Ethernet

Ethernet cards that don't work with Linux.

Marvell Yukon 88e8050 PCI-E ASF Gigabit ethernet controller

1. 1. MSI

The following motherboards utilize phyceiver devices and do not currently have a working network driver:

MSI K9NGM4 V2

1. Phyceiver Devices

A phyceiver device is a dumb network connection device, that does not contain any network control technology. Motherboards fitted with phyceiver devices require a motherboard chipset driver, rather than a network interface driver. In order to locate a driver for a phyceiver, it is necessary to find out the name of the motherboard chipset, rather than look for a network controller driver.

Realtek RTL8201

Realtek RTL8201BL

Realtek RTL8201CL

Realtek RTL8201CP

Realtek RTL8201N

Realtek RTL8211B(L)

1. 1. US Robotics

All US Robotics!

1. 1. ndiswrapper

The ndiswrapper tool enables NDIS network drivers written for Microsoft Windows to be used, enabling support for hardware that does not have open source drivers. The wrapper works by implementing an application interface for NDIS allowing the Microsoft Windows driver to be dynamically linked to ndiswrapper implementation.

Devices that require NDIS drivers are classified as redband and are not recommended for purchase.

Red Band PCI Networking Devices that require ndiswrapper

Red Band PCMCIA Networking Devices that require ndiswrapper

Red Band USB Networking Devices that require ndiswrapper

Brown Band PCI Networking Devices that require swirmware