Hello,

I'm installing a new NIC card (PCI-X Dual Gigabit Ethernet X7285A-2) in a SunFire V890 Server.

After the installation, I'm able to see the new device from the ok prompt with:
{7} ok show-devs
/pci@9,700000/ethernet@2,1
/pci@9,700000/ethernet@2
/pci@9,700000/network@1,1
/pci@8,600000/network@1

The lines named "network" are the NICs that includes the machine by default, a FastEthernet and a GigabitEthernet. The lines named "ethernet" are new and only dissappear if I remove the new NIC. So it seems to me that the NIC is correctly installed and recognized by the server.

Anyway, when I execute the show-nets command I can't see the new NIC:
{7} ok show-nets
a) /pci@9,700000/network@1,1
b) /pci@8,600000/network@1
q) NO SELECTION
Enter Selection, q to quit: q

I can't see the NIC either in /etc/path_to_inst when I boot the operating system (Solaris9), but I assume that's because of the show-nets issue:
# cat /etc/path_to_inst
"/pci@8,600000/network@1" 0 "ge"
"/pci@9,700000/network@1,1" 0 "eri"
(no more lines with "network" in it)

Does anybody know why the NIC doesn't appear in show-nets? Maybe the card should be recognized in show-devs as "network" instead of "ethernet"?

Thank you very much for your help in advance

Ismael