Hi all, I am evaluating the Intel® PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Bypass Server Adapter as a potential component of a product line.
I successfully installed the card (with the e1000e driver) to work as a normal ethernet card on an Ubuntu server. The next, and most important step is to test the bypass functionality of the card. >From one of the technical briefs I found out that this is done programatically. So my guess would be that some register needs to be set to enable the bypass mode; and then use some sort of a watchdog to keep the bypass off while the computer is up. I understand that this functionality is not supported by the original driver, and would have to implement it myself. However, from what I have found so far on this project page and Intel's website, I realize that there is not enough documentation available to do this. My question is whether someone one might have a reference manual about this card that makes note of the bypass functionality. The developers manual focuses mainly on the 82571 chipset (which is used in multiple cards). If such a reference does not exist, how would I best approach this problem? Any responses are much appreciated. Regards, Ilija ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel
