NetMAX Supported Ethernet Devices

This list is comprised of hardware that is explicitly supported by the drivers distributed with NetMAX.
The listed components should be compatible under most circumstances, but they have only been tested to work where indicated. Even if tested, they are not guaranteed to work in all situations, as conditions can exist in which the presence of other devices can cause conflicts with the listed hardware, or with the system board itself. Some examples include:
- Manufacturers of pre-built systems sometimes make modifications to the base components included that cause them to behave differently than expected.
- Installing some hardware devices can cause other components in the system to stop working - or to work poorly - due to resource sharing between the components.
- Many hardware manufacturers design hardware specifically for use with the Windows OS environment and make no consideration for other OS platforms. Consequently, purchasing the "newest" hardware available is generally not in the best interest of NetMAX customers until driver support is confirmed.
The NetMAX development team periodically performs hardware reviews of readily available components to test compatibility with our product line.

The NetMAX Development team is compiling a list of devices that have been reported to be compatible with NetMAX products by users. These products have not been tested by our engineering staff and are therefore not directly supported. Any information that is available regarding installation or use of such hardware will be posted in the NetMAX knowledge base.
If you have had success with a piece of hardware, and would like to contribute to this list, send a message to NetMAX Support containing the version of the NetMAX software you are running, and the make, model, and firmware revision of the device with which you had success.

PCI Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Adapters

Vendor

Description

Tested

Driver

Notes

Accton

MPX5030

8139too.o

Adaptec

EM110TX-PCI

tulip.o

Includes Includes EM110TX-PCI-C

Adaptec

6915 (Starfire)

starfire.o

AMD

79C901

sis900.o

PHY used on some motherboards

Danpex

EN9400

tulip.o

Compaq

DE434 (EtherWorks Turbo TP)

de4x5.o

Compaq

DE435 (EtherWorks Turbo Combo)

de4x5.o

Compaq

DE450 (EtherWorks Turbo 10)

de4x5.o

Compaq

QSilver

de4x5.o

Compaq

DE500 (Fast EtherWorks 10/100)

de4x5.o

Compaq

Netelligent 10/100 TX

tlan.o

Proliant integrated NIC

Compex

ReadyLink ENET100-VG4 10/100 Mbit/s PCI

hp100.o

Compex

FreedomLine 100/VG 10/100 Mbit/s PCI

hp100.o

Compex

ReadyLink 2000

ne2k-pci.o

No full-duplex support

Davicom

DM9102 PCI Fast Ethernet

dmfe.o

Davicom

DM9132 (and DM9132A) PCI Fast Ethernet

dmfe.o

Davicom

DM9100 PCI Fast Ethernet

dmfe.o

D-Link

DE-528CT

ne.o

D-Link

DFE-500TX

tulip.o

D-Link

DFE-530TX

via-rhine.o

D-Link

DFE-530TX+ Rev. A, B, C

8139too.o

Rev. D1, D2 not supported

D-Link

DFE-538TX

8139too.o

D-Link

DFE-540TX

tulip.o

D-Link

DFE-570TX

tulip.o

Encore

ESL835-T-RE

8139too.o

Includes ESL835-TB-RE

Encore

ENL835-T-RE

8139too.o

Includes ENL835-TB-RE

Encore

ESL832-TX-RE

8139too.o

Includes ENL832-TX-RE

Encore

ENL832-WTX-RE

8139too.o

HP J2585A 10/100

hp100.o

HP J2970 10 Combo

hp100.o

HP J2973 10

hp100.o

Intel

i82550

eepro100.o

You can not use more than one of these cards in a machine.

Intel

i82551

eepro100.o

You can not use more than one of these cards in a machine.

Intel

i82558

eepro100.o

You can not use more than one of these cards in a machine.

Intel

i82559

eepro100.o

You can not use more than one of these cards in a machine.

Kingston

KNE100TX (Fast EtherRx PCI 10/100)

tulip.o

Kingston

KNE110TX (Fast PCI Ethernet)

tulip.o

Kingston

KNE40T (EtherRx PCI Ethernet)

tulip.o

Kingston

KNE40BT (EtherRx PCI Ethernet)

tulip.o

Komodo

KNC100

8139too.o

Linksys

LNE100TX

tulip.o

Macronix

MX98713 PMAC

tulip.o

Macronix

MX98715 PMAC

tulip.o

Macronix

MX98725 PMAC

tulip.o

Netgear

FA310

tulip.o

Netgear

FA311

tulip.o

Netgear

FA312

tulip.o

Novell

NE2000

ne.o

PCI Only

RealTek

RTL8029

ne2k-pci.o

No full-duplex support

RealTek

RTL8129

rtl8139.o

RealTek

RTL8201L

sis900.o

PHY used on some motherboards

RealTek

RTL8139

8139too.o

This chipset is used in many inexpensive Fast Ethernet NICs

SMC

SMC1208T

ne2k-pci.o

Includes SMC1208BT & SMC1208BTA

SMC

SMC1211TX

8139too.o

Includes SMC1211TX/LP

SMC

SMC1255TX (EZ CARD 10/100)

tulip.o

SMC

SMC8432T (EtherPower II 10)

tulip.o

Includes SMC8432BT & SMC8432BTA

SMC

SMC9334BT (EtherPower II 10/100 PCI)

tulip.o

SMC

SMC9432TX

epic100.o

SiS

Sis900

sis900.o

The SiS900 chipset is included in the following SiS motherboard chipsets: SiS540, SiS630, SiS633, SiS635, SiS645, SiS650, SiS730, SiS733, SiS735, SiS740, SiS745

