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 <sect1 id="network-cards">
 <title>Network Connectivity Hardware</title>

<para arch="i386">

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Most PCI and many older ISA network cards are supported.
Some network interface cards are not supported by most Debian
installation disks, such as AX.25 cards and protocols;
NI16510 EtherBlaster cards; Schneider &amp; Koch G16 cards;
and the Zenith Z-Note built-in network card. Microchannel (MCA) network
cards are not supported by the standard installation system, but see
<ulink url="&url-linux-mca;">Linux on MCA</ulink> for some (old)
instructions.
FDDI networks are also not supported by the installation disks, both
cards and protocols.

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</para><para arch="i386">

As for ISDN, the D-channel protocol for the (old) German 1TR6 is not
supported; Spellcaster BRI ISDN boards are also not supported by the
&d-i;.

</para>

<para arch="m68k">

Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
also be supported by the boot disks.  You may need to load your
network driver as a module.  Again, see
<ulink url="&url-m68k-faq;"></ulink> for complete details.

</para>

<para arch="sparc">

The following network interface cards (NICs) are supported from the bootable
kernel directly:

<itemizedlist>
 <listitem><para>

Sun LANCE


</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>

Sun Happy Meal


</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

</para><para arch="sparc">

The following network interface cards are supported as modules.  They
can be enabled once the drivers are installed during the setup.
However, due to the magic of OpenPROM, you still should be able to
boot from these devices:

<itemizedlist>
 <listitem><para>

Sun BigMAC


</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>

Sun QuadEthernet

</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>

MyriCOM Gigabit Ethernet

</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

</para><para arch="alpha">

Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
also be supported by the boot disks.  You may need to load your
network driver as a module.

</para><para arch="powerpc">

Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
also be supported by the boot disks.  You may need to load your
network driver as a module.

</para><para arch="hppa">

Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
also be supported by the boot disks.  You may need to load your
network driver as a module.

</para><para arch="ia64">

Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
also be supported by the boot disks.  You may need to load your
network driver as a module.

</para><para arch="mips">

Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
also be supported by the boot disks.  You may need to load your
network driver as a module.

</para><para arch="mipsel">

Due to kernel limitations only the onboard network interfaces on
DECstations are supported, TurboChannel option network cards currently
do not work.

</para><para arch="s390">

Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel are
also be supported by the boot disks.  All network drivers are compiled
as modules so you need to load one first during the initial network
setup. The list of supported network devices is:

<itemizedlist>
 <listitem><para>

Channel to Channel (CTC) and ESCON connection (real or emulated)

</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>

OSA-2 Token Ring/Ethernet and OSA-Express Fast Ethernet (non-QDIO)

</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>

Inter-User Communication Vehicle (IUCV) &mdash; available for VM guests only

</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>

OSA-Express in QDIO mode, HiperSockets and Guest-LANs

</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

</para>

<para arch="arm">

The following network interface cards are supported directly by the
boot disks on NetWinder and CATS machines:

<itemizedlist>
 <listitem><para>

    PCI-based NE2000


</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>

    DECchip Tulip

</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

</para><para arch="arm">

The following network interface cards are supported directly by the
boot disks on RiscPCs:

<itemizedlist>
 <listitem><para>

    Ether1

</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>

    Ether3

</para></listitem>
 <listitem><para>

    EtherH

</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

</para><para arch="arm">

If your card is mentioned in the lists above, the complete installation
can be carried out from the network with no need for CD-ROMs or floppy
disks.

</para><para arch="arm">

Any other network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel
should also be supported by the boot disks.  You may need to load your
network driver as a module; this means that you will have to install
the operating system kernel and modules using some other media.

