[eepro100] Stable kernel/driver configurations?

Khyron khyron@khyron.com
Mon, 18 Jun 2001 16:08:51 -0700 (PDT)


Host brigde came back as 82810E (rev 03) (on-board). The NIC came
back as:

Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82559 Fast Ethernet LAN on Motherboard

If memory serves, you said...

> You might also want to include the rev of your eepro card.  You can
> get it with lspci -v.
>
> I have a card+kernel+driver that's been rock solid, but it isn't
> listed below.  It's installed in the machine I'm sitting in front of.
>
> On Mon, Jun 18, 2001 at 01:38:18PM -0700, Khyron wrote:
> > Has anyone documented they're configurations to the
> > point where they can claim that "kernel rev 2.x.y + driver version
> > x.y.z" is stable. By stable, I mean the driver doesn't experience
> > lockups or other connectivity failures (outside of the normal
> > duplex mismatches, etc.), doesn't experience "card reports no resources"
> > errors, or other problems which affect its ability to communicate
> > with the network.
> >
> > Can anyone say, with any degree of certainty, which of the
> > following combinations will work consistently:
> >
> > 2.2.18 + Intel e100 1.5.5
> > 2.2.18 + Intel e100 1.6.6
> > 2.2.18 + eepro100 1.09
> > 2.2.18 + eepro100 1.13
> > 2.2.18 + eepro100 1.20.2.10
> >
> > 2.4.5 + Intel e100 1.5.5
> > 2.4.5 + Intel e100 1.6.6
> >
> > Any and all comments welcome. I want to gauge where the support
> > for this hardware really is and whether its worth my (and my
> > company's) time to continue attempting to make this hardware work
> > or investigate non-Intel networking alternatives.
> >
> > TIA!
> >
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> Dan Stromberg                                               UCI/NACS/DCS
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