HPE ML10 GEN9 NIC not working

[rtwingfield]

Trying to setup a HPE ProLient MS10 Gen 9 system.  The AMI Aptio (UEFI) Setup Utility, v2.17.1254, is configured as follows:

Advanced
    Network Stack Configuration (UEFI)
        disabled
        enabled (Preboot Execution Environment  - followingnot optioned if disabled)
            Ipv4 PXE support (enable/disable)
            Ipv6 PXE support (enable/disable)
            PXE boot wait time
            Media detect count

    CMS Configuration (Compatibility Support Module Configuration)
        CMS Support (enable/disable)
        CMS16 module version 07.79 (static)
        Boot option filter
            Legacy only
            UEIF only

    WHEA (Windows Hardware Error Architecture Support) disabled
    
    CPU configuration (many options here)
        Hyper-threading disabled

OS is FreeBSD v10.1 (and previous versions). . .have been working for 15 years+ on BIOS booting system.  OS does boot under CMS legacy mode.  Problem is ifconfig (FreeBSD command line utility)does NOT recognize and/or report the onboard NIC.  All services that require ethernet interface will not/can not communicate via the NIC -- no DNS, NTP, SMTP/POP3,  SSH, etc. 

I have read from other HP web pages that this is because a "driver" is not installed.   Well, Drivers are installed in the FreeBSD kernel, so where else should such a dirver be installed?   AMI is no help . . ."not my problem, contact HP".  HP is virtually impossible to contact. 

System is unsuable.  What to do?

(Not sure that thisis the best board for help, but only option from the list.)

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

You may also want to post your question on the HPE Community Support Forum -- ML Servers section...

https://community.hpe.com/t5/ProLiant-Servers-ML-DL-SL/bd-p/itrc-264#.WL9G8-QzXGg