X9SCM-F NIC/LAN Issues - No Connectivity/IP Address

[Starfox]

I have just built a new server which I was hoping to run unRAID on - build thread HERE (going for the Seasonic PSU in the end)

 

I was able to get it built and running with no problems, load unRaid 5.0 onto a memory stick and boot from it.  That is as far as I have been able to get - I cannot get it to connect to the network/display an IP address.

 

I have searched for hours to try and find the solution, tried difference LAN ports (there is a dedicated IPMI port and 2xLAN ports), changed jumper settings, tried unRaid 4.7.  The board is running bios 2.0b.

 

The threads I have used for help,

 

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=21578.0

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=21530.0

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=26044.0

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=21839.0

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=26403.0

 

Can anyone help please?  The only thing I have left to try is carrying the router up and putting it beside it and testing without going through the switch but TBH I can't see how this is going to help as I have tried the CAT5 points in the wall and they definitely both work

 

Also - can someone give a clear answer on exactly what you are 'supposed' to have connected?  I.e. should I always have a ethernet cable connected to the IPMI one (if I want this feature) and then a second one connected to one of the LAN ports?

 

Screenshot from IPMI View

 

 

Thanks!

 

[SmallwoodDR82]

I have the same board.

 

IPMI Port is for IPMI ONLY! No other network functions will work through it.

Lan 1 (top port) is IPMI/Any network function

Lan 2 (bottom port) No IPMI/Any network function

 

With that said I had issues with slackware trying to decide what eth0 or eth1 to use.

 

I jumpered the board so only LAN1 is seen.  (dont worry about the IPMI port)

 

Plug your LAN cable into LAN1 with the correct jumper and that should solve your issue.  Don't static your IPMI connection until you know everything is working with DHCP, then you can lock down some addresses.

 

Let me know if this helps, I know I fought it for about an hour.

 

good luck!

[Starfox]

Thanks for the reply - I set the jumper to disable LAN2 (middle jumper of the three on the board) and left the other two jumpers untouched.

 

Attached cable to LAN1 and booted but still no luck. IMPI does work OK and I can access board view IPMI View but again no IP address showing.

 

I also tried disabling both LAN 1 and LAN 2 with jumpers and connecting to the IPMI port (beside the USB points) and disabling LAN 1 via jumpers and booting using LAN 2 - again neither of these allowed an IP address to be shown.

 

Each time I am using 'ifconfig eth0' - this is right isn't it?

 

From what I have read I know it is possible and it is just a simple/frustrating setup issue - its just finding what the setup is!

 

[Starfox]

OK I finally got it (relief...!).  And I really don't know what it was (which is frustrating I know).

 

But I am going with the single LAN connecting into LAN 1 and the jumper disabling LAN 2 (I also used a new USB Memory Stick/new copy of unRaid in there along the way too somewhere which may have been part of the solution!)

 

Now for the next challenge...

[SmallwoodDR82]

nice job!  i remember fighting the same thing for a bit.  Now that it's working, don't touch it =p