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All ThinkPad's produced the last several years have one of three Ethernet controllers integrated.
 
All ThinkPad's produced the last several years have one of three Ethernet controllers integrated.
  
The Ethernet controller is located on either a MiniPCI card or integrated on the systemboard.
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The Ethernet controller is located on either a MiniPCI card or Communications Daughter Card, or integrated on the systemboard.
  
 
=== 3COM 10/ 100 Ethernet Mini PCI Adapter With 56k Modem ===
 
=== 3COM 10/ 100 Ethernet Mini PCI Adapter With 56k Modem ===

Revision as of 17:43, 14 April 2005

Internal Ethernet controller

All ThinkPad's produced the last several years have one of three Ethernet controllers integrated.

The Ethernet controller is located on either a MiniPCI card or Communications Daughter Card, or integrated on the systemboard.

3COM 10/ 100 Ethernet Mini PCI Adapter With 56k Modem

Chipset: 3c556b
Driver: 3c59x
IBM Partnumber: 22P7594

This adapter is located on a MiniPCI card, together with a 3Com Modem (for which no Linux driver exists). This card is only supported on the following machines:

  • A20m, A20p
  • A21m, A21p, A21e
  • T20, T21, T22, T23
  • X20, X21
  • TransNote

Intel 10/100

Chipset: Various Intel Mobile Ethernet chips
Driver: e100

The e100 driver is the suggested driver, but 'eepro100' should also work.
On older ThinkPad's this is implemented on a MiniPCI card, on newer ThinkPad's this is integrated into the systemboard.

Intel 10/100/1000

Driver: e1000

This chip is integrated into the systemboard.
Note: This chip support Auto-MDX, meaning you will never need a crossover ethernet cable.