Compatibility Guide

76 Network Interface Controllers and Supported Operating Systems
Table 9-1. NIC Manufacturers and Drivers Required for Supported Operating Systems
NIC Product Name Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000
Microsoft
Windows 2003
Red Hat
®
Enterprise
Linux
®
3
Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4
Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux Server 5
SUSE
®
Linux
Enterprise
Server (version 9
and 10)
3COM
®
3C98x
Family of Adapters
NOTE: Dell no
longer supports this
NIC.
NA NA NA NA NA NA
Alteon ACEnic
Copper Gigabit
NOTE: Dell no
longer supports this
NIC.
NA NA NA NA NA NA
Broadcom
NetXtreme Family
of Adapters
7.100
(7.7 family of
adapters)
7.100 (7.7 family
of adapters)
7.4.12
(7.7 family of
adapters)
3.10 Broadcom
driver
See the
appropriate
readme file for
the latest
information.
3.37
(Broadcom
Tigon3
ethernet
driver)
Intel
®
EtherExpress
®
Family of Adapters
6.0 8.0.17
(Intel PRO/100
Adapters)
8.4.21
(Intel PRO/1000
Adapters)
NA NA (Intel
PRO/100
Adapters)
5.7.6.1(Intel
PRO/1000
Adapters)
See the
appropriate
readme file for
the latest
information.
3.4.14p1-NAPI
(Intel PRO/100
Network
Driver)
6.2.15-NAPI
(Intel
PRO/1000
Network
Driver)