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authorbrueffer <brueffer@FreeBSD.org>2008-06-17 21:14:02 +0000
committerbrueffer <brueffer@FreeBSD.org>2008-06-17 21:14:02 +0000
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Bring this up to date with regard to our other section 4 and Intel manpages,
also fixes a few mdoc bugs.
Diffstat (limited to 'share')
-rw-r--r--share/man/man4/ixgbe.432
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/ixgbe.4 b/share/man/man4/ixgbe.4
index 88eb4a4..0835eba 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/ixgbe.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/ixgbe.4
@@ -31,23 +31,32 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd March 3, 2008
+.Dd June 11, 2008
.Dt IXGBE 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ixgbe
-.Nd "10 Gigabit Ethernet driver for the FreeBSD operating system"
+.Nd "Intel(R) 10Gb Ethernet driver for the FreeBSD operating system"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
+To compile this driver into the kernel,
+place the following line in your
+kernel configuration file:
+.Bd -ragged -offset indent
.Cd "device ixgbe"
+.Ed
+.Pp
+Alternatively, to load the driver as a
+module at boot time, place the following line in
+.Xr loader.conf 5 :
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+if_ixgbe_load="YES"
+.Ed
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
driver provides support for PCI 10Gb Ethernet adapters based on
the Intel 82598EB Intel(R) Network Connections.
The driver supports Jumbo Frames, MSIX, TSO, and RSS.
-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 10GbE adapter.
@@ -61,8 +70,8 @@ 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 .
+For information on enabling VLANs, see
+.Xr ifconfig 8 .
.Sh HARDWARE
The
.Nm
@@ -73,9 +82,9 @@ driver supports the following cards:
Intel(R) 10 Gigabit XF SR/AF Dual Port Server Adapter
.It
Intel(R) 10 Gigabit XF SR/LR Server Adapter
-.IT
+.It
Intel(R) 82598EB 10 Gigabit AF Network Connection
-.IT
+.It
Intel(R) 82598EB 10 Gigabit AT CX4 Network Connection
.El
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
@@ -89,10 +98,6 @@ 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 .
@@ -103,7 +108,6 @@ issue to
.Aq freebsdnic@mailbox.intel.com .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr arp 4 ,
-.Xr gx 4 ,
.Xr netintro 4 ,
.Xr ng_ether 4 ,
.Xr polling 4 ,
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