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Re: Seeking NetXen driver (SL 5.5)
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Connie Sieh <[log in to unmask]>
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Connie Sieh <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:37:34 -0500
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On Thu, 26 Aug 2010, Markus Neteler wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I hoped to find the NetXen driver in SL 5.5 but it does not seem to be in
> Linux fep 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5 #1 SMP Tue Aug 10 16:39:28 EDT 2010

Why do you think it is not in 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5?

-Connie Sieh

> x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
>
> The network card is this:
>
> lspci  | grep NetX
> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708
> Gigabit Ethernet (rev 12)
> 07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708
> Gigabit Ethernet (rev 12)
> 08:00.0 Ethernet controller: NetXen Incorporated NXB-10GCX4 10-Gigabit
> Ethernet PCIe Adapter with CX4 copper interface (rev 25)
>
> Should I obtain a driver SRPM and compile myself or is there a
> better way?
>
> thanks in advance,
> Markus
>
>

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