A new netxen-firmware package is now available.

netxen_nic is a kernel driver module for the QLogic netxen P3 devices. It works with the netxen_nic driver in the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux kernels to enable support for QLogic Intelligent Ethernet (3000 and 3100 Series) netxen P3 adapters.

This new netxen-firmware package provides the firmware required by netxen_nic to enable QLogic Linux Intelligent Ethernet (3000 and 3100 Series) Adapter. (BZ#562940)

All users of the netxen_nic driver should install this new package, which provides this enhancement.