</para>

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3
4	<sect1 id="network-cards">
5	<title>Network Connectivity Hardware</title>
6
7	<para arch="i386">
8
9	<!-- last updated for kernel-image_2.0.36-2 -->
10
11	Most PCI and many older ISA network cards are supported.
12	Some network interface cards are not supported by most Debian
13	installation disks, such as AX.25 cards and protocols;
14	NI16510 EtherBlaster cards; Schneider & Koch G16 cards;
15	and the Zenith Z-Note built-in network card. Microchannel (MCA) network
16	cards are not supported by the standard installation system, but see
17	<ulink url="&url-linux-mca;">Linux on MCA</ulink> for some (old)
18	instructions.
19	FDDI networks are also not supported by the installation disks, both
20	cards and protocols.
21
22	<!-- missing-doc FIXME You can create a custom kernel which supports an
23	otherwise unsupported card and then substitute in the installer (see
24	<xref linkend="rescue-replace-kernel"/>). -->
25
26	</para><para arch="i386">
27
28	As for ISDN, the D-channel protocol for the (old) German 1TR6 is not
29	supported; Spellcaster BRI ISDN boards are also not supported by the
30	&d-i;.
31
32	</para>
33
34	<para arch="m68k">
35
36	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
37	also be supported by the boot disks. You may need to load your
38	network driver as a module. Again, see
39	<ulink url="&url-m68k-faq;"></ulink> for complete details.
40
41	</para>
42
43	<para arch="sparc">
44
45	The following network interface cards (NICs) are supported from the bootable
46	kernel directly:
47
48	<itemizedlist>
49	<listitem><para>
50
51	Sun LANCE
52
53
54	</para></listitem>
55	<listitem><para>
56
57	Sun Happy Meal
58
59
60	</para></listitem>
61	</itemizedlist>
62
63	</para><para arch="sparc">
64
65	The following network interface cards are supported as modules. They
66	can be enabled once the drivers are installed during the setup.
67	However, due to the magic of OpenPROM, you still should be able to
68	boot from these devices:
69
70	<itemizedlist>
71	<listitem><para>
72
73	Sun BigMAC
74
75
76	</para></listitem>
77	<listitem><para>
78
79	Sun QuadEthernet
80
81	</para></listitem>
82	<listitem><para>
83
84	MyriCOM Gigabit Ethernet
85
86	</para></listitem>
87	</itemizedlist>
88
89	</para><para arch="alpha">
90
91	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
92	also be supported by the boot disks. You may need to load your
93	network driver as a module.
94
95	</para><para arch="powerpc">
96
97	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
98	also be supported by the boot disks. You may need to load your
99	network driver as a module.
100
101	</para><para arch="hppa">
102
103	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
104	also be supported by the boot disks. You may need to load your
105	network driver as a module.
106
107	</para><para arch="ia64">
108
109	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
110	also be supported by the boot disks. You may need to load your
111	network driver as a module.
112
113	</para><para arch="mips">
114
115	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel should
116	also be supported by the boot disks. You may need to load your
117	network driver as a module.
118
119	</para><para arch="mipsel">
120
121	Due to kernel limitations only the onboard network interfaces on
122	DECstations are supported, TurboChannel option network cards currently
123	do not work.
124
125	</para><para arch="s390">
126
127	Any network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel are
128	also be supported by the boot disks. All network drivers are compiled
129	as modules so you need to load one first during the initial network
130	setup. The list of supported network devices is:
131
132	<itemizedlist>
133	<listitem><para>
134
135	Channel to Channel (CTC) and ESCON connection (real or emulated)
136
137	</para></listitem>
138	<listitem><para>
139
140	OSA-2 Token Ring/Ethernet and OSA-Express Fast Ethernet (non-QDIO)
141
142	</para></listitem>
143	<listitem><para>
144
145	Inter-User Communication Vehicle (IUCV) — available for VM guests only
146
147	</para></listitem>
148	<listitem><para>
149
150	OSA-Express in QDIO mode, HiperSockets and Guest-LANs
151
152	</para></listitem>
153	</itemizedlist>
154
155	</para>
156
157	<para arch="arm">
158
159	The following network interface cards are supported directly by the
160	boot disks on NetWinder and CATS machines:
161
162	<itemizedlist>
163	<listitem><para>
164
165	PCI-based NE2000
166
167
168	</para></listitem>
169	<listitem><para>
170
171	DECchip Tulip
172
173	</para></listitem>
174	</itemizedlist>
175
176	</para><para arch="arm">
177
178	The following network interface cards are supported directly by the
179	boot disks on RiscPCs:
180
181	<itemizedlist>
182	<listitem><para>
183
184	Ether1
185
186	</para></listitem>
187	<listitem><para>
188
189	Ether3
190
191	</para></listitem>
192	<listitem><para>
193
194	EtherH
195
196	</para></listitem>
197	</itemizedlist>
198
199	</para><para arch="arm">
200
201	If your card is mentioned in the lists above, the complete installation
202	can be carried out from the network with no need for CD-ROMs or floppy
203	disks.
204
205	</para><para arch="arm">
206
207	Any other network interface card (NIC) supported by the Linux kernel
208	should also be supported by the boot disks. You may need to load your
209	network driver as a module; this means that you will have to install
210	the operating system kernel and modules using some other media.
211
212	</para>
213
214	</sect1>