I am trying to install Ubuntu 18.04 on an old HP DL360-G5 server. The server is equipped with two Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5708 ethernet controllers. I have one of the ethernet ports on my machine connected to my switch and the lights on the port show connection and activity.
When I make it to the step 4 of the Ubuntu install process (via USB drive) I am asked to configure the network interfaces. Two interfaces are shown ("enp0s3" & "enp0s5"). Both interfaces fail to obtain an IP address using DHCP and also fail when an IP address is provided manually.
From the installation page there is an option to create a "bond", I am not sure if this is necessary to simple get a connection to the internet through either one of my network interfaces. Finally after some research online I see that there might be the requirement of installing the BNX2 driver.
So here are my questions:
- Is there something obvious that I am missing here, perhaps I need to create a bond in order to obtain an IP address?
- Does the fact that the two network interfaces show up in the Ubuntu install mean that they are configured correctly and should work if provided the correct configuration?
- Do I need to install the BNX2 driver, and if so how do I do this prior to arriving at the network interface part of the Ubuntu installation?
