To compile this driver into the kernel,
place the following lines in your
kernel configuration file:
device miibusdevice fxp
Alternatively, to load the driver as a
module at boot time, place the following line in
loader.conf5:
if_fxp_load="YES"
DESCRIPTION
The
driver provides support for Ethernet adapters based on the Intel
i82557, i82558, i82559, i82550, and i82562 chips.
The
driver supports the following media types:
autoselect
Enable autoselection of the media type and options
10baseT/UTP
Set 10Mbps operation
100baseTX
Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation
The
driver supports the following media options:
full-duplex
Set full duplex operation
Note that 100baseTX media type is not available on the Pro/10.
For further information on configuring this device, see
ifconfig(8).
The
driver supports reception and transmission of extended frames
for
vlan(4).
This capability of
can be controlled by means of the
vlanmtu
parameter
to
ifconfig(8).
The
driver also supports a special link option:
link0
Some chip revisions have loadable microcode which can be used to reduce the
interrupt load on the host cpu.
Not all boards have microcode support.
Setting the
link0
flag with
ifconfig(8)
will download the microcode to the chip if it is available.
HARDWARE
Adapters supported by the
driver include:
Intel EtherExpress PRO/10
Intel InBusiness 10/100
Intel PRO/100B / EtherExpressPRO/100 B PCI Adapter
Intel PRO/100+ Management Adapter
Intel PRO/100 VE Desktop Adapter
Intel PRO/100 VM Network Connection
Intel PRO/100 M Desktop Adapter
Intel PRO/100 S Desktop, Server and Dual-Port Server Adapters
Contec C-NET(PI)-100TX (PC-98)
NEC PC-9821Ra20, Rv20, Xv13, Xv20 internal 100Base-TX (PC-98)
NEC PC-9821X-B06 (PC-98)
Many on-board network interfaces on Intel motherboards
DIAGNOSTICS
"fxp%d: couldn't map memory"
A fatal initialization error has occurred.
"fxp%d: couldn't map interrupt"
A fatal initialization error has occurred.
"fxp%d: Failed to malloc memory"
There are not enough mbuf's available for allocation.
"fxp%d: device timeout"
The device has stopped responding to the network, or there is a problem with
the network connection (cable).
An -nosplit
The
device driver was written by
An David Greenman .
It has then been updated to use the busdma API and made endian-clean by
An Maxime Henrion .
This manual page was written by
An David E. O'Brien .
