if_bfe.4freebsd

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Version: 300334 (debian - 07/07/09)

Section: 4 (Pilotes et protocoles réseau)


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NAME

bfe - Broadcom BCM4401 Ethernet Device Driver

SYNOPSIS

To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:
device miibus device bfe

Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf5:

 if_bfe_load="YES"
 

DESCRIPTION

The driver provides support for Broadcom BCM4401 based Fast Ethernet adapters.

The driver supports the following media types:

autoselect
Enable autoselection of the media type and options.
10baseT/UTP
Set 10Mbps operation.
100baseTX
Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation.

The driver supports the following media options:

full-duplex
Set full duplex operation.

For further information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).

DIAGNOSTICS

"bfe%d: couldn't map memory"
A fatal initialization error has occurred.
"bfe%d: couldn't map interrupt"
A fatal initialization error has occurred.
"bfe%d: failed to allocate DMA resources"
There are not enough mbufs available for allocation.
"bfe%d: watchdog timeout -- resetting"
The device has stopped responding to the network, or there is a problem with the network connection (cable).

SEE ALSO

altq(4), arp(4), miibus(4), netintro(4), ng_ether4, ifconfig(8)

HISTORY

The device driver first appeared in Fx 5.1 .

AUTHORS

An -nosplit The device driver was written by An Stuart Walsh and An Duncan Barclay . This manual page was written by An Stuart Walsh .