From 54ebf94d6acb9b48cfbbd33ed08d3a3ee3f2468f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sepherosa Ziehau Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 13:39:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update re(4) manpage to reflect recent re(4) changes. Reviewed-by: swildner@ --- share/man/man4/re.4 | 91 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------ 1 file changed, 55 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man4/re.4 b/share/man/man4/re.4 index 9b5cd97a07..83f56948e6 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/re.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/re.4 @@ -29,42 +29,37 @@ .\" THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ -.\" $DragonFly: src/share/man/man4/re.4,v 1.2 2005/12/04 18:07:47 dillon Exp $ +.\" $DragonFly: src/share/man/man4/re.4,v 1.3 2006/11/14 13:39:45 sephe Exp $ .\" -.Dd September 4, 2003 +.Dd November 2, 2006 .Dt RE 4 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm re -.Nd "RealTek 8139C+/8169/8169S/8110S PCI ethernet adapter driver" +.Nd "RealTek 8139C+/8169/816xS/811xS/8101E PCI/PCIe Ethernet adapter driver" .Sh SYNOPSIS .Cd "device miibus" .Cd "device re" +.Pp +Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the +following line in +.Pa /boot/loader.conf : +.Bd -literal -offset indent +if_re_load="YES" +.Ed .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm -driver provides support for various NICs based on the RealTek RTL8139C+, -RTL8169, RTL8169S and RTL8110S PCI ethernet controllers, including -the following: -.Pp -.Bl -bullet -compact -.It -Alloy Computer Products EtherGOLD 1439E 10/100 (8139C+) -.It -Compaq Evo N1015v Integrated Ethernet (8139C+) -.It -D-Link DGE-528(T) Gigabit Ethernet (8169S) -.It -Gigabyte 7N400 Pro2 Integrated Gigabit Ethernet (8110S) -.It -PLANEX COMMUNICATIONS Inc. GN-1200TC (8169S) -.It -Xterasys XN-152 10/100/1000 NIC (8169) -.El +driver provides support for various NICs based on the RealTek +RTL8139C+, RTL8169, RTL8169S, RTL8110S, RTL8168S, RTL8111S and RTL8101E +PCI and PCIe ethernet controllers. .Pp -NICs based on the 8139C+ are capable of 10 and 100Mbps speeds over CAT5 -cable. NICs based on the 8169, 8169S and 8110S are capable of 10, 100 and -1000Mbps operation. +NICs based on the +8139C+ and 8101E +are capable of 10 and 100Mbps speeds over CAT5 cable. +NICs based on the +8169, 816xS and 811xS +are capable of 10, 100 and 1000Mbps operation. .Pp All NICs supported by the .Nm @@ -140,24 +135,48 @@ Force half duplex operation. .Pp For more information on configuring this device, see .Xr ifconfig 8 . +.Ss MIB Variables +A number of per-interface variables are implemented in the +.Va hw.re Ns Em X +branch of the +.Xr sysctl 3 +MIB. +.Bl -tag -width ".Va tx_moderation" +.It Va tx_moderation +Turn on (default) or off TX moderation. +.El +.Sh HARDWARE +The +.Nm +driver supports RealTek RTL8139C+, RTL8169, RTL816xS, RTL811xS, +and RTL8101E based Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet adapters including: +.Pp +.Bl -bullet -compact +.It +Alloy Computer Products EtherGOLD 1439E 10/100 (8139C+) +.It +Compaq Evo N1015v Integrated Ethernet (8139C+) +.It +Corega CG-LAPCIGT Gigabit Ethernet (8169S) +.It +D-Link DGE-528(T) Gigabit Ethernet (8169S) +.It +Gigabyte 7N400 Pro2 Integrated Gigabit Ethernet (8110S) +.It +LevelOne GNC-0105T (8169S) +.It +LinkSys EG1032 (32-bit PCI) +.It +PLANEX COMMUNICATIONS Inc.\& GN-1200TC (8169S) +.It +Xterasys XN-152 10/100/1000 NIC (8169) +.El .Sh DIAGNOSTICS .Bl -diag -.It "re%d: couldn't map memory" -A fatal initialization error has occurred. .It "re%d: couldn't map ports" A fatal initialization error has occurred. .It "re%d: couldn't map interrupt" A fatal initialization error has occurred. -.It "re%d: no memory for softc struct!" -The driver failed to allocate memory for per-device instance information -during initialization. -.It "re%d: failed to enable memory mapping!" -The driver failed to initialize PCI shared memory mapping. -This might -happen if the card is not in a bus-master slot. -.It "re%d: no memory for jumbo buffers!" -The driver failed to allocate memory for jumbo frames during -initialization. .It "re%d: watchdog timeout" The device has stopped responding to the network, or there is a problem with the network connection (cable). -- 2.41.0