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Tom Rondeau, 07/03/2012 09:25 pm


Using the UHD interface to USRP products should be fine for all GigE networks cards. The following table lists cards that are known to work well with the older USRP2 driver. They will work with the UHD, too.

The following is a chart of the status of Gigabit Ethernet cards and how well they seem to work with the USRP2. Some may require special settings, which should be listed below. Please add information about card you have had success or problems with.

Chipset Brand/Motherboard Interface Driver Good/Bad/? Reported By Notes
Agere ET131x StarTech ST1000BTPEX PCIe et131x Bad ematlis Problems on Linux in general
Broadcom BCM5755M Dell motherboards PCIe tg3 Good matt
Intel PRO/1000 Intel MB, Thinkpads PCIe e1000e Good matt
Intel 82566 Intel 82566MM GLAN PCIe e1000 Good Firas
Intel 82572EI PCIe e1000e Good ematlis
Intel 82572L Thinkpad T60 PCIe e1000e Good jcorgan
Intel 82575EB Supermicro 7045A-WTB PCIe igb Good jcorgan
Marvell 88E8001 D-Link DGE-530T PCI skge Ok matt Trouble keeping up at highest data rates
Marvell 88E8052 D-Link DGE-560T PCIe sky2 Good matt Very similar to 88E8056
Marvell 88E8055 Fujitsu-Siemens laptop PCIe sky2 Good azimout
Marvell 88E8056 Common PCIe sky2 Good matt
Marvell 88E8058 Linux on MacBook Pro PCIe sky2 Good geiger
Marvell Yukon2 Belkin Gigabit Express ExpressCard sky2 Good trnewman May require special settings
RealTek 8169 NetGear GA-311, TrendNet TEG-PCITXR PCI r8169 Bad? blt Works for others (ettus, xil, Firas)
RealTek 8168/8111 Realtek RTL 8168/8111 PCI-E Gigabit PCIe r8169 Good Firas
RealTek RTL8111B Startech ST1000SPEX PCIe Good EricS no problems with Ubuntu. Fast
SIS968 ASUS P5S-MX SE MB Southbridge sis968 Bad hl1oap Problems on Linux in general