[Tfug] Re: Linux/BSD support for Intel Pro 1000T

[John L. Sackett III]

Tom Rini wrote:

>On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 12:44:38PM -0700, Brian Murphy wrote:
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>>Quoting steveb7@bblabs.net:
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>>>I have an opportunity to purchase an Intel Pro 1000T (PWLA8490T )
>>>Server adapter for what seems like a fairly lucrative price. The
>>>Intel sight says it is a 10/100/1000 adapter with support for 32/64
>>>and 33/66 buses and is supported by Linux and FreeBSD. However, when
>>>I check on it I find that it is supported by OpenBSD, the FreeBSD
>>>site says the wx4 driver has been depracated but I can find nothing
>>>for Debian. Can anyone shed some additional light on this card and
>>>its support under FreeBSD or Debian?
>>>      
>>>
>>http://downloadfinder2.intel.com/scripts-df/Product_Filter.asp?ProductID=845
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>>Red Hat already comes with the e1000 driver.  I don't know about debian.
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>Debian / Stable by default probably doesn't, but the e1000 driver was
>integrated into 2.4.20 (or 2.4.19?) proper, so Debian, SuSE, so on and
>so forth, can easily support this NIC now.
>
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It looks like it is supported by FreeBSD in V5.0R Current
http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.0R/hardware-i386.html#ETHERNET

Gigabit Ethernet NICs based on the Intel 82542 and 82543 controller 
chips ( gx(4) 
<http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=gx&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE> 
and em(4) 
<http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=em&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE> 
drivers), plus NICs supported by the Intel 82540EM, 82544, 82545EM, and 
82546EB controller chips ( em(4) 
<http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=em&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE> 
driver only)

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      Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet

    *Note:* The em(4)
    <http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=em&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+5.0-RELEASE>
    driver is officially supported by Intel, but is only supported on
    the i386.

It's also supported in V4.7 Stable:
http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.7R/hardware-i386.html#ETHERNET

Gigabit Ethernet NICs based on the Intel 82542 and 82543 controller 
chips ( wx(4) 
<http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wx&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-RELEASE>, 
gx(4) 
<http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=gx&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-RELEASE> 
and em(4) 
<http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=em&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-RELEASE> 
drivers), plus NICs supported by the Intel 82540EM, 82544, 82545EM, and 
82546EB controller chips ( em(4) 
<http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=em&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-RELEASE> 
driver only)

    *

      Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet

    *Note:* The wx(4)
    <http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wx&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-RELEASE>
    driver is deprecated.

    *Note:* The em(4)
    <http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=em&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+4.7-RELEASE>
    driver is officially supported by Intel, but is only supported on
    the i386.


John Sackett