[Updated: July 18, 2000] Singapore — (press release) — smartBridges announced availability of a Linux software driver for the company's smartNIC USB networking adapter. The adapter brings the benefits of Hot Plug & Play and simplicity of USB to Linux systems. The driver has been validated with several popular Linux distributions, including Red Hat, SuSE, TurboLinux, Mandrake, and EasyLinux.

The Linux driver for the smartNIC Plug & Play Network Adapter bridges the Linux networking stack with the recently developed USB software stack. It integrates the hot-plug feature of USB into the Linux networking framework, allowing the system to bring up networking support on-the-fly. In addition, the driver automatically updates the network configuration, making the system network-enabled and ready to use.

The Linux driver for the smartNIC Plug & Play Networking Adapter can be downloaded here.

 
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