[ILUG] Intel CT/MT 1000 Server adapters under RH Enterpise ES3

[Conor Wynne]

On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 17:00, Paul D wrote:
> Just wondering if anyone has had any experience in
> installing Intel CT/MT cards under RH Enterprise Linux
> ES3 ??

Not especially but well give it a go.

> I have a new DELL box that was supplied with two intel
> gig ethernet cards. The server assistant install of RH
> sets up the cards, with the Teaming without any
> problems, but unfortunately I'm looking for a lean
> install of linux and not all the bloat that DELL would
> like you to have.

Don't use server assistant then. 

> DELL would only offer the option of doing the install
> myself using the RH cd's, if I wanted to take the
> option of a lean install. 

Yes, whats wrong with that?

> I can get the cards to work individually, but can't
> for the life of me get the teaming to work. Seems to
> be a problem with the intel iANS driver, which is
> saying that it's not compatible with the procfg
> software, under GNOME - haven't attempted the command
> line option. All of which are the latest downloadable
> versions from the intel site.

I have configured ians a couple of times, make sure you have the latest
versions of the app. (I see Padraig has just mailed the links, use them)

Why not go for channel bonding instead? It has exactly the same
functionality as ians or basp teaming and is _supported_ by redhat. 

Basp is not supported and I dont know about ians. If it has a proprietry
module, then they can say "not supported" your kernel is tainted. 

On a further note, kernel 2.6 will not be supported by Dell/Redhat until
AS4 is released next year. 

> Anyone had similar problems ??

Should be grand, I'd go with channel bonding. 

Conor.