From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: NIC on 2.4.19 SMP Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2002 20:47:22 -0400 Sender: linux-net-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <3DB1FD1A.4020109@pobox.com> References: <1035064119.2912.31.camel@tank> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Paul Hernandez , Linux-net , netdev@oss.sgi.com Return-path: To: Felipe W Damasio List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Felipe W Damasio wrote: > On Fri, 2002-10-18 at 16:57, Paul Hernandez wrote: > >>Hello, >> >>It was suggested to me that I forward this issue to you both. >> >>OS: 2.4.19.SuSE SMP >>Motherboard: Intel Dual P4 Xeon Server board SE7500CW2 >>(latest bios off Intel site) >>On-borad LAN controller: Intel 82557/8/9 [Ether Pro 100] (rev 0d) >>Addional NIC's tried: 3-COM 3C-905C-TX-M, Netgear FA311 >> >>dmesg output: >> >>e100: eth0: Intel(R) 8255x-based Ethernet Adapter > > >>SIOCGMIIPHY on eth0 failed: >>Operation not supported >>no MII interfaces found > > > Try using the eepro100.c driver from the kernel, and not the one from > Intel (the driver from the kernel supports SIOCGMIIPHY). > > Though it does not seem a problem with the driver, you should try using > the one from the kernel and see if it helps. I agree that comparison is useful, though it should be pointed out that ethtool is preferred for e100... Jeff