https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/nc7782-which-driver-is-better/m-p/4596322#M82571 bcm5700 driver is more sepcific for broadcom NICs. HP mainly maintains driver and firmware upgrades.<BR /><BR />If you have hardware support through HP and Linux support from a different vendor, when comes to identifying issue on the nic or on the driver and getting support, you get an easier time with support if you use their driver on their hardware.<BR /><BR />We use bcm5700 driver for the broadcom nics without issue.<BR /><BR />Cheers Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:31:48 GMT loco_vikide 2010-03-12T22:31:48Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/nc7782-which-driver-is-better/m-p/4596321#M82570 Hi<BR />which driver is better tg3? bcm5700? or maybe something else ?<BR /><BR />I have dl360 g4 that will do routing + NAT + firewall + shaping + VLANS.<BR />I always used intel e1000 or e100 - thats why i have doubts. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:22:25 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/nc7782-which-driver-is-better/m-p/4596321#M82570 Dawid Chrzan 2010-03-07T18:22:25Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/nc7782-which-driver-is-better/m-p/4596322#M82571 bcm5700 driver is more sepcific for broadcom NICs. HP mainly maintains driver and firmware upgrades.<BR /><BR />If you have hardware support through HP and Linux support from a different vendor, when comes to identifying issue on the nic or on the driver and getting support, you get an easier time with support if you use their driver on their hardware.<BR /><BR />We use bcm5700 driver for the broadcom nics without issue.<BR /><BR />Cheers Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:31:48 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/nc7782-which-driver-is-better/m-p/4596322#M82571 loco_vikide 2010-03-12T22:31:48Z