1. LAN.zip Driver
2. release_note.txt File Contents

release_note.txt Driver File Contents (LAN.zip)

release date: 2008/04/02
driver version: 6.006.00
1. Modify the CPCR parameter for RTL8110S/SB/SC
2. Modify the max mtu of jumbo frame to 7 kBytes.
3. Make the delay longer to avoid read/write issue of PHY registers.

release date: 2008/01/09
driver version: 6.005.00
1. Modify rtl8169_get_drvinfo() to show firmware version
2. Support linux kernel 2.6.23
3. add spin lock to protect phy configuration
4. remove the GPHY parameters in link up and link down
5. Edit the GPHY parameters of RTL8169SC.
6. Implement a kernel timer to rescue the NIC after the PCI reset is triggered.

release date: 2007/11/12
driver version: 6.004.00
1. Support linux kernel 2.4.20 and latter.
2. GPHY reset remedy:
   a. Configure the link capabilities (ANAR and GBCR), enable n-way and do n-way restart (BMCR) until GPHY reset completes.
   b. Turn to page 0 before configure ANAR, GBCR and BMCR to prevent the GPHY from being configured wrongly.
3. Modify mdio_read() and mdio_write().

release date: 2007/08/24
driver version: 6.003.00
1. Support linux kernel 2.6.21 and 2.6.22
2. Support nway force an true force.
3. Csum offload default enabled.
4. Adopt the Realtek released phy parameters.

release date: 2007/07/10
driver version: 6.002.00
1. Revise the readme to notice the users to check the built-in driver and
remove it if found.
2. Turn on phy when driver is loaded.
3. Implement the private ioctl for Realtek
4. Update the default IC version.
5. add strip in Makefile to reduce the size of driver.

release date: 2007/04/26
driver version: 6.001.00
1. This driver is modified from the r8169.c in Linux kernel 2.6.18 and
supports Linux 2.6.x only.
2. This driver supports RTL8169S/8110S, a Realtek PCI Gigabit Ethernet NIC.
3. This driver supports RTL8169SB/8110SB, a Realtek PCI Gigabit Ethernet NIC.
4. This driver supports RTL8110SC, a Realtek PCI Gigabit Ethernet NIC.