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diff --git a/share/man/man4/gem.4 b/share/man/man4/gem.4 index 1f95075..1cad708 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/gem.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/gem.4 @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd June 10, 2003 +.Dd August 14, 2004 .Dt GEM 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -52,16 +52,41 @@ well as many Sun UltraSPARCs. Cards supported by this driver include: .Bl -bullet -compact -offset indent .It -Sun GEM gigabit ethernet +Sun GEM gigabit Ethernet .It -Sun ERI 10/100 Mbps ethernet +Sun ERI 10/100 Mbps Ethernet .It Apple GMAC .El +.Sh NOTES +On sparc64 the +.Nm +driver respects the +.Va local-mac-address? +system configuration variable which can be set in the Open Firmware boot +monitor using the +.Ic setenv +command or by +.Xr eeprom 8 . +If set to +.Dq Li false +(the default), the +.Nm +driver will use the system's default MAC address for all of its devices. +If set to +.Dq Li true , +the unique MAC address of each interface is used if present rather than +the system's default MAC address. +.Pp +Supported interfaces having their own MAC address include the on-board +Sun ERI 10/100 Mbps and GEM gigabit Ethernet Interfaces on boards equipped +with more than one Ethernet interface and the Sun GEM gigabit Ethernet +add-on cards. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr hme 4 , .Xr miibus 4 , .Xr netintro 4 , +.Xr eeprom 8 , .Xr ifconfig 8 .Sh HISTORY The |