Re: Linux compatability for IBM desktop machines
On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 12:59:29 -0500, Mark Roach <mrroach@okmaybe.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-01-15 at 14:38, Faheem Mitha wrote:
>> Dear People,
>>
>> I am writing to ask whether anyone has any Linux experience with something
>> similar to the two desktop machines described at
> [...]
>> >From the descriptions given, I'm not sure what to make of "Integrated
>> 10/100/1000 MB ENET" or "Integrated 10/100100 MB ENET". (I'm guessing the
>> latter was a typo and should be the same as the former). Does anyone have
>> any idea about this?
>
> Most of the onboard 10/100/1000 nics I've seen in desktop pc's are
> Broadcom chips. Debian's kernels do not come with that driver by
> default, but knoppix does. You might try using knoppix as your
> compatibility tester...
Hi. Thanks for responding. It seems likely (but not certain) from
various bits of info I've gotten that this is the Intel PRO/1000
Gigabit Ethernet Card, supported by the e1000 driver.
Faheem.
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