Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters, NetXtreme II Family of Adapters, v.16.2.0, A01

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Linux Red Hat 5.X, 6.0 and SLES 10/11 driver update for Broadcom NetXtreme I and NetXtreme II Adapters
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Fixes & Enhancements

- Added support for the BCM57712 NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
- Management traffic stops when Linux kernel crashes.
- Significantly lower iSCSI offload performance when connecting to a target without flow control enabled.
- Incorrect flow control counter reported in BACS for 10G mezz card connected at 1G speed.
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Version

16.2.0, A01

Release date

06 Dec 2011

Download Type

Driver

Category

Network, Ethernet & Wireless

Importance

Optional
Dell Technologies recommends reviewing this update to determine if it applies to your system. The update contains changes that impact only certain configurations or provides new features that may or may not apply to your environment.
Available formats
File Format: Red Hat Package Manager file
File Name: Bcom_LAN_16.2.0_LinuxRH5SLES10_DKMS_A01.tar.gz
File Size: 22.75 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file format is an archive of files that may be installed using the native RPM program.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
7af2a312444a4e48924ad59a3d59fb94
SHA1:
65baf678a2e008d45d443fb373cb9117e05182b7
SHA-256:
b140e60d31288a288d9ff5998524760adcabe9437de064d3171a0cd899b3feaa
File Format: Red Hat Package Manager file
File Name: Bcom_LAN_16.2.0_LinuxRH6_KMP_A01.tar.gz
File Size: 2.89 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file format is an archive of files that may be installed using the native RPM program.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
ffa0d4c8717cd7a8403050e236045659
SHA1:
087dfaa0b040de4262b28549337cde2deb90448e
SHA-256:
3e3c12cda9e8040d054680ef54b04ab2f24a09f2a3b46d058c36e03af73922bc
File Format: Red Hat Package Manager Source Code file
File Name: Bcom_LAN_16.2.0_LinuxSLES11_KMP_A01.tar.gz
File Size: 7.07 MB
This is a large file. Depending on your connection speed, it may take some time to download.
Format Description:
This file format is an archive of files that may be installed using the native RPM program.
To ensure the integrity of your download, please verify the checksum value.
MD5:
5a24a1d34bf5cf9bd28ad54d802cecba
SHA1:
93a7c042771ff78a6aad89f43752de8564317f10
SHA-256:
830c4122e74ef2ca536d1df31d9ee8e715bc77cbd5bd9abaaab6eb0ae9cee6e9

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Novell SuSE Linux ES 11
Suse Linux ES 10
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat® Ent Linux 5
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Installation

1. Save the RPM to a directory on your Linux system such as /tmp.
2. Change directory to this directory: cd /tmp
3. Type in the RPM install command

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