That sucks. If it were me I'd suck it up and consider that I now have two dedicated IPMI NICs with failover and attach new ones if needed for system network...

That sucks. If it were me I'd suck it up and consider that I now have two dedicated IPMI NICs with failover and attach new ones if needed for system network... > Thanks for the FYI on AsRockRACK. NP. FWIW at least I think the BMC networking doesn't have the kind of failure mode you're describing. > Have you had any firmware updates for IPMI with them, however? Yeah, they have unofficial newer "beta" versions that you will get a private download link for over email if you contact support and ask for it. Same if you want fixes for UEFI or AMD firmware vulnerabilities more than a year or so after board release. Thinking about supply-chain security when flashing those make me a bit nauseous... The industry seems to be stuck with 90s mindset and processes.