Intel PROSet for Linux (NIC utility program)

[AlFrugal]

There is an Intel PRO/100 M (wired) NIC installed on my (seven year old) PC. It uses the e100 driver.

Intel makes available a utility program "PROSet for Linux" that works with the e100 driver. This is intended for Red Hat Linux. Among other things, PROSet has a NIC diagnostic program.

Installation instructions are listed in the "Intel PROSet for Linux: Network Adapters User Guide".

I have the following questions about the installation:

1: Can PROSet be installed in Fedora 7?

Assuming I must use the "source code installation method", rather than the "installing from pre-built binary RPM" installation method:

2: The Intel web page "PRO/100 M downloads for Linux" lists three different versions of "libxerces". Should I use the most recent one?

3: The file xprocfg is required, but it is not listed on the "PRO/100 M downloads for Linux" web page.

[stevea]

There is an Intel PRO/100 M (wired) NIC installed on my (seven year old) PC. It uses the e100 driver.

Intel makes available a utility program "PROSet for Linux" that works with the e100 driver. This is intended for Red Hat Linux. Among other things, PROSet has a NIC diagnostic program.

Installation instructions are listed in the "Intel PROSet for Linux: Network Adapters User Guide".

I have the following questions about the installation:

1: Can PROSet be installed in Fedora 7?

Assuming I must use the "source code installation method", rather than the "installing from pre-built binary RPM" installation method:

2: The Intel web page "PRO/100 M downloads for Linux" lists three different versions of "libxerces". Should I use the most recent one?

3: The file xprocfg is required, but it is not listed on the "PRO/100 M downloads for Linux" web page.

I should ask you to consider what if anything you expect to get from the Intel program that doesn't exists in other forms. No matter.

1. Almost certainly if you have source code. I'll warn you that the Intel software (from your description) is dated and it probably use ioctl calls to the e100 driver that *may* have changed since it was written. I strongly suspect you'll need to install from source.

2. Yes, generally use the latest unless you know of problems.

3. Google xprocfg and you'll see some suggestions about replacing it. Yeah - if it doesn't build you may have an issue.

[AlFrugal]

When I read the "Intel PROSet for Linux: Network adapters users guide" and view the "source code code installation method", I don't have the remotest idea of what their method is doing. It talks about running some files. On the surface, it has no connection at all to what I would think of as installing from source code. I'd like to correspond with someone who understands what this stuff is doing.

The foremost thing I want from PROSet is Intel's NIC diagnostic program. I'm unaware of an alternative source for a tailor made NIC diagnostic. I'm about to post another topic about troubleshooting connection loss. My NIC was a suspect.