diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 82c0b6d..657e898 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -60,9 +60,12 @@ PSU: Chieftec CTG-500-80P case: Chieftec 1E0-500A-CT04 ``` +![router with side panel removed](https://github.com/tonusoo/koduinternet-cpe/blob/main/imgs/router_with_side_panel_removed.jpg) + +

:small_blue_diamond: Configuring NIC NVRAM

-Both the Huawei MA5671A SFP ONT and Dell N20KJ NIC using the Broadcom BCM57810 chipset support the 2500BASE-X mode. According to Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide, the 2500BASE-X is a term used by Broadcom to describe 2.5 Gbit/s operation, where electricals are leveraged from IEEE 802.3ae-2002 (XAUI). +Both the Huawei MA5671A SFP ONT and Dell N20KJ NIC using the Broadcom BCM57810 chipset support the 2500BASE-X mode. According to Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide, the 2500BASE-X is a term used by Broadcom to describe 2.5 Gbit/s operation, where electricals are leveraged from IEEE 802.3ae-2002 (XAUI). By default, the `Dell N20KJ` branded NIC supports 1GigE and 10GigE modes. One needs to configure the NIC's NVRAM with [QLogic BCM577xx/BCM578xx diagnostics utility named eDiag](https://github.com/tonusoo/koduinternet-cpe/raw/main/uefi_ediag.tgz) in order to enable the 2500BASE-X mode. For example, the NIC can be passed through to a VM where `ediag_x64.efi` UEFI binary in engineering mode(`-b10eng`) is executed: