Linux Ethernet Howto

The Linux Ethernet-HOWTO is a compilation of information about which Ethernet devices can be used for Linux, and how to set them up. This HOWTO is focused on the hardware and low-level driver aspect of the Ethernet cards, and does not cover the software end of things like ifconfig and route (this material is covered in the Network HOWTO).Chapters include:\* Introduction\* What card should I buy for Linux?\* Frequently Asked Questions\* Performance Tips\* Vendor/Manufacturer/Model Specific Information\* Cables, Coax, Twisted Pair\* Software Configuration and Card Diagnostics\* Technical Information\* Networking with a Laptop/Notebook Computer\* Miscellaneous Table of Contents......Page 2 4. Vendor/Manufacturer/Model Specific Information......Page 8 6. Software Configuration and Card Diagnostics......Page 9 1. Introduction......Page 10 1.2 Using the Ethernet-Howto......Page 11 1.3 HELP - It doesn't work!......Page 12 1.4 Type of cable that your card should support......Page 13 2.2 Alpha Drivers -- Getting and Using them......Page 14 2.3 Using More than one Ethernet Card per Machine......Page 15 2.5 Problems with NE1000 / NE2000 cards (and clones)......Page 17 2.6 Problems with SMC Ultra/EtherEZ and WD80*3 cards......Page 21 2.7 Problems with 3Com cards......Page 22 Ethercard is Not Detected at Boot.......Page 23 Shared Memory ISA cards in PCI Machine do not work (0xffff)......Page 24 Full Duplex Support......Page 25 Ethernet Cards for Linux on SMP Machines......Page 26 Ethernet Cards for Linux on Alpha/AXP PCI Boards......Page 27 SIOCSFFLAGS: Try again......Page 28 Access to the raw Ethernet Device......Page 29 3.2 ISA Cards and ISA Bus Speed......Page 30 3.4 Increasing NFS performance......Page 31 4.1 3Com......Page 32 EtherLink II, 3c503, 3c503/16......Page 33 Etherlink III, 3c509 / 3c509B......Page 34 3c529......Page 35 3c590 / 3c595......Page 36 Accton MPX......Page 37 AT1700......Page 38 AMD LANCE (7990, 79C960/961/961A, PCnet-ISA)......Page 39 AMD 79C970/970A (PCnet-PCI)......Page 40 AC3200 EISA......Page 41 4.9 Boca Research......Page 42 E2100......Page 43 EM100-ISA/EISA......Page 44 Compaq PCI card......Page 45 DE-530......Page 46 DFINET-300 and DFINET-400......Page 47 DE425 EISA, DE434, DE435, DE500......Page 48 Farallon Etherwave......Page 49 27245A......Page 50 HP NetServer 10/100TX PCI (D5013A)......Page 51 ICL EtherTeam 16i/32......Page 52 Ether Express PRO 10/100B......Page 53 LinkSys PCMCIA Adaptor......Page 54 Mylex LNP104......Page 55 NE2000-PCI (RealTek/Winbond/Compex)......Page 56 NE3200......Page 57 4.30 Racal-Interlan......Page 58 EtherBlaster (aka NI6510EB)......Page 59 RealTek 8129/8139......Page 60 4.35 SMC (Standard Microsystems Corp.)......Page 61 SMC Elite Ultra......Page 62 SMC EtherPower PCI (8432)......Page 63 SMC 3016......Page 64 VIA 86C926 Amazon......Page 65 Winbond 89c940......Page 66 Znyx ZX342 (DEC 21040 based)......Page 67 Identifying the Ethernet Address......Page 68 4.45 Drivers for Non-Ethernet Devices......Page 69 5.1 Thin Ethernet (thinnet)......Page 70 5.2 Twisted Pair......Page 71 WD80x3 Cards......Page 72 3Com Cards......Page 73 Shared memory (e.g. WD80x3, SMC-Ultra, 3c503)......Page 74 ISA Eight bit vs ISA 16 bit Cards......Page 75 7.5 Driver interface to the kernel......Page 76 Miscellaneous functions......Page 77 7.7 Notes on AMD PCnet / LANCE Based cards......Page 78 7.9 The Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF)......Page 79 8.2 PCMCIA Support......Page 80 The ether command......Page 81 The reserve command......Page 82 9.2 Using the Ethernet Drivers as Modules......Page 83 9.4 Disclaimer and Copyright......Page 84 9.5 Closing......Page 85