Determining NIC Manufacturer

cmnorton · 02-25-2009, 08:24 AM

How can I determine my NIC's manufacturer from a running system. /proc/devices lists netlink architecture, but I am wondering how to determine the manufactuer.

paulsm4 · 02-25-2009, 08:29 AM

Hi -

You can often find the vendor name with "lsusb" or "lspci" (for USB and PCI devices, respectively).

Otherwise, you'll usually have to look up the vendor ID, or actually look at the device.

'Hope that helps .. PSM

broxtor · 02-25-2009, 08:29 AM

If it's a PCI card, you could try "lspci" in a terminal. That should give you some ideas.

cmnorton · 02-25-2009, 08:33 AM

Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708 Gigabit E
thernet (rev 12)