Compatibility Guide

118 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)