Hi I am having real trouble with a new batch of Intel NIC's - We were using another type of 10gig card and they were fine but got EOL'd from Intel and are now using something subtly different. I dont have all the details yet on the issue but basically there is a major delay in when the link comes up and this is causing major issues with PXE amongst other things. The log states this Nov 23 23:18:53 xxx kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready Nov 23 23:19:09 xxx kernel: ixgbe: eth0 NIC Link is Up 10 Gbps, Flow Control: RX/TX Nov 23 23:19:09 xxx kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready So 16 seconds for the link to come up - The only real difference between the old card and the new is that the new seems to support FCOE whereas the older one didnt Has anyone got any clues as to what causes link delays? thanks