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Linux Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/100 Family of Adapters
=============================================================

June 1, 2018

Contents
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- In This Release
- Identifying Your Adapter
- Building and Installation
- Driver Configuration Parameters
- Additional Configurations
- Known Issues
- Support


In This Release
===============

This file describes the Linux Base Driver for the Intel(R) PRO/100 Family of
Adapters. This driver includes support for Itanium(R)2-based systems.

For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation
supplied with your Intel PRO/100 adapter.

The following features are now available in supported kernels:
 - Native VLANs
 - Channel Bonding (teaming)
 - SNMP

Channel Bonding documentation can be found in the Linux kernel source:
/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst


Identifying Your Adapter
========================

For information on how to identify your adapter, and for the latest Intel
network drivers, refer to the Intel Support website:
https://www.intel.com/support

Driver Configuration Parameters
===============================

The default value for each parameter is generally the recommended setting,
unless otherwise noted.

Rx Descriptors:
   Number of receive descriptors. A receive descriptor is a data
   structure that describes a receive buffer and its attributes to the network
   controller. The data in the descriptor is used by the controller to write
   data from the controller to host memory. In the 3.x.x driver the valid range
   for this parameter is 64-256. The default value is 256. This parameter can be
   changed using the command::

     ethtool -G eth? rx n

   Where n is the number of desired Rx descriptors.

Tx Descriptors:
   Number of transmit descriptors. A transmit descriptor is a data
   structure that describes a transmit buffer and its attributes to the network
   controller. The data in the descriptor is used by the controller to read
   data from the host memory to the controller. In the 3.x.x driver the valid
   range for this parameter is 64-256. The default value is 128. This parameter
   can be changed using the command::

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