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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>So, let’s see – the internal NIC’s are enabled: confirmed. Good.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The add-in NIC card should be removed because BX picks up the first 2 NIC’s it finds. If there are 4 then you have to guess which two. Remove the card and take away the guesswork. The alternative is to disable the two internal NIC’s.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Maybe they had a different configuration using iSCSI or NAS or about a million other reasons that don’t make them appropriate for BX.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>When you have only the two internal NICs (Ethernet connections) in the system, try re-installing BX and see if you get a better result.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> -Stephanie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> gen@ercuk.com [mailto:gen@ercuk.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, August 04, 2013 1:00 PM<br><b>To:</b> blueonyx@mail.blueonyx.it<br><b>Subject:</b> [BlueOnyx:13475] Help with BlueOnyx setup...Reply to: Digest, Vol 56, Issue 1/3 (1)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Hi, Many thanks to everyone for all your previous advice & comments, </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>however this has raised my following queries, for which I would really appreciate clarification.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Stephanie Sullivan: Said...</span></i></strong><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><br></span></i></b><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>'Did you check to see if the NIC's are enabled in the bios?'</span></em><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'> Q: So what should I look for in the Bios ?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'> * At bootup it shows: F2: Setup + F10: Utility Mode + F12: PXE Boot<br> * And I've checked the menu via F2, and found 2 items that relate to the NIC's, ie:</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>a: listed under: Integrated Devices<br>Embedded Gb Nic1: Enabled without PXE<br>Mac Address: (shows a 12 digit Mac address)<br>Embedded Gb Nic2: Enabled without PXE<br>Mac Address: (shows a 12 digit Mac address)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>b: and...listed under: PCI IRQ Assignment<br>Slot 2 Intel Corp NIC: IRQ 10<br>Slot 2 Intel Corp NIC: IRQ 11<br>Embedded Gb Nic1: IRQ 11<br>Embedded Gb Nic2: IRQ 3</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>...Stephanie: also said...</span></i></strong><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><br></span></i></b><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>'Remove the add-in card with extra Ethernet slots.'</span></em><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'> Q: So why would they need to add this extra Ethernet card ?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Chris Gebhardt: Said...</span></i></strong><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><br></span></i></b><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>'So, now...you'll want to ensure that you have your network settings correct. </span></em><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><br><em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>...since you're trying to plug in to some sort of DHCP router, and you're recycling IP addresses.</span></em><br><em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>...Jeff Folk had a good suggestion on narrowing your DHCP range. </span></em><br><em><span style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>...The point, however, is that you need to allow adequate room in your network for a statically assigned IP address.'</span></em></span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'> * Originally: I 'Set & Reserved the 'static IP addresses' of the 2 routers in the 'IP Lease Table' of my router.<br> (ie as:P3-192.168.0.100 & Dell-192.168.0.110)...<br> Q: So I'm not sure why using my DHCP router would be a problem ?<br> Q: Or how I would go about, (or what is meant by) 'allow adequate room in your network for a statically assigned IP address' ?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>...Chris: also said:</span></i></strong><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><br></span></i></b><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>a: '...use a cross-over cable between the server and a laptop or spare PC.'</span></em><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'> Q: So is this an Ethernet cable, or a serial cable ?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><em><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>And...</span></b></em><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>b: '...Configure non-routables between the 2 systems and see if you can ping across like that.'</span></em><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'> Q: So how/where do I 'Configure' AS 'non-routables' </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Dudi Goldenberg: Said...</span></i></strong><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'><br></span></i></b><em><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Try dhclient eth0 and eth1 to see if any of these will get an IP from the router.</span></em><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'> Q: I've checked the meaning of this command online, but it's not clear. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'> So what is 'dhclient eth0' etc, actually doing ?<br> a: is attempting to set an IP ?<br> b: or reporting what the IP is already set to ?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'> Q: And what should I see when I type: dhclient eth0 (or: dhclient eth1) </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:navy'>Many thanks.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></body></html>