Supported NICs - Revision history

Luc Morissette at 12:40, 11 March 2026

2026-03-11T12:40:43Z

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	* I350, 1 Gbps (E1000 drivers)		* I350, 1 Gbps (E1000 drivers)
	* X710, 10 Gbps (i40e drivers)		* X710, 10 Gbps (i40e drivers)



	Example of '''unsupported''' interfaces:		Example of '''unsupported''' interfaces:
	*Broadcom Limited NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet		*Broadcom Limited NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet
	<br>		<br>

Luc Morissette: Updated list of supported network interfaces

2026-03-11T12:40:21Z

Updated list of supported network interfaces

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Luc Morissette: Removed X540. It works with baremetal, but not with KVM. See TB-3918

2024-12-11T20:40:49Z

Removed X540. It works with baremetal, but not with KVM. See TB-3918

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	* I211, 1 Gbps (E1000 drivers)		* I211, 1 Gbps (E1000 drivers)
	* I350, 1 Gbps (E1000 drivers)		* I350, 1 Gbps (E1000 drivers)
	* X540, 10 Gbps (ixgbe drivers)
	* X710, 10 Gbps (i40e drivers)		* X710, 10 Gbps (i40e drivers)

Luc Morissette: Removed reference to centos

2024-06-13T19:31:02Z

Removed reference to centos

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	At least one network interface card (NIC) present on the system must be supported by the FreeSBC. <br />		At least one network interface card (NIC) present on the system must be supported by the FreeSBC. <br />
	You can use this command on a ~~CentOS~~ server to find the list of Ethernet adapters available:		You can use this command on a linux server to find the list of Ethernet adapters available:
	lspci \| grep Ethernet		lspci \| grep Ethernet

Luc Morissette at 17:04, 24 May 2022

2022-05-24T17:04:35Z

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	Example of '''unsupported''' interfaces:		Example of '''unsupported''' interfaces:
	*Broadcom Limited NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet		*Broadcom Limited NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet
	<br\>		<br>
	'''Note''': 2021.08 We found issues with the following network interface:		'''Note''': 2021.08 We found issues with the following network interface:
	* BCM57412 NetXtreme-E 10Gb		* BCM57412 NetXtreme-E 10Gb
	It is using bnxt drivers. It may also affect other devices using this driver.<br\>		It is using bnxt drivers. It may also affect other devices using this driver.<br>
	We recommend not using this until we identify what is the issue. (ref trk#24995)		We recommend not using this until we identify what is the issue. (ref trk#24995)

Luc Morissette: Updated bnxt

2021-08-13T21:06:31Z

Updated bnxt

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	'''Note''': 2021.08 We found issues with the following network interface:		'''Note''': 2021.08 We found issues with the following network interface:
	* BCM57412 NetXtreme-E 10Gb		* BCM57412 NetXtreme-E 10Gb
	It is using ~~igb_uio~~ drivers. It may also affect other devices using this driver.<br\>		It is using bnxt drivers. It may also affect other devices using this driver.<br\>
	We recommend not using this until we identify what is the issue. (ref trk#24995)		We recommend not using this until we identify what is the issue. (ref trk#24995)

Luc Morissette: Adding information on ethernet adapters

2021-08-13T12:53:09Z

Adding information on ethernet adapters

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	=== '''''Applies to version(s): 3.0 and 3.1''''' ===		=== '''''Applies to version(s): 3.0 and 3.1''''' ===
	{{DISPLAYTITLE:List of Supported Network Interface Cards}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:List of Supported Network Interface Cards}}
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|-
			\|rowspan="3"\|This article applies to:
			\|'''Product'''
			\|'''Version'''
			\|-
			\|SBC
			\|3.0, 3.1
			\|}


	At least one network interface card (NIC) present on the system must be supported by the FreeSBC. <br />		At least one network interface card (NIC) present on the system must be supported by the FreeSBC. <br />
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	lspci \| grep Ethernet		lspci \| grep Ethernet

	~~Common~~ interfaces from Intel ~~found on systems~~:		Tested interfaces from Intel in TelcoBridges labs:
	* I210		* I210, 1 Gbps (E1000 drivers)
	* I350		* I211, 1 Gbps (E1000 drivers)
	* X710		* I350, 1 Gbps (E1000 drivers)
			* X540, 10 Gbps (ixgbe drivers)
			* X710, 10 Gbps (i40e drivers)


	Complete list of supported network interfaces:		Complete list of supported network interfaces:
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	Example of '''unsupported''' interfaces:		Example of '''unsupported''' interfaces:
	*Broadcom Limited NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet		*Broadcom Limited NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet
			<br\>
			'''Note''': 2021.08 We found issues with the following network interface:
			* BCM57412 NetXtreme-E 10Gb
			It is using igb_uio drivers. It may also affect other devices using this driver.<br\>
			We recommend not using this until we identify what is the issue. (ref trk#24995)

Luc Morissette: Removed x540 from the list of common interfaces as we possibly have issues with this (trk#24068)

2020-09-25T18:41:56Z

Removed x540 from the list of common interfaces as we possibly have issues with this (trk#24068)

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:41, 25 September 2020
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	* I210		* I210
	* I350		* I350
	* X520
	* X540
	* X710		* X710

Allyntree: /* Applies to version(s): 3.0 and 3.1 */

2020-03-31T18:44:31Z

Applies to version(s): 3.0 and 3.1

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	* X710		* X710

	~~Here is the full~~ list of supported network interfaces:		Complete list of supported network interfaces:
	<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-collapsetext="Supported Network Interface in Version 3.0" data-expandtext="~~Click here for full~~ list in version 3.0" style="width: 400px;">		<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-collapsetext="Supported Network Interface in Version 3.0" data-expandtext="Complete list in version 3.0" style="width: 400px;">
	*BCM57301 NetXtreme-C 10Gb Ethernet Controller		*BCM57301 NetXtreme-C 10Gb Ethernet Controller
	*BCM57302 NetXtreme-C 10Gb/25Gb Ethernet Controller		*BCM57302 NetXtreme-C 10Gb/25Gb Ethernet Controller
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	*Virtio network device		*Virtio network device
	</div> <br>		</div> <br>
	<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-collapsetext="Supported Network Interface in Version 3.1" data-expandtext="~~Click here for full~~ list in version 3.1" style="width: 400px;">		<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-collapsetext="Supported Network Interface in Version 3.1" data-expandtext="Complete list in version 3.1" style="width: 400px;">
	*AR-ARKA-FX0 [Arkville 32B DPDK Data Mover]		*AR-ARKA-FX0 [Arkville 32B DPDK Data Mover]
	*AR-ARKA-FX1 [Arkville 64B DPDK Data Mover]		*AR-ARKA-FX1 [Arkville 64B DPDK Data Mover]

Luc Morissette at 19:51, 17 April 2019

2019-04-17T19:51:08Z

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	Here is the full list of supported network interfaces:		Here is the full list of supported network interfaces:
	<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-collapsetext="Version 3.0" data-expandtext="Click here for full list in version 3.0" style="width: 400px;">		<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-collapsetext="Supported Network Interface in Version 3.0" data-expandtext="Click here for full list in version 3.0" style="width: 400px;">
	*BCM57301 NetXtreme-C 10Gb Ethernet Controller		*BCM57301 NetXtreme-C 10Gb Ethernet Controller
	*BCM57302 NetXtreme-C 10Gb/25Gb Ethernet Controller		*BCM57302 NetXtreme-C 10Gb/25Gb Ethernet Controller
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	*Virtio network device		*Virtio network device
	</div> <br>		</div> <br>
	<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-collapsetext="Version 3.1" data-expandtext="Click here for full list in version 3.1" style="width: 400px;">		<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-collapsetext="Supported Network Interface in Version 3.1" data-expandtext="Click here for full list in version 3.1" style="width: 400px;">
	*AR-ARKA-FX0 [Arkville 32B DPDK Data Mover]		*AR-ARKA-FX0 [Arkville 32B DPDK Data Mover]
	*AR-ARKA-FX1 [Arkville 64B DPDK Data Mover]		*AR-ARKA-FX1 [Arkville 64B DPDK Data Mover]