only if the correct drivers have been loaded into the kernel.While the above seems a reasonably safe assumption (USB and ISA ethernets nonwithstanding), please bear in mind that the translation is performed using a static table compiled into lspci. The means that it is possible that lspci will not manage to identify the exact card for some controller (though it should still be able to tell that this is an ethernet controller).
When using lspci, the string 'Ethernet controller' identifies the type of the PCI device as the device anounces what type of "thing" it does. you may safely assume that any device that carries this label is infact a network controller, and any device that does not - is not.
Shachar
-- Shachar Shemesh Open Source integration consultant Home page & resume - http://www.shemesh.biz/
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