Dual port Intel PRO/1000MT - will it work?

[Wilko Bulte]

On Sun, Jul 04, 2004 at 04:11:25PM +0200, Idar Tollefsen wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I was going over the hardware notes for FreeBSD/Alpha (4.10) looking for 
> supported gigabit NICs. I was looking to install a dual port card. I 
> found that the dual port Intel PRO/1000MT might fit. But there are two 
> things I wanted to check first;
> 
> The dual port Intel PRO/1000MT is, according to Intel's tech. specs., 
> based on the 82546 controller chip. The hardware notes says the em(4) 
> driver supports the 82546EB, but the manual pages for the em driver says 
> just 82546. What's the significance of 'EB' postfix in the hardware notes?
> 
> Also, just to verify that I'm reading the hardware notes right, it says 
> the em(4) driver is supported by Intel, but only on i386. I read this as 
> meaning that the driver works on Alpha, but I can't call Intel for 
> support. Right?

AFAIK you cannot call Intel for support on i386 either..

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Wilko Bulte				wilko at FreeBSD.org