Re: Recommended NIC module

[Stan Hoeppner <stan@hardwarefreak.com>]

Mathias put forth on 1/9/2010 7:31 PM:
> Which module would you guys (or gals :) recommend for this NIC, the e100 or
> the eepro100?
> 
> 00:02.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet
> Pro 100 (rev 08)

I have a server with both rev 05 and rev 08 cards installed:
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100
(rev 05)
00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100
(rev 08)

The rev 05 card is an old Compaq NC31x1 with an Intel 82558 chip.
The rev 08 card is a newer Intel Pro 100 Server Adapter with an Intel 82559 chip.

I have the e100 driver compiled into the kernel controlling both cards.  I don't
know precisely what the difference between the two drivers is.  I think that the
eepro100 was written by Don Becker back in 1999 (or earlier), and reaches back
to the original eepro10 code.  The e100 driver is much newer IIRC and was/is
written/maintained by Intel.

Thus, I'd say go with e100.

--
Stan