[Tfug] Re: Linux/BSD support for Intel Pro 1000T, Yes indeed Freebsd supports it.

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Thanks to everyone! I was concerned since the FreeBSD site had indicated support was depracated and Debian does not have the same hardware type support pages as RH and BSD. From what I can gather the card I can get my hands on is probably based on the 82543 chip.

Steve

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On 3/10/2003 at 3:16 PM John L. Sackett III wrote:

>John L. Sackett III wrote:
>
>> Tom Rini wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 12:44:38PM -0700, Brian Murphy wrote:
>>>
>>>> Quoting steveb7@bblabs.net:
>>>>
>>>>> 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 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Red Hat already comes with the e1000 driver. I don't know about debian.
>>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>> 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)
>>
>> *
>>
>> 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
>>
>If you read the intel documentation @ 
>ftp://aiedownload.intel.com/df-support/4105/ENG/read_me.txt
>
>It says the driver is compiled in the default kernel:
>
>
>This file describes the FreeBSD* driver, version 1.4.x, for the Intel(R)
>
>PRO/1000 Family of Adapters. This driver has been developed for use with
>
>FreeBSD, version 4.7. As a new feature for this release, the driver is now
>
>compiled by default into the FreeBSD 4.7 kernel.
>
>
>And it tells how to id the board:
>
>
>Supported Adapters
>
>==================
>
>
>The following Intel network adapters are compatible with the drivers in 
>this
>
>release:
>
>
>Controller Adapter Name Board IDs
>
>---------- ------------ ---------
>
>
>82542 PRO/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter 700262-xxx, 717037-xxx
>
>
>82543 PRO/1000 F Server Adapter 738640-xxx, A38888-xxx,
>
>A06512-xxx
>
>
>82543 PRO/1000 T Server Adapter A19845-xxx, A33948-xxx
>
>
>82544 PRO/1000 XT Server Adapter A51580-xxx
>
>
>82544 PRO/1000 XF Server Adapter A50484-xxx
>
>
>82544 PRO/1000 T Desktop Adapter A62947-xxx
>
>
>82540 PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter A78708-xxx
>
>
>82545 PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter A92165-xxx
>
>
>82545 PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter A91622-xxx
>
>
>82545 PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter(LX) A91624-xxx
>
>
>82546 PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter A92111-xxx
>
>
>82546 PRO/1000 MF Dual Port Server Adapter A91620-xxx
>
>
>To verify your Intel adapter is supported, find the board ID number on the
>
>adapter. Look for a label that has a barcode and a number in the format of
>
>123456-001 (six digits hyphen three digits). Match this to the list of
>
>numbers above.
>
>For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter &
>
>Driver ID Guide at:
>
>http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm
>
>For the latest Intel network drivers for FreeBSD, see:
>
>    http://appsr.intel.com/scripts-df/support_intel.asp
>
>
>
>Sorry about the formatting errors on the last post. 
>
>
>John Sackett
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