Network Card Name details

UNIX Solaris
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Hi All,

Can somebody explain that whats the meaning of different interfaces naming scheme, Like ' hme, qfe, e1000g0, ce, eri, bge' ?

This is such a basic question which i always overlooked :frowning:

Thanks !

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BigAdmin Feature Article: Network Configuration on the Solaris Platform

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Note that with OpenSolaris, Solaris 11 Express, and the likes you can rename interfaces. BigAdmin Sun Docs: Assigning Meaningful Names to Network Interfaces

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The bge interface is a gigabit interface based on the the Broadcom 5704 chipset.
The e1000g is an Intel PRO/1000 gigabit interface based on 825XX chip.
The eri interface is a 10/100Mbit interface based on the RIO GEM chip.

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The docs were great help ! :smiley:

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Note also that there are manual pages for each of these drivers:

$ man hme qfe e1000g ce eri bge
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Here is a useful (or at least interesting) earlier thread on the names: basic unix question