Linux Base Driver for 10 Gigabit Intel(R) Ethernet Network Connection ===================================================================== March 14, 2011 Contents ======== - In This Release - Identifying Your Adapter - Building and Installation - Command Line Parameters - Improving Performance - Additional Configurations - Known Issues/Troubleshooting - Support In This Release =============== This file describes the ixgb Linux Base Driver for the 10 Gigabit Intel(R) Network Connection. This driver includes support for Itanium(R)2-based systems. For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation supplied with your 10 Gigabit adapter. All hardware requirements listed apply to use with Linux. The following features are available in this kernel: - Native VLANs - Channel Bonding (teaming) - SNMP Channel Bonding documentation can be found in the Linux kernel source: /Documentation/networking/bonding.txt 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 iproute2 to obtain the same information. Instructions on updating ethtool can be found in the section "Additional Configurations" later in this document. Identifying Your Adapter ======================== The following Intel network adapters are compatible with the drivers in this release: Controller Adapter Name Physical Layer ---------- ------------ -------------- 82597EX Intel(R) PRO/10GbE LR/SR/CX4 10G Base-LR (1310 nm optical fiber) Server Adapters 10G Base-SR (850 nm optical fiber) 10G Base-CX4(twin-axial copper cabling) For more information on how to identify your adapter, go to the Adapter & Driver ID Guide at: http://support.intel.com/support/network/sb/CS-012904.htm Building and Installation ========================= select m for "Intel(R) PRO/10GbE support" located at: Location: -> Device Drivers -> Network device support (NETDEVICES [=y]) -> Ethernet (10000 Mbit) (NETDEV_10000 [=y]) 1. make modules && make modules_install 2. Load the module:     modprobe ixgb = The insmod command can be used if the full path to the driver module is specified. For example: insmod /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb.ko With 2.6 based kernels also make sure that older ixgb drivers are removed from the kernel, before loading the new module: rmmod ixgb; modprobe ixgb 3. Assign an IP address to the interface by entering the following, where x is the interface number: ip addr add ethx 4. Verify that the interface works. Enter the following, where is the IP address for another machine on the same subnet as the interface that is being tested: ping Command Line Parameters ======================= If the driver is built as a module, the following optional parameters are used by entering them on the command line with the modprobe command using this syntax: modprobe ixgb [