Ethernet Gigabit Driver Net.i82540

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I found that the “Hardware Support” of the site section does not include
the support of Gigabit Ethernet Intel 82540 chip, but the related driver
is included in the last patch G of QNX4.

I would like to know if this driver supports Intel 82546 chip as well.

Thanks in advance,
Enrico

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| Enrico Bendinelli | Prisma Engineering srl |
| enricob@prisma-eng.it | Via Petrocchi 4 20127 MILANO ITALY |
| http://www.prisma-eng.it | Tel. +39 02 26113507 Fax. 26113597 |

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Previously, Enrico Bendinelli wrote in qdn.public.qnx4:

I found that the “Hardware Support” of the site section does not include
the support of Gigabit Ethernet Intel 82540 chip, but the related driver
is included in the last patch G of QNX4.

I would like to know if this driver supports Intel 82546 chip as well.

Yes, this driver also supports the 82546 chipset.

Thanks in advance,
Enrico

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| Enrico Bendinelli | Prisma Engineering srl |
| > enricob@prisma-eng.it > | Via Petrocchi 4 20127 MILANO ITALY |
| > http://www.prisma-eng.it > | Tel. +39 02 26113507 Fax. 26113597 |

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But… It doesn’t support either of these cards for Gigabit, only 10/100.

-Martin.

“Hugh Brown” <hsbrown@qnx.com> wrote in message
news:Voyager.030709075355.1391A@node90.ott.qnx.com…

Previously, Enrico Bendinelli wrote in qdn.public.qnx4:
I found that the “Hardware Support” of the site section does not include
the support of Gigabit Ethernet Intel 82540 chip, but the related driver
is included in the last patch G of QNX4.

I would like to know if this driver supports Intel 82546 chip as well.


Yes, this driver also supports the 82546 chipset.

Thanks in advance,
Enrico

–

| Enrico Bendinelli | Prisma Engineering srl |
| > enricob@prisma-eng.it > | Via Petrocchi 4 20127 MILANO ITALY |
| > http://www.prisma-eng.it > | Tel. +39 02 26113507 Fax. 26113597 |

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I am surprised, I did not expect that Gigabit Ethernet caused too much
additional complexity in the driver. We are thinking to use a cPCI card
with the 82546 chip on board.

Is there any plan about when the Gigabit support will be added in the
driver ?

Thanks,
Enrico

Martin Walter wrote:

But… It doesn’t support either of these cards for Gigabit, only 10/100.

-Martin.

“Hugh Brown” <> hsbrown@qnx.com> > wrote in message
news:> Voyager.030709075355.1391A@node90.ott.qnx.com> …

Previously, Enrico Bendinelli wrote in qdn.public.qnx4:

I found that the “Hardware Support” of the site section does not include
the support of Gigabit Ethernet Intel 82540 chip, but the related driver
is included in the last patch G of QNX4.

I would like to know if this driver supports Intel 82546 chip as well.


Yes, this driver also supports the 82546 chipset.


Thanks in advance,
Enrico

–

| Enrico Bendinelli | Prisma Engineering srl |
| > enricob@prisma-eng.it > | Via Petrocchi 4 20127 MILANO ITALY |
| > http://www.prisma-eng.it > | Tel. +39 02 26113507 Fax. 26113597 |



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| Enrico Bendinelli | Prisma Engineering srl |
| enricob@prisma-eng.it | Via Petrocchi 4 20127 MILANO ITALY |
| http://www.prisma-eng.it | Tel. +39 02 26113507 Fax. 26113597 |

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Previously, Enrico Bendinelli wrote in qdn.public.qnx4:

I am surprised, I did not expect that Gigabit Ethernet caused too much
additional complexity in the driver. We are thinking to use a cPCI card
with the 82546 chip on board.

Is there any plan about when the Gigabit support will be added in the
driver ?

No. The complexity comes with the Fleet protocol, as the protocol is in
the driver. The protocol also relies on timers and these would all have
to be changed and tested for gigabit.

Thanks,
Enrico

Martin Walter wrote:
But… It doesn’t support either of these cards for Gigabit, only 10/100.

-Martin.

“Hugh Brown” <> hsbrown@qnx.com> > wrote in message
news:> Voyager.030709075355.1391A@node90.ott.qnx.com> …

Previously, Enrico Bendinelli wrote in qdn.public.qnx4:

I found that the “Hardware Support” of the site section does not include
the support of Gigabit Ethernet Intel 82540 chip, but the related driver
is included in the last patch G of QNX4.

I would like to know if this driver supports Intel 82546 chip as well.


Yes, this driver also supports the 82546 chipset.


Thanks in advance,
Enrico

–

| Enrico Bendinelli | Prisma Engineering srl |
| > enricob@prisma-eng.it > | Via Petrocchi 4 20127 MILANO ITALY |
| > http://www.prisma-eng.it > | Tel. +39 02 26113507 Fax. 26113597 |







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| Enrico Bendinelli | Prisma Engineering srl |
| > enricob@prisma-eng.it > | Via Petrocchi 4 20127 MILANO ITALY |
| > http://www.prisma-eng.it > | Tel. +39 02 26113507 Fax. 26113597 |