[Asterisk-Users] ee1000 Ethernet in Dell 1850

[Andres]

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>> Digium's site now lists the Dell 1850 as a potential problem server, 
>> as it uses the intel ee1000 Ethernet chipset (as do a majority of 
>> servers in the market!).
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>> To my knowledge, ALL dell servers with Gigabit interfaces now use the 
>> same chipset. Does this mean the Digium cards can't be used in Dell 
>> servers unless you disable the onboard ethernet?
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>> I don't want to disable the onboard interface, as I use the IPMI 
>> management facility for lights-out management. I have a 2850 that 
>> doesn't have any audio problems (the reason that I contacted Digium 
>> in the first place), so I'm wondering if Digium are simply guessing 
>> at problems.
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>> Does anyone know anything specific about the supposed 
>> incompatibilities with the ee1000 kernel module?
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I am not sure where you got that chipset reference but all our PowerEdge 
1850s come with:
Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82541GI/PI Gigabit Ethernet Controller

...and they work fine with the TE410.

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>> There seems to be an ever-growing list of situations where you can't 
>> use the Digium cards. This is a concern to me.
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Andres
Network Admin
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