Tim Dixon wrote: > > > FWIW, you can only use up to eth15 on 2.2.x kernels with a modified tulip > > driver. This restriction has been removed in 2.4.x. > > Actually, we regularly use 20 ports on a 2.0.x kernel (it's a simple patch). > > Anynoe have experience of the D-Link 4-port cards and the 2.4.x drivers?? > We'd quite like to migrate to a newer kernel, but are rather cautious given > the, er, divergence that seems to have arisen in the development paths... The D-LINKs do not work 100% with RH 7.1 kernel, at least. (Auto-negotiate problems, wouldn't run at 100bt-FD, even fixed speed.) I haven't tried the later drivers, but I should be getting a new D-LINK in the next 2-3 days, and I'll be sure to try it again. The D-LINKs did work at 100bt-HD when forced by mii-diag, though.... I'm also getting an Adaptec I found on Ebay one of these days, so I'll have another 4-Port card to play with... Interestingly enough, the only 4-port card I've heard of that works well at high speeds (ie full-duplex) is Sun's QFE card, and they are expensive as hell... (I haven't tried them myself, though...) Ben -- Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com> <Ben_Greear@excite.com> President of Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com ScryMUD: http://scry.wanfear.com http://scry.wanfear.com/~greear - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
