[Click] Re: click load balancer ?

[Andy Van Maele]

Eddie Kohler wrote:

>>Also, is there click
>>support for any gigabit ethernet cards?  Click seems like an awesome
>>alternative to buying one of these crappy $10k boxes that are most
>>likely slower. Many thanks, Max
>>    
>>
>
>Yes! Intel e1000 cards, although our driver is a bit behind the times, and
>it may not support the newest cards.
>  
>
Last week, I've bought and tested a new Intel Pro/1000 MT Dual NIC, so I 
can give you some info about the drivers:
- for 2.2 kernels: the last driver from Intel is the e1000-4.3.15 , the 
same version as the adapted e1000 driver in Click
- for 2.4 kernels: the last driver from Intel is the e1000-5.2.22.
The Pro/1000 Dual uses the same adapter as the single-port version of 
the card, according to the Intel website.

To NIC we have tested, is running on a 2.2.20 kernel with the Intel 
4.3.15 driver, and support polling with the e1000-4.x driver from Click.
On a 2.4.21 kernel, the card works with the 5.2.22 driver (Intel only 
tested it up to kernel 2.4.20, but it builds without problems). When 
using the e1000-4.x driver from Click on this 2.4.21 kernel, polling in 
Click can be used.

Andy

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