Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/100 Family of Adapters
  ==============================================================

  November 15, 2005

  
  Contents
  ========
  
  - In This Release
  - Identifying Your Adapter

  - Building and Installation

  - Driver Configuration Parameters
  - Additional Configurations

  - Known Issues

  - Support
  
  
  In This Release
  ===============
  
  This file describes the Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/100 Family of

  Adapters. This driver includes support for Itanium(R)2-based systems.
  
  For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation
  supplied with your Intel PRO/100 adapter.
  
  The following features are now available in supported kernels:
   - Native VLANs
   - Channel Bonding (teaming)
   - SNMP
  
  Channel Bonding documentation can be found in the Linux kernel source:
  /Documentation/networking/bonding.txt

  
  Identifying Your Adapter
  ========================

  For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter &

  Driver ID Guide at:
  
    http://support.intel.com/support/network/adapter/pro100/21397.htm

  For the latest Intel network drivers for Linux, refer to the following
  website. In the search field, enter your adapter name or type, or use the

  networking link on the left to search for your adapter:
  
    http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df/support_intel.asp
  
  Driver Configuration Parameters
  ===============================
  
  The default value for each parameter is generally the recommended setting,
  unless otherwise noted.

  Rx Descriptors: Number of receive descriptors. A receive descriptor is a data
     structure that describes a receive buffer and its attributes to the network
     controller. The data in the descriptor is used by the controller to write
     data from the controller to host memory. In the 3.x.x driver the valid range
     for this parameter is 64-256. The default value is 64. This parameter can be
     changed using the command:

     ethtool -G eth? rx n, where n is the number of desired rx descriptors.

  Tx Descriptors: Number of transmit descriptors. A transmit descriptor is a data
     structure that describes a transmit buffer and its attributes to the network
     controller. The data in the descriptor is used by the controller to read
     data from the host memory to the controller. In the 3.x.x driver the valid
     range for this parameter is 64-256. The default value is 64. This parameter
     can be changed using the command:

  
     ethtool -G eth? tx n, where n is the number of desired tx descriptors.

  Speed/Duplex: The driver auto-negotiates the link speed and duplex settings by

     default. The ethtool utility can be used as follows to force speed/duplex.

  
     ethtool -s eth?  autoneg off speed {10|100} duplex {full|half}
  
     NOTE: setting the speed/duplex to incorrect values will cause the link to
     fail.

  Event Log Message Level:  The driver uses the message level flag to log events
     to syslog. The message level can be set at driver load time. It can also be
     set using the command:

  
     ethtool -s eth? msglvl n

  Additional Configurations
  =========================
  
    Configuring the Driver on Different Distributions
    -------------------------------------------------

    Configuring a network driver to load properly when the system is started is
    distribution dependent. Typically, the configuration process involves adding
    an alias line to /etc/modules.conf or /etc/modprobe.conf as well as editing
    other system startup scripts and/or configuration files.  Many popular Linux
    distributions ship with tools to make these changes for you. To learn the
    proper way to configure a network device for your system, refer to your
    distribution documentation.  If during this process you are asked for the
    driver or module name, the name for the Linux Base Driver for the Intel
    PRO/100 Family of Adapters is e100.

    As an example, if you install the e100 driver for two PRO/100 adapters
    (eth0 and eth1), add the following to modules.conf or modprobe.conf:

  
         alias eth0 e100
         alias eth1 e100
  
    Viewing Link Messages
    ---------------------

    In order to see link messages and other Intel driver information on your
    console, you must set the dmesg level up to six. This can be done by
    entering the following on the command line before loading the e100 driver:

  
         dmesg -n 8

    If you wish to see all messages issued by the driver, including debug

    messages, set the dmesg level to eight.
  
    NOTE: This setting is not saved across reboots.

    Ethtool
    -------
  
    The driver utilizes the ethtool interface for driver configuration and

    diagnostics, as well as displaying statistical information.  The ethtool

    version 1.6 or later is required for this functionality.

    The latest release of ethtool can be found from

    http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/

  
    Enabling Wake on LAN* (WoL)
    ---------------------------

    WoL is provided through the ethtool* utility.  For instructions on enabling
    WoL with ethtool, refer to the ethtool man page.

  
    WoL will be enabled on the system during the next shut down or reboot. For

    this driver version, in order to enable WoL, the e100 driver must be

    loaded when shutting down or rebooting the system.
  
    NAPI
    ----
  
    NAPI (Rx polling mode) is supported in the e100 driver.
  
    See www.cyberus.ca/~hadi/usenix-paper.tgz for more information on NAPI.

    Multiple Interfaces on Same Ethernet Broadcast Network
    ------------------------------------------------------
  
    Due to the default ARP behavior on Linux, it is not possible to have
    one system on two IP networks in the same Ethernet broadcast domain
    (non-partitioned switch) behave as expected. All Ethernet interfaces
    will respond to IP traffic for any IP address assigned to the system.
    This results in unbalanced receive traffic.
  
    If you have multiple interfaces in a server, either turn on ARP
    filtering by
  
    (1) entering: echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/arp_filter
        (this only works if your kernel's version is higher than 2.4.5), or
  
    (2) installing the interfaces in separate broadcast domains (either
        in different switches or in a switch partitioned to VLANs).

  Support
  =======
  
  For general information, go to the Intel support website at:
  
      http://support.intel.com

      or the Intel Wired Networking project hosted by Sourceforge at:
  
      http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000

  If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported

  kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to the
  issue to e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net.

  
  
  License
  =======

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