intels e100 driver or the kernel's eepro100 driver?

gladbach · n00b Joined: 15 Jun 2002 Posts: 50

It seems that they are both drivers for the same cards, one was reverse engineered back in the day for intels 10/100 cards, the other released by intel themselves.

Which would be better to use, anyone have an opinion? The only reason I stumbled onto it was because I noticed gentoo has an install for my intel e1000 gigabit fibre card,(i always got the driver from intel before, and was looking for the original sources after recompiling my kernel) and then noticed the e100 install also....

I would imagine the differences in speed are trivial, but just wondering if anyone has any ideas.

kev

klieber · Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2002 1:12 pm Post subject:

I've used Intel NICs in quite a few linux boxes and have always used the kernel driver. (I didn't even know Intel had their own driver until you just told me.

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I've had *very* good luck with the driver included with the kernel sources, both speed-wise and stability-wise. Given that stability is far, far more important in my book, I wouldn't even look twice at the Intel driver, simply because I've had such positive experiences with the kernel driver.

IMO, YMMV and all that.

--kurt
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lemming · n00b Joined: 07 Aug 2002 Posts: 57 Location: Kanab, UT

I don't think that Donald Becker is continuing to update the eepro100 driver. Intel does have a QA & Development team committed to the Linux e100 driver. Further than that, I can't say, since I don't want to violate any NDAs...
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zen_guerrilla · Guru Joined: 18 Apr 2002 Posts: 343 Location: Greece

I tried both drivers on my laptop. Haven't noticed any difference so far

.:: zen ::.

pilla · Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2002 1:22 am Post subject:

I have heard of people complaining about eepro100, but it just works for me (I have one in my notebook).

Try eepro100 before because it is already in the kernel, if it does not work for you, try e100.

gladbach · n00b Joined: 15 Jun 2002 Posts: 50

Yeah, I imagine I am going to give the e100 a try in some of my test boxen.

kev

Rroet · Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2002 4:14 pm Post subject:

I would suggest to use the e100 drivers for multiple reasons.... mainly which are different cardtypes that are incompatible with the eepro100 driver.

Of which include the new Compaq Evo D310 models. I must say I'm very pleased with Intel's current level of development in the drivers. It's very complete and very well functioning.

The only problem that's keeping intel from working directly into the kernel is the license on the driver as far as I can see. I don't know exactly which license is on it, but my modprobe always gives me a feedback of a "tainted module".

Strange part is the RedHat Kernels, they have the driver build in the kernel but then you don't get a message ?!

I'd strongly suggest you give the drivers a try. if you already have a working eepro100 you won't notice a thing, but futurewise, I think these e100 drivers will completely at some point will replace eepro100.
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