DESCRIPTION
The
iee device provides access to the Intel i82596 10MBit/s Ethernet interface.
iee supports IEEE 802.1Q Virtual LANs.
iee operates the i82596 in 32-Bit Linear Mode, opposed to
ie(4) that drives the i82596 only in i82586 compatibility mode.
HARDWARE
ews4800mips
The iee interface supports Intel i82596CA based on-board Ethernet on EWS4800/350.
hp700
The iee interface supports Intel i82596DX on ASP/ASP2 based machines and the i82596CA macrocell in LASI based machines. GSC expansion cards may work, but are not tested. Media selection on hp700 is done either manually via hardware jumper or automatically depending on machine model.