Re: [RTnet-users] driver for new LAN chip

[Roland T. <rwa...@gm...>]

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 the Intel Pro/1000 chip is not outdated at all.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
>>>
>