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.\" $FreeBSD: src/share/man/man4/ixgb.4,v 1.11 2006/08/29 19:15:59 brueffer Exp $ |
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.Dd August 18, 2006 |
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.Dt IXGB 4 |
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.Os |
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.Sh NAME |
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.Nm ixgb |
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.Nd "Intel(R) PRO/10GbE Ethernet driver for the FreeBSD operating system" |
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.Sh SYNOPSIS |
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To compile this driver into the kernel, |
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place the following line in your |
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kernel configuration file: |
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.Bd -ragged -offset indent |
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.Cd "device ixgb" |
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.Ed |
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.Pp |
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Alternatively, to load the driver as a |
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module at boot time, place the following line in |
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.Xr loader.conf 5 : |
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.Bd -literal -offset indent |
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if_ixgb_load="YES" |
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.Ed |
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.Sh DESCRIPTION |
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The |
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.Nm |
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driver provides support for PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapters based on |
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the Intel 82597EX Ethernet controller chips. |
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The driver supports Transmit/Receive checksum offload |
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and Jumbo Frames. |
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.Pp |
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For questions related to hardware requirements, |
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refer to the documentation supplied with your Intel PRO/10GbE adapter. |
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All hardware requirements listed apply to use with |
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.Fx . |
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.Pp |
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Support for Jumbo Frames is provided via the interface MTU setting. |
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Selecting an MTU larger than 1500 bytes with the |
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.Xr ifconfig 8 |
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utility configures the adapter to receive and transmit Jumbo Frames. |
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The maximum MTU size for Jumbo Frames is 16114. |
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.Pp |
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This driver version supports VLANs. |
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For information on enabling VLANs, see |
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.Xr ifconfig 8 . |
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.Sh HARDWARE |
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The |
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.Nm |
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driver supports the following cards: |
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.Pp |
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.Bl -bullet -compact |
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.It |
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Intel PRO/10GbE LR Server Adapter |
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.It |
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Intel PRO/10GbE SR Server Adapter |
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.El |
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS |
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.Bl -diag |
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.It "ixgb%d: Unable to allocate bus resource: memory" |
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A fatal initialization error has occurred. |
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.It "ixgb%d: Unable to allocate bus resource: interrupt" |
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A fatal initialization error has occurred. |
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.It "ixgb%d: watchdog timeout -- resetting" |
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The device has stopped responding to the network, or there is a problem with |
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the network connection (cable). |
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.El |
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.Sh SUPPORT |
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For general information and support, |
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go to the Intel support website at: |
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.Pa http://support.intel.com . |
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.Pp |
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If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported kernel |
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with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to the |
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issue to |
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.Aq freebsdnic@mailbox.intel.com . |
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.Sh SEE ALSO |
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.Xr arp 4 , |
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.Xr em 4 , |
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.Xr netintro 4 , |
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.Xr ng_ether 4 , |
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.Xr polling 4 , |
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.Xr vlan 4 , |
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.Xr ifconfig 8 |
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.Sh HISTORY |
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The |
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.Nm |
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device driver first appeared in |
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.Fx 4.11 |
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and |
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.Fx 5.3 . |
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.Sh AUTHORS |
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The |
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.Nm |
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driver was written by |
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.An Intel Corporation Aq freebsdnic@mailbox.intel.com . |