Re: [Etherboot-developers] RTL8169 gigabit NIC
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From: Hans-Peter J. <hp...@ur...> - 2003-08-14 22:09:39
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Hi Ken, On Thursday 14 August 2003 18:48, ke...@et... wrote: > Has anybody tried making this work with Etherboot? I see some mods in > the Linux 8139cp.c driver that seem to indicate the hardware has a > similar structure. There is also a driver written by Realtek which > might handle media negotiation better. What are the prices of NICs > based on this controller like? Is Realtek stamping them out like > cookies like they did with the 8139? > > Sigh, technology moves on, time for me to start looking for a Gb > switch. The cheap ones aren't jumbo frame capable yet, unfortunately, but this is necessary to squeeze the bones out of it without insanely hogging the cpu. 64/66 PCI is helpful, too. In order to play with jumbo frames, I've created a linux kernel patch to support the dhcp interface-mtu option, BTW. Sorry, can't say anything about the RTL8169, using the Pro/1000 MT desktop NICs here. Pete |