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authorpdeuskar <pdeuskar@FreeBSD.org>2002-04-30 17:14:51 +0000
committerpdeuskar <pdeuskar@FreeBSD.org>2002-04-30 17:14:51 +0000
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Modified the man page to reflect support for
82540EM based cards. MFC after: 1 day
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/em.4 b/share/man/man4/em.4
index d359dc8..230dc71 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/em.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/em.4
@@ -1,34 +1,35 @@
-.\" Copyright (c) 2001 Intel Corporation
+.\" Copyright (c) 2002 Intel Corporation
.\" All rights reserved.
-.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms of the Software, with or without
-.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms of the Software, with or without
+.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
.\" are met:
-.\" 1. Redistributions of source code of the Software may retain the above
+.\" 1. Redistributions of source code of the Software may retain the above
.\" copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form of the Software may reproduce the
-.\" above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
-.\" disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form of the Software may 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
-.\" shall be used to endorse or promote products derived from this Software
+.\" 3. Neither the name of the Intel Corporation nor the names of its contributors
+.\" shall 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 INTEL OR ITS 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
+.\" 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 INTEL OR ITS 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.
.\"
-.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\" * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.
.\"
-.Dd December 8, 2001
+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.Dd April 5, 2002
.Dt EM 4
-.Os
+.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm em
.Nd "Intel(R) PRO/1000 gigabit Ethernet driver for the FreeBSD operating system"
@@ -38,16 +39,16 @@
The
.Nm
driver provides support for PCI gigabit Ethernet adapters based on
-the Intel 82542, 82543 and 82544 Ethernet controller chip.
+the Intel 82540, 82542, 82543 and 82544 Ethernet controller chip.
The driver supports Transmit/Receive checksum offload
-and Jumbo Frames only on 82543 and 82544-based adapters.
-For a list of supported adapters, see the
-.Pa README
+and Jumbo Frames only on 82540, 82543 and 82544-based adapters.
+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/1000 adapter.
-All hardware requirements listed apply to use with
+For questions related to hardware requirements,
+refer to the documentation supplied with your Intel PRO/1000 adapter.
+All hardware requirements listed apply to use with
.Fx .
.Pp
Support for Jumbo Frames is provided via the interface MTU setting.
@@ -78,12 +79,12 @@ option to select
mode.
.It Cm 1000baseSX
Sets 1000Mbps operation.
-Only
+Only
.Cm full-duplex
mode is supported at this speed.
.It Cm 1000baseTX
Sets 1000Mbps operation.
-Only
+Only
.Cm full-duplex
mode is supported at this speed.
.El
@@ -98,13 +99,13 @@ Forces full-duplex operation
Forces half-duplex operation.
.El
.Pp
-Only use
-.Cm mediaopt
-to set the driver to
-.Cm full-duplex .
-If
-.Cm mediaopt
-is not specified, the driver defaults to
+Only use
+.Cm mediaopt
+to set the driver to
+.Cm full-duplex .
+If
+.Cm mediaopt
+is not specified, the driver defaults to
.Cm half-duplex .
.Pp
For more information on configuring this device, see
@@ -120,23 +121,23 @@ 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,
+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 .
+.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 .
+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 netintro 4 ,
-.Xr ng_ether 4 ,
+.Xr netintro 4 ,
.Xr vlan 4 ,
+.Xr ng_ether 4 ,
.Xr ifconfig 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
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