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Intel 82540EP Gigabit Ethernet Controller



Description: Gigabit ethernet card
Hardware Notes: Works with the e1000 driver. Sometimes (on some networks) failed to detect gigabit network presence and autonegotiated 100Mbit. I don't know if it was the card's fault or the network's. Can be forced to use a gigabit network with module parameters.

lspci -vv
0000:02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82540EP Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Mobile) (rev 03)
Subsystem: IBM PRO/1000 MT Mobile Connection
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-