenServer 6.2: NICs showing as disconnected despite being connected
Sometimes if you connect a network cable to a NIC XenServer doesn’t register it and keeps the status as disconnected; if this happens, try the following via SSH (or from the console, though you will be kicked out of XenCenter once you do it): xe-toolstack-restart It may take a little while for…
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ECC in Intel Network Cards
Intel have released some information about ECC in their networking cards; Some of the older chips like the 82571 – found in cards like the Pro/1000 PT single/dual/quad port NICs – actually do have error correction on the in-band traffic, which is good news. You can see that the latest generation (i.e. i-350, i-540…
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Intel Pro/1000 PT Quad review
One of the more common quad-port network cards that pops up online is the Pro/1000 PT. This is a 2006 Intel design – discontinued in 2009 – which generally seems to be priced anywhere from AU$120-160 as a server pull. It uses two Intel 82571 chips, each controlling two gigabit ports, and is PCI-E 1.0…