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+==============================================================
Linux* Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/100 Family of Adapters
==============================================================
@@ -86,83 +87,84 @@ Event Log Message Level: The driver uses the message level flag to log events
Additional Configurations
=========================
- Configuring the Driver on Different Distributions
- -------------------------------------------------
+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/modprobe.d/*.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.
+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/modprobe.d/*.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 a configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/
+As an example, if you install the e100 driver for two PRO/100 adapters
+(eth0 and eth1), add the following to a configuration file in
+/etc/modprobe.d/::
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 6
+Viewing Link Messages
+---------------------
- If you wish to see all messages issued by the driver, including debug
- messages, set the dmesg level to eight.
+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::
- NOTE: This setting is not saved across reboots.
+ dmesg -n 6
+If you wish to see all messages issued by the driver, including debug
+messages, set the dmesg level to eight.
- ethtool
- -------
+NOTE: This setting is not saved across reboots.
- 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.
+ethtool
+-------
- The latest release of ethtool can be found from
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/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.
- 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.
+The latest release of ethtool can be found from
+https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/
- 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.
+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
+----
- NAPI (Rx polling mode) is supported in the e100 driver.
+NAPI (Rx polling mode) is supported in the e100 driver.
- See https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/napi for more information
- on NAPI.
+See https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/napi for more
+information on NAPI.
- Multiple Interfaces on Same Ethernet Broadcast Network
- ------------------------------------------------------
+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.
+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
+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
+(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).
+(2) installing the interfaces in separate broadcast domains (either
+ in different switches or in a switch partitioned to VLANs).
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