[etherlab-users] RTAI + e1000e?

[Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Hagemeister]

Hello Jordi,

is seems that Intel NIC's are optimized for performance and bandwith but
not for realtime behavior (which is not really necessary normally). We
experienced that some combinations of kernel version, EtherCat Master
version and NIC don't work properly. Also we see latency issues. I can't
really describe what the problem is. Mostly it happens like, people are
reporting frame losses or problems with synchronization with Intel-NIC's
and problems go away when they change on the same system to a Realtek
chipset.

Anyway we also have systems running well with e100, e1000 and e1000e so
that does not mean you should not try it....

With kind regards

Wilhelm.

Am 21.09.2011 13:36, schrieb Jordi Blanch Carles:
> Hello Wilhelm,
> 
> thank you for your fast answer, we'll take it into account. Could you
> tell me which kind of problems have you found working with Intel NICs?
>