Compatibility Guide

142 Network Interface Controllers and Supported Operating Systems
In Table 9-1, "NA" indicates that the driver is supplied by the operating
system rather than by the manufacturer of the NIC.
Table 9-1. NIC Manufacturers and Drivers Required for Supported
Operating Systems
NIC Product
Name
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
2000
Microsoft
Windows
2003
Microsoft
Windows
2008
Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux 4.7
Red Hat
Enterprise
Linux
Server 5.3
SUSE
®
Linux
Enterprise
Server
(version 10
SP2 and
version 11)
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Family of
Adapters
(5721, 5722)
NA
11.7 11.7
3.92n 3.92n 3.92n
Broadcom
NetXtreme II
Family of
Adapters
(BCM5708,
BCM5709)
NA 4.6 4.6 1.8.7b 1.8.7b 1.8.7b
Broadcom
NetXtreme II
Family of
Adapter
10GbE
(BCM57710)
NA 4.6 4.6 1.48.107 1.48.107 1.48.107
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
appropri-
ate readme
file for the
latest
informa-
tion.
3.4.14p1-
NAPI (Intel
PRO/100
Network
Driver)
6.2.15-NAPI
(Intel
PRO/1000
Network
Driver)