On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 15:25, Pandu Poluan <pa...@poluan.info> wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 15:18, Denis Bondar <bonda...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> VLANs operate at Layer 2 (the data link layer) of the OSI model. So, the >> support of this feature is independent of the NIC. You can just configure >> your kernel to support it. > > I know, it should be that way. But I had this Gigabit D-Link NIC, and trying > to send VLAN-tagged frames through that NIC just won't work. > > I had to plug an HP-branded NIC before VLAN-tagging works. > > Problem is, those HP-branded NICs are expensive; I'm looking for less > expensive alternatives. > > (Of course, I might have done some mistakes; so I ask here for good measure) >
Sorry, more information: The server where I found that puzzling behavior was an HP DL... something, running XenServer 5.6 sp2 So, there was no wrong kernel .config involved there. The new mobo/NIC will go into a custom box, to test Gentoo Dom0+DomU on Xen 4.1. Rgds, -- FdS Pandu E Poluan ~ IT Optimizer ~ • LOPSA Member #15248 • Blog : http://pepoluan.tumblr.com • Linked-In : http://id.linkedin.com/in/pepoluan
