Network Drivers for Intel Motherboard

[Joel Jaeggli]

On Mon, 17 Apr 2006, Ted Beaton wrote:

> The motherboard has one RJ45 network interface.  As far as I know it is an 
> either/or as far as which interface you have (1GB or 100MB).  I just

ah I get it, specs say it has one of the following...

http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/d945gnt/

> downloaded FC 4 Friday from one of the mirrors that the Fedora website has 
> listed and the kernel is the 2.6.11-1.1369 kernel.  Where can I get the iso's 
> fpr the 2.6.16 kernel?

I would grab the kernel rpm from the updates, burn it on cd or drop it on 
a memory stick  install it and see...

IE, if you're using the x86_64 smp kernel, which seems likely grab 
something like:

ftp://limestone.uoregon.edu/fedora/updates/4/x86_64/kernel-smp-2.6.16-1.2069_FC4.x86_64.rpm

> Thanks
>
> Joel Jaeggli wrote:
>> On Mon, 17 Apr 2006, Ted Beaton wrote:
>> 
>>> Anybody know where to find network drivers for the D945GNT Intel 
>>> Motherboard? I have tried installing both Fedora Core 3 and Fedora Core 4 
>>> and I can't get the network interface to work with either one.  I have 
>>> checked for drivers on Intels website but the only Red Hat drivers there 
>>> are RHEL 3, 4 and 4 update_1.  None of which work with the kernel that 
>>> Core 3 & 4 use.
>> 
>> 
>> I'd be shocked if it didn't work with the current fc4 kernel 2.6.16, the 
>> one on either of the installers you talked about is rather old... Also 
>> doesn't that motherboard have a 10/100 port as well on an 82562GX/82562GZ 
>> PLC device?
>> 
>> I have a machine with two: 82573V which appears to run fc5 fine (supermicro 
>> pdsmi). you're just on the bleeding edge of chipset support here.
>>
>>>  The network interface will work if I put WinXP on it so I'm thinking it 
>>> has to be a driver issue.  Can anyone point me in the right direction?
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
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