Broadcom NetXtreme 57XX and VLANs

Question

Hello,

I'm wondering why one can't configure VLANs for a single NIC (unteamed NIC) in Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2....the option seems to be greyed out when you right-click the Broadcom adapter. Under Linux you can easily create "virtual adapters" that are associated with a partucular VLAN. Any way to get this option to be available from within BACS2 (Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 2)? Most users would not need this fuctionality, but when remotely troubleshooing trunked ports on a managed switch, this would be a godsend...otherwise booting to linux is my only alternative, which wastes time. Would seem reasonable that I'm not the only person in the world that would like this sort of functionality from within WinXP. Anyone successfully get this to work?

Thank you.

NemesisDB · Answer

will check tomorrow at work (if I remember -- so hit me back with a reply so I get an email). i've noticed that of the two broadcoms I have in one machine (one's the dell integrated and ones a pci-X server pull) the options listed in the control suite 2 are very different. might be an intentional limitation, though that would be odd I think.

someone else posted on this a few weeks back (or maybe it was you?)

fl33tfarm · Answer

Sorry, this is my first post. Thanks.

fl33tfarm · Answer

Yeah, Broadcom specifically says to go to OEMs for the management software .. BACS and BASP specifically. Thanks.

NemesisDB · Answer

just checked ... i too seem to be lacking vlan software support

fl33tfarm · Answer

That is interesting. I guess I'll have to stick with Linux for that sort of testing. I wonder why they limit you to not being able to do that sort of thing...it isn't like a vlan is all that big if deal as far as ethernet frames are concerned anyway. Maybe it is a driver issue ... though I've tried all available drivers for my particular card, even the 'latest/greatest' from broadcom's website. Thank you for checking into it too.

NemesisDB · Answer

i'm sure it's a limit of the controll software.  things to try would be downloading the software off the download section for a dell server.  you could also try finding broadcom controll software on HPs site.  lastly, I've never been able to find anything but drivers at broadcom.com but you could look there as well (or email them?)

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