[ixp1200] How to communicate IXP1200 ENP2505 card with PC using Ethernet ports

[Ning Weng]

Please forgive me to let me clarify my question:

How to communicate my IXP1200 ENP2505 Card with my PC using Ethernet ports 
presented on the ENP2505 card?

Yes, I can boot the IXP1200 using serial cable, and also can ping my PC 
through PCI bus.

Thanks.   



On Wed, 20 Nov 2002, Ye, Irvin wrote:

> No need to do any configuration, ixconfig will do for you.
>  
> As for packet generator, Intel suggest use IXIA or Shomiti, but I even don't
> know what are they? Who know? do tell me. If they're some kinds of special
> devices, I can't afford, I'm affraid. So I just use Linux host to generate to
> packets.
>  
> Irvin 
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ning Weng [mailto:nweng at sisko.ecs.umass.edu]
> Sent: 18 November 2002 22:45
> To: ixp1200 at CS.Princeton.EDU; Ye, Irvin
> Subject: Re: [ixp1200] SOS, a question about connection and output!
> 
> 
>   
> Irvin, 
> 
> Sorry for not trying to answer your question, but  ask you question.... 
> 
> 
> Q1: My case is I reboot my target(IXP1200) from my host machine through a
> serial cable, and I can ping each other via virtual interface( PCI) as well.
> Now I want the two system(IXP1200 and my host Linux machine) communicate by
> Ethernet port  via a cross over cable. My question is : what is the detail
> steps that I should do, such as network configurations or other? That will be a
> great help for me if you would like share your experiences or point me the the
> documentation that you followed.  
> Q2: What is the packet generator that you used? 
> 
> 
> Thanks a lot. 
> 
> 
> Ning 
> 
> 
>  
> 
>           "Ye, Irvin" 
> 
> Q2: 
>   
> 
> 
> "Ye, Irvin" wrote: 
> 
> 
> Hi,I'm puzzled on the connection for ixp1200.I had tried to connect PCs and
> ixp1200 ports in standard way: via a hub / switch, but it failed to work. When
> I tried direct connection through crossover twisted pairs, it seemed OK,
> packets could be successfully sent to ixp1200 ports. But then it found that
> packets could not be sent from the ports. When I tried Intel's simple bridge
> example, I found there were problem in the egress side: packets could not be
> sent out, so finally there was a RmSendPacket error. Upon Erik's suggestion,
> I've checked some status of the board and found that when there were packets to
> send, the value of the XMIT_PTR regisger would stick to a fix number, and the
> active transmit thread would cycle around these codes:
> Egress_WaitForPortReady[abs_port]    ctx_arb[sdram]I've tried long, but failed
> to resolve the problem. It's making me crazy. Who can give me a
> help?Regards.Irvin
> 
>