Sun

HME/BigMac

sunhme.o

Sundance

ST201 (Alta)

sundance.o

3Com

3C590 (Etherlink III, Vortex)

3c59x.o

3Com

3C595 (Fast Etherlink III, Vortex)

3c59x.o

3Com

3C900 (Etherlink XL, Boomerang)

3c59x.o

3Com

3C905 (Fast Etherlink XL, Boomerang)

3c59x.o

Also known as 3C905-TX

3Com

3C905B (Fast Etherlink XL, Boomerang)

3c59x.o

Also known as 3C905B-TX

3Com

3C905C (Fast Etherlink XL, Boomerang)

3c59x.o

Also known as 3C905C-TX or 3C905CX-TX

3Com

3C980 (Fast Etherlink XL, Boomerang)

3c59x.o

VIA

VT82C926 (Amazon)

ne2k-pci.o

No full-duplex support

VIA

VT86C100A (Rhine)

via-rhine.o

Winbond

W89C840AF

winbond-840.o

Znyx

ZX346

de4x5.o

(No SROM)

Znyx

ZX312

tulip.o

PCI Gigabit Ethernet Adapters

Vendor

Description

Tested

Driver

Notes

Alteon

AceNIC Gigabit Ethernet card and other Tigon-based cards

acenic.o

Cameo

SOHO-GA2000T

ns83820.o

Cameo

SOHO-GA2500T

ns83820.o

Compaq

AceNIC Gigabit Ethernet

acenic.o

D-Link

DGE-500T

ns83820.o

Driver is written for the National Semiconductor DP83820

D-Link

DGE-550T

dl2k.o

Driver is written for the DL-2000 Media Access Controller

Proxim

PN9000-SX (Netline)

acenic.o

Packet Engines

GNIC-II (Hamachi)

hamachi.o

Packet Engines

G-NIC (Yellowfin)

yellowfin.o

NetGear

GA620

acenic.o

NetGear

GA621

ns83820.o

Puredata

PDP8023Z-TG

ns83820.o

Includes PDP8023Z-TG/32

SMC

SMC9452TX

ns83820.o

SMC

SMC9462TX

ns83820.o

SGI

AceNIC Gigabit Ethernet

acenic.o

Sun

GEM

sungem.o

3Com

3C985

acenic.o

Includes 3C985B. The driver allows for using the Jumbo Frame option (9000 bytes/frame). It requires, however, that your switches can handle this as well. To enable Jumbo Frames, add `mtu 9000' to your ifconfig line.

Yellowfin

Yellowfin G-NIC Gbit Ethernet

yellowfin.o

WAN Adapters

Vendor

Description

Tested

Driver

Notes

Cyclades

Cyclom 2X X.25

cyclomx.o

FarSite

FarSync X.21

cyclomx.o

Includes X.24, X.35

Compaq

Netelligent 10 T PCI UTP

tlan.o

Integrated

Compaq

Netelligent 10/100 TX PCI UTP

tlan.o

Integrated

Compaq

Netelligent Integrated 10/100 TX UTP

tlan.o

Integrated

Compaq

Netelligent Dual 10/100 TX PCI UTP

tlan.o

Integrated

Compaq

Netelligent 10/100 TX UTP

tlan.o

Integrated

Compaq

Netelligent 10 T/2 PCI UTP/Coax

tlan.o

Integrated

Compaq

Integrated NetFlex-3/P

tlan.o

Integrated

Compaq

NetFlex-3/P PCI

tlan.o

Integrated

Compaq

NetFlex-3/P BNC

tlan.o

Integraded

Emerging Technologies

WAN card products

Driver supplied by Emerging Technologies on purchase of card.

LMC

LMC 1000 PCI WAN Adapter

Provided by LMC upon purchase of the card.

For example base-band modems, or any other device with the X.21, V.24, V.35 or V.36 interface to your Linux box.

LMC

LMC 1200 PCI WAN Adapter

Provided by LMC upon purchase of the card.

Has on board DSU board that allows you to connect your Linux box directly to a T1 or E1 circuit.

LMC

LMC 5200 PCI WAN Adapter

Provided by LMC upon purchase of the card.

Has a HSSI interface capable of running up to 52 mbits per second

LMC

LMC 5245 PCI WAN Adapter

Provided by LMC upon purchase of the card.

Connects directly to a T3 circuit saving the additional external hardware.