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10-Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter User’s Guide
For example, the first adapter would appear as
xg1
:
10 Gigabit Ethernet: xg1, module 001c02, 66 MHz PCI bus 2 slot 1
Linux Adapter Recognition Verification
Unlike IRIX, under Linux all Ethernet adapters all share the prefix
eth
N
.
To verify that the adapter has been recognized, do the following:
1. Use the
lspci
command to ensure that the device has been recognized:
[root@linux root]# /sbin/lspci
.....
02:02.0 Ethernet controller: S2io Inc.: Unknown device 5831 (rev 03)
Note:
At this point (before the module is loaded), the
/proc/net/dev
file will
not display the device.
On SGI ProPack 3 systems, you can also use the
hinv
command to display device
information.
2. Load the
s2io
module:
[root@linux root]# insmod s2io
The device will now appear in the
/proc/net/dev
file:
[root@linux root]# cat /proc/net/dev | grep eth1
eth1:
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
....
[root@linux root]#
The device also appears in
ifconfig
output as well.
To make this module load at system boot time, enter the following line into the
modules.conf
file:
alias eth1 s2io
3. Use the
ifconfig
command to show the new
eth
N
interface. For example:
[root@linux root]# ifconfig eth1
eth1
Link encap:Ethernet
HWaddr 08:00:69:14:72:AD
BROADCAST MULTICAST
MTU:1500
Metric:1
007–4669–002
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