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+.\" Copyright (c) 2007, Neterion Inc
+.\" All rights reserved.
+.\"
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+.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
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+.\"
+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.Dd October 16, 2007
+.Dt NXGE 4
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm nxge
+.Nd "Neterion Xframe 10GbE Server/Storage adapter driver"
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+To compile this driver into the kernel,
+place the following line in your
+kernel configuration file:
+.Bd -ragged -offset indent
+.Cd "device nxge"
+.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_nxge_load="YES"
+.Ed
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Nm
+driver provides support for Neterion Xframe-I and Xframe-II adapters.
+The driver supports TCP Segmentation Offload (TSO/LSO),
+Large Receive Offload (LRO), Jumbo Frames (5 buffer mode),
+Header Separation (Rx 2 buffer mode), VLAN, and Promiscuous mode.
+.Pp
+For general information and support, please visit the Neterion support page
+.Pa http://www.neterion.com/support/support.html .
+.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 transmit and receive Jumbo Frames.
+Xframe adapters support Jumbo Frames up to 9600 bytes.
+.Pp
+For Jumbo Frames, the driver will try to allocate physically contiguous buffers.
+Failures to do so may degrade the performance.
+To resolve such problems, please visit
+.Pa http://www.neterion.com
+where additional information and a kernel patch can be found.
+.Pp
+For more information on configuring this device, see
+.Xr ifconfig 8 .
+.Sh HARDWARE
+The
+.Nm
+driver supports Neterion Xframe 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters listed in
+.Pa http://www.neterion.com/how/pricing.html .
+.Sh SUPPORT
+For troubleshooting tips and FAQs, please visit
+.Pa http://trac.neterion.com/cgi-bin/trac.cgi/wiki/TitleIndex?anonymous .
+.Pp
+For any issues please send an email to
+.Aq support@neterion.com .
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr arp 4 ,
+.Xr netintro 4 ,
+.Xr ifconfig 8
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+device driver first appeared in
+.Fx 7.0 .
+.Sh AUTHORS
+The
+.Nm
+driver was written by
+.An Neterion
+.Aq support@neterion.com .
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