ASUS AP1600R-E2 (AA2/AI2)
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Red Hat
®
Linux 9.0
Follow these instructions when installing the Intel
®
82547GI LAN controller
base driver for the in Red Hat
®
Linux version 5.2.x operating system. The
following procedures were tested for 2.4.x kernels through 2.4.20.
Building and installing the drivers
To build a binary RPM package of this driver, run
rpmbuild -tb <filename.tar.gz>
Replace <filename.tar.gz> with the specific filename of the driver.
The currently running kernel must match the version and
configuration of the installed kernel sources for the build to work
properly, Reboot the system now if you have just recompiled the
kernel. The RPM functionality has only been tested in Red Hat
®
distributions.
1.
Move the base driver tar file to the directory of your choice. For example,
use /home/username/e1000 or /usr/local/src/e1000.
2.
Untar or unzip the archive.
tar zxf e1000-x.x.x.tar.gz
3.
Change to the driver src directory.
cd e1000-x.x.x/src/
4.
Compile the driver module.
makenstall
The binary is installed as:
/lib/modules/[KERNEL_VERSION]/kernel/drivers/net/e1000.o
The locations listed above are default install locations and might not be
correct for some Linux distributions. For more information, see the
ldistrib.txt file included in the driver tar.
5.
Install the module.
insmod e1000 <parameter>=<value>
6.
Assign an IP address to the interface by entering the following:
ifconfig ethx <IP_address>
where x is the interface number.
7.
To verify if the interface works, enter the following:
ping <IP_address>
where <IP_address> is the IP address of another system on the same
subnet as the system being tested.
