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author | tackerman <tackerman@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-05-28 00:27:31 +0000 |
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committer | tackerman <tackerman@FreeBSD.org> | 2004-05-28 00:27:31 +0000 |
commit | 99a46e61bef046d7ee9061b7d1cb2a47c8ae152a (patch) | |
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parent | 1f34a7cd39a7711023506c1c119bb308709e6b87 (diff) | |
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Adding ixgb(4) for Intel 10GbE Adapters
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/Makefile b/share/man/man4/Makefile index cfd79eb..fb945d8 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/Makefile +++ b/share/man/man4/Makefile @@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ MAN= aac.4 \ ipsec.4 \ isp.4 \ ispfw.4 \ + ixgb.4 \ joy.4 \ kame.4 \ keyboard.4 \ diff --git a/share/man/man4/ixgb.4 b/share/man/man4/ixgb.4 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..93765f1 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/man4/ixgb.4 @@ -0,0 +1,106 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2004, Intel Corporation +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: +.\" +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, +.\" this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" 3. Neither the name of the Intel Corporation nor the names of its +.\" contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from +.\" this software without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" +.\" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE +.\" LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR +.\" CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF +.\" SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS +.\" INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN +.\" CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) +.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE +.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD$ +.\" +.Dd March 1, 2004 +.Dt IXGB 4 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm ixgb +.Nd "Intel(R) PRO/10GbE Ethernet driver for the FreeBSD operating system" +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Cd "device ixgb" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +driver provides support for PCI gigabit Ethernet adapters based on +the Intel 82597EX Ethernet controller chips. +The driver supports Transmit/Receive checksum offload +and Jumbo Frames. +For a list of supported adapters, see the +.Pa README +included with the driver. +.Pp +For questions related to hardware requirements, +refer to the documentation supplied with your Intel PRO/10GbE adapter. +All hardware requirements listed apply to use with +.Fx . +.Pp +Support for Jumbo Frames is provided via the interface MTU setting. +Selecting an MTU larger than 1500 bytes with the +.Xr ifconfig 8 +utility configures the adapter to receive and transmit Jumbo Frames. +The maximum MTU size for Jumbo Frames is 16114. +.Pp +This driver version supports VLANs. +For information on enabling VLANs, see the +.Pa README . +.Sh DIAGNOSTICS +.Bl -diag +.It "ixgb%d: Unable to allocate bus resource: memory" +A fatal initialization error has occurred. +.It "ixgb%d: Unable to allocate bus resource: interrupt" +A fatal initialization error has occurred. +.It "ixgb%d: watchdog timeout -- resetting" +The device has stopped responding to the network, or there is a problem with +the network connection (cable). +.El +.Sh SUPPORT +For additional information regarding building and installation, +see the +.Pa README +included with the driver. +For general information and support, +go to the Intel support website at: +.Pa http://support.intel.com . +.Pp +If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported kernel +with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to the +issue to +.Aq freebsdnic@mailbox.intel.com . +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr arp 4 , +.Xr gx 4 , +.Xr netintro 4 , +.Xr ng_ether 4 , +.Xr vlan 4 , +.Xr ifconfig 8 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +device driver first appeared in +.Fx 4.8 . +.Sh AUTHORS +The +.Nm +driver was written by +.An Intel Corporation Aq freebsdnic@mailbox.intel.com . |