Linksys EG1032 v3 works on Openfiler 2.3
A friend and I have been experimenting with Openfiler 2.3 recently and tried the Linksys EG1032 v3 gigabit network card in an installation.
While the card was not autodetected after an install was already made (we tried swapping cards and changing config), it does work with a new install of OpenFiler 2.3; we did not have much configured, so we decided to just try a fresh install instead of monkeying around with the rPath O/S. The card was autodetected during installation. I have yet to verify that the EG1032 v3 is being utilized in gigabit mode and will provide any update once I do.
It is important to note that different verisons of this card work differently under Linux and may not work at all under OpenFiler. We successfully used a v3 card which uses the RT8169 drivers. Version 2 of the card apparently uses the SKGE driver and at least one user has reported that the card did not work with OpenFiler 2.3beta. I am not sure of the compatibility of v2 of the EG1032 with the released Openfiler 2.3, so I just made sure I picked up a v3 card.
By the way, I do not see any way to tell from the Linksys packaging which version of the card you are getting. When shopping for cards at my local Staples, I found that the product image on the front of the box used a card with “v3″ markings near the card’s cover plate and model number markings. I am sure that is NOT a great way to make sure you get a v3, but I decided to take a chance and lucked out.
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