SGI® 10-Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter User’s Guide

A line similar to the following should appear, where N is the number of the adapter:

10 Gigabit Ethernet: xgN, module 001c02, 66 MHz PCI bus 2 slot 1

For example, the first adapter would appear as xg1:

10 Gigabit Ethernet: xg1, module 001c02, 66 MHz PCI bus 2 slot 1

Linux Adapter Recognition Verification

Unlike IRIX, under Linux all Ethernet adapters all share the prefix ethN.

To verify that the adapter has been recognized, do the following:

1. Use the lspci command to ensure that the device has been recognized:

[root@linux root]# /sbin/lspci

....

0011:01:01.0 Ethernet controller: S2io Inc. Xframe 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X (rev 03)

Note: At this point (before the module is loaded), the /proc/net/dev file will not display the device.

2.Load the s2io module:

[root@linux root]# insmod s2io

The device will now appear in the /proc/net/dev file:

[root@linux root]# cat /proc/net/dev grep eth1

eth1:

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

....

[root@linux root]#

The device also appears in ifconfig output as well.

To make this module load at system boot time, enter the following line into the modules.conf file:

alias eth1 s2io

3. Use the ifconfig command to show the new ethN interface. For example:

[root@linux root]# ifconfig eth1

eth1

Link encap:Ethernet

HWaddr 08:00:69:14:72:AD

 

BROADCAST MULTICAST

MTU:1500 Metric:1

007–4669–003

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