gistfile1.txt

The igb Linux base driver supports the 2.4.x, 2.6.x, and 3.x kernels. These
drivers includes support for Itanium® 2-based systems.

The igb driver supports 2.5 Gbps operating speed on 2500BASE-KX only for
I354-based network connections.

These drivers are only supported as a loadable module at this time. Intel is
not supplying patches against the kernel source to allow for static linking of
the drivers. For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the
documentation supplied with your Intel Gigabit adapter. All hardware
requirements listed apply to use with Linux.

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1. Move the base driver tar file to the directory of your choice. For
   example, use '/home/username/igb' or '/usr/local/src/igb'.

2. Untar/unzip the archive, where <x.x.x> is the version number for the
   driver tar file:
   tar zxf igb-<x.x.x>.tar.gz
3. Change to the driver src directory, where <x.x.x> is the version number
   for the driver tar:
   cd igb-<x.x.x>/src/
4. Compile the driver module:
   # make install

   The binary will be installed as:
   /lib/modules/<KERNEL VERSION>/kernel/drivers/net/igb/igb.[k]o

   The install location listed above is the default location. This may differ
   for various Linux distributions.

5. Load the module using the modprobe command:
   modprobe igb

   With 2.6 based kernels also make sure that older igb drivers are removed
   from the kernel, before loading the new module:
   rmmod igb; modprobe igb

6. Assign an IP address to the interface by entering the following, where x
   is the interface number:
   ifconfig eth <x> <IP_address>

7. Verify that the interface works. Enter the following, where IP_address
   is the IP address for another machine on the same subnet as the interface
   that is being tested:
   ping <IP_address>