From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 11 Jun 2001 20:39:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 11 Jun 2001 20:39:08 -0400 Received: from 24.68.61.66.on.wave.home.com ([24.68.61.66]:53005 "HELO sh0n.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 11 Jun 2001 20:39:06 -0400 Subject: Re: Gigabit Intel NIC? - Intel Gigabit Ethernet Pro/1000T From: Shawn Starr To: Ken Brownfield Cc: Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <200106112259.RAA20183@asooo.flowerfire.com> In-Reply-To: <200106112259.RAA20183@asooo.flowerfire.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/0.10 (Preview Release) Date: 11 Jun 2001 20:39:45 -0400 Message-Id: <992306387.21308.0.camel@coredump> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org We're testing the cards to see how much traffic they can handle (on Linux & OpenBSD) So, if we do get the specs (and if without any NDAs) I would be happy to pass them on to the Linux community. I'm not a kernel developer, just a bug finder when I see things. Shawn. On 11 Jun 2001 15:59:38 -0700, Ken Brownfield wrote: > We did some brief testing with this card a couple of months ago. The > original drivers were pretty flaky but the recent drivers seem fine. I > haven't done extremely heavy traffic or testing (no longer have the > switch and multiple machines) but I've been compiling and loading the > module for a while now with 2.4.x. > > FWIW, > -- > Ken. > > On Monday, June 11, 2001, at 03:42 PM, Shawn Starr wrote: > > > > > How good is the linux kernel driver for the Intel gigabit Ethernet > > NIC (copper) with the TL82543GC chipset? The card says it's > > a "PRO/1000T" server adapter, and it looks like the part > > number A19845-003. > > > > The sales guy who is promoting it says this is apparently a new > > card and he claims he can get specs from engineering. > > Not sure about NDA status. > > > > So my question is... is it worth calling this guy's bluff? > > > > Shawn. > > > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" > > in > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >