List of Supported NIC's for CentOS 4.6

cooki01 · Post by **cooki01** » 2010/08/20 05:11:44

Hi there all.

I am looking for a list of supported NIC's for CentOS 4.6.

I am attempting to installa virtual appliance onto bare metal, and the on-board NIC included with the box I have is not recognised. Now now I need to go and get a NIC, and I was to be sure that it will work when I put it in!

Thank you all in advance
Kieran

pschaff · Post by **pschaff** » 2010/08/20 12:33:20

Welcome to the CentOS fora. The following reading is recommended for new users:
[url=http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=14274&forum=47]Readme First[/url]
[url=http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=14408&forum=47]Installing Software[/url]
[url=http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=14273&forum=47]Where to Find Answers[/url]
[url=http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=25128&forum=47]How to provide information about your system[/url]

I don't quite understand what you mean by "install a virtual appliance onto bare metal"; however 4.6 is an obsolete version, the current CentOS-4 point release being 4.8. Obsolete releases are not supported, nor is it advisable to be installing/running them.

In general, Intel NICs seem to be quite well supported, particularly if you go for a somewhat older design rather than the latest/greatest. See also http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/HardwareList but that is by no means exhaustive. The upstream documentation may be helpful:
https://hardware.redhat.com/page.cgi?id=faq.html

cooki01 · Post by **cooki01** » 2010/08/24 02:30:59

Thank you kindly