Dell PowerEdge C6145 Onboard LOM, v.2.4.8, A00

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*add support for new fiber devices Intel(R) Gigabit Server Adapters I340-F4
*add support for new string format of PBA numbers for adapters.
*fix for dropped connection when setting fiber devices to unsupported speed using ethtool.
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Linux* Base Driver for Intel(R) Network Connection
==================================================

January 4, 2010

Contents
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- In This Release
- Identifying Your Adapter
- Building and Installation
- Command Line Parameters
- Additional Configurations
- Known Issues/Troubleshooting
- Support

In This Release
===============

This file describes the igb Linux* Base Driver for Intel Network Connection.
This driver supports kernel versions 2.4.x and 2.6.x.

This driver is only supported as a loadable module at this time. Intel is
not supplying patches against the kernel source to allow for static linking
of the driver. For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the
documentation supplied with your Intel Gigabit adapter. All hardware
requirements listed apply to use with Linux.

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

The igb driver supports IEEE 1588 time stamping for kernels 2.6.30 and above.
A basic tutorial for the technology can be found at:
http://ieee1588.nist.gov/tutorial-basic.pdf

The driver information previously displayed in the /proc filesystem is not
supported in this release. Alternatively, you can use ethtool (version 1.6
or later), lspci, and ifconfig to obtain the same information.

Instructions on updating ethtool can be found in the section "Additional
Configurations" later in this document.

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/go/network/adapter/idguide.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://support.intel.com/support/go/network/adapter/home.htm

Building and Installation
=========================

To build a binary RPM* package of this driver, run 'rpmbuild -tb
'. Replace with the specific filename
of the driver.

NOTE: For the build to work properly, the currently running kernel MUST
match the version and configuration of the installed kernel sources.
If you have just recompiled the kernel reboot the system now.

RPM functionality has only been tested in Red Hat distributions.

1. Move the base driver tar file to the directory of your choice. For
example, use /home/username/igb or /usr/local/src/igb.

2. Untar/unzip archive:

tar zxf igb-x.x.x.tar.gz

3. Change to the driver src directory:

cd igb-x.x.x/src/

4. Compile the driver module:

make install

The binary will be installed as:

/lib/modules//kernel/drivers/net/igb/igb.[k]o

The install locations listed above are the default locations. They
might not be correct for certain Linux distributions.

5. Load the module using either the insmod or modprobe command:

modprobe igb

insmod igb

Note that for 2.6 kernels the insmod command can be used if the full
path to the driver module is specified. For example:

insmod /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/net/igb/igb.ko

With 2.6 based kernels also make sure that older igb drivers are
removed from the kernel, before loading the new module:

rmmod igb; modprobe igb

6. Assign an IP add