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In addition, when using 2.6-based kernels, make sure that older ixgbe drivers
are removed from the kernel before loading the new module. To do this, use:
rmmod ixgbe; modprobe ixgbe
6. Assign an IP address to the interface by entering the following, where x is the
interface number:
ifconfig ethx <IP_address> netmask <netmask>
7.
Verify that the interface works. Enter the following, where <IP_address> is the
IP address for another machine on the same subnet as the interface that is
being tested:
ping <IP_address>
3-6 Installing Drivers on FreeBSD
Follow the instructions below to install the drivers in FreeBSD kernel 4.8 or later.
In the instructions below, x.x.x is the driver version as indicated in the name of the
drive tar file.
Note
: You must have kernel sources installed in order to compile the
driver module.
1.
Move the base driver tar file to the dirctory of your choice. For example, use
/home/username/ixgb or /usr/local/src/ixgb.
2. Untar/unzip the archive:
tar xfz ixgb-x.x.x directory
3. To install man page:
cd ixgb-x.x.x
gzip -c ixgb.4 > /usr/share/man/man4/ixgb.4.gz
4. To load the driver onto a running system, perform the following steps:
cd ixgb-x.x.x
make
or
cd ixgb-x.x.x/src
make load
