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differences in the entry: vendor
Broadcom Broadcom-Corporation
differences in the entry: model name
Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02)
differences in the entry: possible other names of the device
Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express
differences in the entry: VendorID:ProductID code of the device
14e4:1713
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
not-specified
differences in the entry: interface
PCI-E
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
gnewsense_2_3 , trisquel_5_5 , trisquel_6_0
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
3.0.0-17-generic 3.0.0-17-generic, 3.2.0-38-generic-pae
differences in the entry: does it work with free software?
yes
differences in the entry: free driver used
tg3
differences in the entry: Description
Moved from the [a]http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Hardware/Directory_Migration | LibrePlanet hardware list[/a] -- UPDATED 13/07/2012.
[p]lspci -vmmnn[/p]
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Slot: 05:00.0
Class: Ethernet controller [0200]
Vendor: Broadcom Corporation [14e4]
Device: NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express [1713]
SVendor: Acer Incorporated [ALI] [1025]
SDevice: Device [0136]
Rev: 02
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[p]lspci -nnk[/p]
[code]
05:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5906M Fast Ethernet PCI Express [14e4:1713] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0136]
Kernel driver in use: tg3
Kernel modules: tg3
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