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3Com EtherLink PCI III/XL Series Ethernet NICs
ESX Server supports many 3Com Ethernet NICs. The ESX Server driver includes two
drivers, one based on the Linux 3c90x version 1.0.0c driver. and the other based on the
Linux 3C990-x version 1.0.0b. The following 3Com NICs should work as ESX Server
devices.
EtherLink 10/100 PCI NICs
• 3C905C Family and 3C920 ASICs — EtherLink 10/100 PCI including the -TX and
-TX-M
• 3C905B Family and 3C918 ASICs — EtherLink 10/100 PCI including the -TX -TX-M
and -TX-NM
• 3C905B-COMBO — EtherLink 10/100 PCI COMBO
• 3C905B-T4 — EtherLink 10/100 PCI T4
EtherLink Server 10/100 PCI NICs
• 3C980C-TX — EtherLink Server 10/100 PCI
• 3C980B-TX — EtherLink Server 10/100 PCI
• 3C980-TX — EtherLink Server 10/100 PCI
EtherLink 100 PCI NIC
• 3C905B-FX — EtherLink 100 PCI Fiber
EtherLink 10 PCI NICs
• 3C900B-TPO — EtherLink 10 PCI TPO
• 3C900B-TPC — EtherLink 10 PCI TPC
• 3C900B-COMBO — EtherLink 10 PCI COMBO
• 3C900B-FL — EtherLink 10 PCI Fiber
In addition all cards based on the 3cr990-x card should be compatible with ESX Server.
Alteon AceNIC and Compatible Gigabit Ethernet NICs
ESX Server supports Gigabit Ethernet NICs based on the Alteon WebSystems Tigon I
and Tigon II chip sets. The ESX Server driver is based on the Linux AceNIC version
v0.85driver. The following NICs should work as ESX Server devices.
• Alteon — AceNIC 1000BASE-SX Fiber
• Alteon — AceNIC 10/100/1000BASE-T Twisted Pair
• 3Com — Gigabit EtherLink Server NIC 3C985
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