From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ben Greear Subject: Re: Network card driver problem (znb.o/tulip) Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 10:14:00 -0700 Message-ID: <428CC958.1080909@candelatech.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: jgarzik@pobox.com, tulip-users@lists.sourceforge.net, netdev@oss.sgi.com Return-path: To: Kosta Todorovic In-Reply-To: Sender: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com Errors-to: netdev-bounce@oss.sgi.com List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Kosta Todorovic wrote: > Whats the best 4-port NIC currently available? I'm interested in > purchasing 10 4-port NICs as a replacement for my current cards. > > I am looking for 10/100Mbps and a good driver for linux (2.4.x and > 2.6.x). Preferably a mainstream company but thats not priority. > > Could the community please recommend the best card available? Money is > not an issue since im really interested in the best of the best. Get an Intel 4-port GigE NIC. It will do 10/100/1000, and if you really want to use all 4 ports at even 100Mbps, you need the 64-bit PCI bus... I have been getting mine from silicom-usa.com lately. They also have 6-port NICs, and 4-port broadcom GigE nics that can be used in 32-bit PCI slots. (The Intel 4-port NICs will only work in 64-bit PCI slots.) If you really want 10/100 nics, try the p430tx from aei: http://www.aei-it.com/hardware/fastenet/p430tx.htm These are like the old DFE570tx NICs, and use the tulip driver. They are almost as expensive as the GigE NICs though... Thanks, Ben > > Any suggestions? > > Regards, > Kosta > > > > On 3/11/05, Kosta Todorovic wrote: > >>My company has recently purchased several ZNYX ZX274 network cards. >>These cards are Four Channel, 10/100 PCI Adapters. They use Intel chipsets. >> >>Unfortunately there exists no drivers for linux amd64 architecture. >>There are 32bit drivers found at: >>http://www.znyx.com/support/drivers/ZX374_drivers.htm but naturally >>they wont compile under my amd64 system. >> >>The driver itself is called znb.o and can be downloaded from ZNYX's >>website. I spoke to support staff there but they told me they have >>discontinued support and development for this series of cards. >> >>The system I am running gentoo and have tried both 2.4.x and 2.6.x >>kernels but no luck. >> >>Unfortunately there is NO 64bit drivers available for ANY platform. not even MS. >> >>Does anyone know of a customised znb.o driver built for amd64? >>Is there any chance of anyone modifying the source code of the driver >>to compile under a amd64 system? >> >>I've noticed that "tulip" drivers get loaded as a module at boot time. >>but they dont function correctly. (lets you start the device and >>attach ips but cant talk through it) >> >>Is there any variants of the tulip driver that will work for this? >> >>Help much appreciated. >> >> >>/proc/pci extract for network cards: >> >> Bus 5, device 5, function 0: >> Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip >>21142/43 (#30) (rev 65). >> IRQ 30. >> Master Capable. Latency=128. Min Gnt=20.Max Lat=40. >> I/O at 0x0 [0x7f]. >> Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfa1ff400 [0xfa1ff7ff]. >> Bus 5, device 4, function 0: >> Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip >>21142/43 (#29) (rev 65). >> IRQ 29. >> Master Capable. No bursts. Min Gnt=20.Max Lat=40. >> I/O at 0x0 [0x7f]. >> Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xf9f00000 [0xf9f003ff]. >> > > -- Ben Greear Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com