#> ethtool -i eth<n>
ConnectX®-2 VPI Single and Dual Port QSFP InfiniBand and Ethernet Adapter Card User Manual Rev 1.6
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Example:
ethtool -i eth0
driver: igb
version: 2.1.0-k2
firmware-version: 1.4-3
bus-info: 0000:01:00.0
#> ethtool -i eth0
driver: bnx2
version: 2.0.2
firmware-version: 5.0.11 NCSI 2.0.4
bus-info: 0000:01:00.0
• The mlx4_en parameters can be found under /sys/module/mlx4_en (or /sys/module/mlx4_en/
parameters, depending on the OS) and can be listed using the command:
#> modinfo mlx4_en
To set non-default values to module parameters, the following line should be added to the file/etc/
modprobe.conf:
"options mlx4_en <param_name>=<value> <param_name>=<value> ..."
Ethernet Network Tuning
To improve network performance by tuning your network
see the Mellanox Performance Tuning
Guide located at:
www.mellanox.com => Products => Softw
are/Drivers => Ethernet SW/Drivers => Linux Driver
4.1.2 Windows
For Windows, download and install the latest Mellanox WinOF VPI for Windows software pack-
age available via the Mellanox web site at: http://www
.mellanox.com => Products => Software/
Drivers => InfiniBand & VPI Software/Drivers => Mellanox WinOF VPI => Download. Follow
the installation instructions included in the download package (also available from the download
page). To ensure that communication has been established follow the instructions below.