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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e100.rst b/Documentation/networking/e100.rst index d4d837027925..9708f5fa76de 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/e100.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/e100.rst @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +============================================================== 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). Support |