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From: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
To: Andrius Kasparavicius <andrius@andrius.org>
Cc: netdev@oss.sgi.com
Subject: Re: network interface cards native vlans support in linux kernel?
Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 10:15:41 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3F0C4DBD.8020007@candelatech.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0307091816280.1313-100000@hl.kauneta.net>

Andrius Kasparavicius wrote:
> hello, as far as i know, currently there is no native vlan support in
> network device drivers. I mean, always need patching MTU.. add 4 bytes..
> :-(
> 
> is there any problems to include full vlans support?

Intel's e100 driver (and all NICs supported by it) support vlans
fine, as do most of the GigE NICs.  Tulip does not, last I hear, though
a work-around patch has been around forever.  Realtek worked at one time,
not sure about now though...

Ben


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> Andrius
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2003-07-09 17:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-07-09 15:19 network interface cards native vlans support in linux kernel? Andrius Kasparavicius
2003-07-09 15:28 ` Jeff Garzik
2003-09-11 14:57   ` Rask Ingemann Lambertsen
2003-10-22 12:06   ` Rask Ingemann Lambertsen
2003-10-22 17:01     ` Ben Greear
2003-11-12 19:48       ` Rask Ingemann Lambertsen
2003-07-09 17:15 ` Ben Greear [this message]
2003-07-09 19:12   ` Andrius Kasparavicius
2003-07-11 14:59   ` Andrius Kasparavicius
2003-07-11 17:11     ` Ben Greear
2003-07-11 17:18       ` Jeff Garzik
2003-07-11 17:25         ` Ben Greear
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-07-09 15:33 Hen, Shmulik
2003-07-09 17:13 ` Ben Greear

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