I am prepping an order and a request came from the network team to provide the specs of the Ethernet boards included in the 2019 Mac Pro. Can someone who already has the Mac Pro share the System Info details of the Ethernet boards?
Go to System Information > Ethernet Cards
Can you share the name of the card (ex: Broadcom 57766.A1), and the kext name of the driver supporting the Ethernet ports?
Appreciate the help.
10GB Ethernet-over-copper N-Base-T is NOT implemented by a separate board, it is integral to the mainboard on the Mac Pro 2019 model. It is similar to the implementation in the iMac Pro and the optional feature on the newest Mac mini. Apple reserves the right to replace the chips and drivers at any time.
The "fishing expedition" your IT people are sending you on has no basis in meaningful support. The SPEC and not the particular chips, boards, and Drivers are what they need to focus on.
The interface appears to be initially implemented with:
2x aQuantia AQtion AQC107-B1-C multi-gigabit ethernet controller
... according to fixit. They also confirm that these components and the interfaces are on the enormous mainboard, not on a separate card.
they confirm this is the same chip used (Quantity 1) in the iMac Pro in a separate teardown.
Mac Pro 2019 Ethernet Card - Can someone share the specs
