[Voyage-linux] Kernel Module for Natsemi

[Mike O'Connor]

Hi Joe

I have always used the included driver with the kernel.

Mike

Joe Nelson wrote:

> Did you compile it yourself or get a precompiled version?  If so, 
> where did you get it?  Thanks.
>
> On 9/9/05, *Mike O'Connor* < mike at pineview.net 
> <mailto:mike at pineview.net>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Joe
>
>     I'm have a 2.6.9 with 15 vlan's active, never had any trouble with
>     the
>     2.6 kernel e100 and the e1000
>
>     Cheers
>     Mike
>
>
>
>
>     Joe Nelson wrote:
>
>     > Mike,
>     >
>     > Thanks for that tip. I was able to get the e100 working really
>     well on
>     > a 2.4 kernel but not on a 2.6.  It says its supposed to support 2.6.
>     > Do you happen to know what kernel you were running?
>     >
>     > Thank you
>     >
>     > On 9/8/05, *Mike O'Connor* <mike at pineview.net
>     <mailto:mike at pineview.net>
>     > <mailto:mike at pineview.net <mailto:mike at pineview.net>>> wrote:
>     >
>     >     Hi Joe
>     >
>     >     Umm I just went back thought my notes, the eepro100 did not
>     work,
>     >     I had to
>     >     move to the e100.
>     >     This is the driver I have used ever since for the intel
>     100mb cards.
>     >
>     >     Sorry
>     >     Mike
>     >
>     >
>     >     > I have seen that mentioned on many VLAN lists so I tried an
>     >     Intel card
>     >     > with  the eepro100 module in the PCI slot of my Soekris
>     and it still
>     >     > wouldn't  work. Basically it wouldn't let me set the MTU to
>     >     1504. Its
>     >     > good to hear  that you've used eepro100 successfully. I
>     either
>     >     have an
>     >     > old version of the  module or I'm doing something wrong in
>     the vlan
>     >     > setup.
>     >     >
>     >     > On 9/8/05, Mike O'Connor < mike at pineview.net
>     <mailto:mike at pineview.net>
>     >     <mailto:mike at pineview.net <mailto:mike at pineview.net>>> wrote:
>     >     >>
>     >     >> Joe Nelson wrote:
>     >     >>
>     >     >> > I've had a real tough time getting the natsemi driver
>     to work
>     >     with
>     >     >> > my VLANs. I may be wrong, but I believe that I may just
>     have an
>     >     >> > outdated version. Does anyone know how recent the kernel
>     >     module for
>     >     >> > natsemi (ethernet on Soekris 4501 board) is? I've tried to
>     >     get VLANs
>     >     >> > working with other cards as well - Intel Pro 100 (eepro100
>     >     module)
>     >     >> > and Realtek (8139too module). Nothing seems to work. I'm
>     >     running on
>     >     >> > the 2.6.8 kernel. From what I've read, all the newer
>     drivers for
>     >     >> > these ethernet chipsets support VLANs. Does anyone have any
>     >     insight?
>     >     >> > Thanks.
>     >     >> >
>     >     >> > --
>     >     >> > Joe Nelson
>     >     >> > Air Wired
>     >     >> > http://www.airwired.net
>     >     >> >
>     >     >>
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>     >     >> >
>     >     >> Hi Joe
>     >     >>
>     >     >> I have not tried the natsemi driver with VLAN's but will say
>     >     that in
>     >     >> my experaince a large number of the ethernet drivers in the
>     >     kernel do
>     >     >> not support VLAN's.
>     >     >>
>     >     >> The only drivers drivers I have ever used successfully
>     are eepro100
>     >     >> and the intel drivers e100 and e1000. For example none of
>     the 3com
>     >     >> drivers that I tested worked with VLAN's.
>     >     >>
>     >     >> Cheers
>     >     >> Mike
>     >     >>
>     >     >
>     >     >
>     >     >
>     >     > --
>     >     > Joe Nelson
>     >     > Air Wired
>     >     > http://www.airwired.net
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > --
>     > Joe Nelson
>     > Air Wired
>     > http://www.airwired.net
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>
> -- 
> Joe Nelson
> Air Wired
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