Take the tour ×  I'm trying to install Debian wheezy on a used
hp server via HP iLO Management Engine. Everything installs fine
but when booting it shows warning that it can not find
bnx2/bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1a.fw(which is Broadcom NetXtremeII
network adapters firmware). After booting, I can do ifconfig and
it shows 4 interfaces and their mac addresses but I can not ping
gateway. Also Cisco switch which this server connects to does
not show any mac address in its mac table. Is this normal? Can
switch detect mac address if the OS does not have driver? Can it
be the network card problem? By the way when connecting patch
cables the light on the NIC turns on. I don't have any physical
access to server so I can install firmware.  share|improve this
question What server model? –  ewwhite Feb 27 at 12:51 The
server is: HP DL380 G7 –  Majid Azimi Feb 27 at 18:53 add
comment  2 Answers  up vote 2 down vote accepted  A switch will
populate its MAC address table with the address of a connected
device only when that device