Broadcom NetXtreme II User Manual

User Guide NetXtreme II
January 2010
Broadcom Corporation
Document ENGSRVT52-CDUM100-R Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II™ Network Adapter User Guide Page 121
Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II™
Network Adapter User Guide
• Introduction
• Limitations
• Packaging
• Installing Linux Driver Software
• Unloading/Removing the Linux Driver
• Patching PCI Files (Optional)
• Network Installations
• Setting Values for Optional Properties
• Driver Defaults
• Driver Messages
• Teaming with Channel Bonding
• Statistics
• Linux iSCSI Offload
INTRODUCTION
This section discusses the Linux drivers for the Broadcom NetXtreme II network adapters.
Table 1: Broadcom NetXtreme II Linux Drivers
Linux Driver Description
bnx2
cnic
Linux drivers for the BCM5706/BCM5708/BCM5709 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps
network adapters. The bnx2 driver is the networking driver and the cnic driver
supports additional features required by the bnx2i iSCSI offload driver.
bnx2x Linux driver for the BCM57710/BCM57711 10 Gbps network adapters
bnx2i Linux driver to enable iSCSI offload on the BCM5706/BCM5708/BCM5709/
BCM57710/BCM57711 10/100/1000/2500/10000 Mbps network adapters

Broadcom NetXtreme II Specifications

General

Brand	Broadcom
Model	NetXtreme II
Category	Network Card
Language	English