Kazinsal wrote:
The I219 is just the PHY, unlike the 825xx series of combination MAC/PHY chips. The MAC is actually in the PCH. You'll need to figure out what PCH you have, then grab the datasheets for it and figure out how to access the MAC in it and configure it.
I also found confusing finding out exact network hardware.
`lshw` shows I have a 'Ethernet Connection (2) I219-LM' connected to my PCI bus and Linux kernel driver e1000e is used. Neither `dmidecode` nor `lshw` shows my chipset version. So I opened my purchase invoice and it says it is `ASUS Q170M-C/CSM` motherboard based on `Intel Q170` chipset. Its spec says that it has integrated MAC but does not specify what version
https://ark.intel.com/products/90587/Intel-Q170-ChipsetQ170 chipset is based on Intel 100 series. The specification PCH
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en ... vol-1.html mentions gigabit ethernet controller (chapter 21) but I did not find anything about exact nomenclature that can be used to determine datasheet for my network controller.
So how do you guys find HW chip version/datasheet for your PCH based network controller?