Hi,
> are interested in. Look for the PCI Device id (the vendor id is always 0x8086 > at Intel) and compare it > with the list that is coded in the rt_e1000 driver (file e1000_main.c, array > e1000_pci_tbl around line 100). Thanks this is helpful. Would you know whether the realtek driver and the other drivers might also be valid for a number of different device numbers? Kind regards, Roland > > Regards > > Mathias >> Hi, >> >> I am a bit confused. There seem to be a number of Intel GBit LAN chips >> but are they all supported by the rt_ep1000 driver? >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Roland >> >> M. Koehrer wrote: >>> Hi Roland, >>> >>> ok, if you do not want to use a server mainboard, did you check the >> mainboards from >>> Intel? I assume that they will use their own network chips on it... >>> And I think there a board that are not too expensive (compared against >> server boards). >>> Regards >>> >>> Mathias >>>> Karl Reichert wrote: >>>>> Mathias Koehrer wrote: >>>>>> the Intel Pro/1000 chip is not outdated at all. >>>>>> Many professional (server) mainboards are using this chip. >>>>>> E.g. look at the www.supermicro.com web page for server mainboards. >>>>>> There are many mainboards that have 2 Intel Gigabit NICs onboard >>>>>> which work fine with rtnet. >>>>>> Also there are PCI or PCIe adapters available from Intel that work >> fine >>>>>> aswell. >>>>> I can confirm that. I'm using an Intel Pro/1000 (driver rt_e1000) >> network >>>> card with RTnet and the driver works fine. This card is sold for 35 EUR >> in >>>> germany, for example at www.reichelt-elektronik.de >>>> >>>> I also use the intel Pro/1000, the realtek 8139, nationalsemi (natsemi) >>>> conductor chip, SysKonnect, (Sys98...) and Via Rhine which all work with >>>> rtnet. Only thing is that I cannot find a current motherboard with any >>>> of the above chips at the moment. >>>> >>>> What is the exact specification of the intel chips that work. >>>> >>>> I do have the drawback that I would not want a board that is too >>>> expensive either which makes server mainboards a less attractive choice. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Roland >>>>> Karl >>>>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft >> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. >> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ >> _______________________________________________ >> RTnet-users mailing list >> RTnet-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rtnet-users >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ RTnet-users mailing list RTnet-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rtnet-users
