Dell Intel PRO Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 72)

igb Linux* Driver for the Intel® Gigabit Adapters
igb Overview
This file describes the Linux* Base Driver for the Gigabit Intel® Network Connections based on the Intel® 82575EB, the
Intel® 82576, the Intel® I350, and the Intel® I354. This driver supports the 2.6.x and 3.x kernels.
This driver is only supported as a loadable module. Intel is not supplying patches against the kernel source to allow for
static linking of the driver. For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to
System Requirements . All hardware
requirements listed apply to use with Linux.
The following features are now available in supported kernels:
l Native VLANs
l Channel Bonding (teaming)
l SNMP
Adapter teaming is now implemented using the native Linux Channel bonding module. This is included in supported
Linux kernels. Channel Bonding documentation can be found in the Linux kernel source: /doc-
umentation/networking/bonding.txt
The igb driver supports IEEE time stamping for kernels 2.6.30 and above. A basic tutorial for the technology can be
found
here .
Use ethtool, lspci, or ifconfig to obtain driver information. Instructions on updating the ethtool can be found in the Addi-
tional Configurations section later in this page.
igb Linux Base Driver Supported Network Connections
The following Intel network adapters are compatible with the igb driver in this release:
Controller Adapter Name Board IDs
82576 Intel® Gigabit ET Quad Port Mezzanine Card G19945-xxx
82576 Intel® Gigabit ET Dual Port Server Adapter G18758-xxx and G20882-xxx
82576 Intel® Gigabit ET Quad Port Server Adapter G18771-xxx and G20885-xxx
I350 Intel® Gigabit 2P I350-t Adapter G15136-xxx and G32101-xxx
I350 Intel® Gigabit 4P I350-t Adapter G13158-xxx and G32100-xxx
I350 Intel® Gigabit 4P I350-t rNDC G10565-xxx
I350 Intel® Gigabit 4P X540/I350 rNDC G14843-xxx and G59298-xxx
I350 Intel® Gigabit 4P X520/I350 rNDC G61346-xxx
I350 Intel® Gigabit 4P I350-t Mezz G27581-xxx
I350 Intel® Gigabit 2P I350-t LOM n/a
I350 Intel® Gigabit 2P I350 LOM n/a
I350 Intel® Gigabit 4P x710/I350 rNDC H20674-xxx
I350 Intel® Gigabit 4P I350 bNDC H23791-xxx
To verify your adapter is supported, find the board ID number on the adapter. Look for a label that has a barcode and a
number in the format 123456-001 (six digits hyphen three digits). Match this to the list of numbers above.
For more information on how to identify your adapter or for the latest network drivers for Linux, see Customer Support .