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authormpp <mpp@FreeBSD.org>1997-02-05 15:07:37 +0000
committermpp <mpp@FreeBSD.org>1997-02-05 15:07:37 +0000
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Fix a bunch of man pages to stop abusing the .Nm macro, along
with some other minor fixes for some problems I noticed while making these changes. Pointed out by: bde
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@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@
.Os FreeBSD
.Sh NAME
.Nm ed
-.Nd
-high performance ethernet device driver
+.Nd high performance ethernet device driver
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "device ed0 at isa? port 0x280 net irq 5 iomem 0xd8000 vector edintr"
.Cd "device ed1 at isa? port 0x300 net irq 5 iomem 0xd8000 vector edintr"
@@ -59,12 +58,12 @@ the IEEE 802.3 CSMA ethernet is possible.
In addition to the standard port and irq specifications, the
.Nm
driver also supports a number of
-.Nm flags
+.Em flags
which can force 8/16bit mode, enable/disable multi-buffering, and select the default
interface type (AUI/BNC, and for cards with twisted pair, AUI/10BaseT).
.Pp
The
-.Nm flags
+.Em flags
are a bit field, and are summerized as follows:
.Pp
.Bl -hang -offset indent
@@ -90,9 +89,9 @@ reduce receiver lossage.
.El
.Pp
When using a 3c503 card, the AUI connection may be selected by specifying the
-.Nm link2
+.Em link2
option to
-.Nm ifconfig
+.Xr ifconfig 8
(BNC is the default).
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
.Bl -diag
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ driver found that it could not clear the card's shared memory. This is most comm
caused by a BIOS extension ROM being configured in the same address space as the
ethernet card's shared memory. Either find the offending card and change its BIOS
ROM to be at an address that doesn't conflict, or change the
-.Nm iomem
+.Em iomem
option in the kernel config file so that the card's shared memory is mapped at a
non-conflicting address.
.It "ed%d: Invalid irq configuration (%d) must be 2-5 for 3c503."
@@ -148,9 +147,9 @@ dropped packets during heavy network traffic.
.Pp
16bit Compex cards identify themselves as being 8bit. While these cards will
work in 8bit mode, much higher performance can be acheived by specifying
-.Nm flags 0x04
+.Em "flags 0x04"
(force 16bit mode) in your kernel config file. In addition, you should also specify
-.Nm iosize 16384
+.Em "iosize 16384"
to take advantage of the extra 8k of shared memory that 16bit mode provides.
.Sh BUGS
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