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author | Brad Smith <brad@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2005-11-14 23:57:31 +0000 |
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committer | Brad Smith <brad@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2005-11-14 23:57:31 +0000 |
commit | f49333713baf323db3180b3c738d34769a4f5f59 (patch) | |
tree | 4e3ad1adc307c5c76d8641dc21cc2bbf980999d5 /share/man/man4/ixgb.4 | |
parent | 9ab4e89a14040a099a6de5262366458448042416 (diff) |
add an initial cut at a ixgb(4) man page, derived from the em(4) man page.
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/ixgb.4 b/share/man/man4/ixgb.4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..46ebaac0682 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/man4/ixgb.4 @@ -0,0 +1,129 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: ixgb.4,v 1.1 2005/11/14 23:57:30 brad Exp $ +.\" Copyright (c) 2002 Intel Corporation +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms of the Software, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code of the Software may retain the above +.\" copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form of the Software may reproduce the +.\" above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following +.\" disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the +.\" distribution. +.\" 3. Neither the name of the Intel Corporation nor the names of its contributors +.\" shall be used to endorse or promote products derived from this Software +.\" without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" +.\" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INTEL OR ITS CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR +.\" SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER +.\" CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, +.\" OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE +.\" USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" * Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. +.\" +.\" $FreeBSD: em.4,v 1.18 2005/01/30 12:29:06 yar Exp $ +.Dd November 14, 2005 +.Dt IXGB 4 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm ixgb +.Nd "Intel(R) PRO/10GbE Ethernet driver" +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Cd "ixgb* at pci?" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +driver provides support for PCI-X 10Gb Ethernet adapters based on the +Intel 82597EX Ethernet controller chips. +The driver supports IPv4 receive IP/TCP/UDP checksum offload and +Jumbo frames. +This includes the following models: +.Pp +.Bl -item -offset indent -compact +.It +Intel PRO/10GbE CX4 Adapter +.It +Intel PRO/10GbE LR Adapter +.It +Intel PRO/10GbE SR Adapter +.It +Sun 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X Adapter +.El +.Pp +The +.Nm +driver supports the following media types: +.Bl -tag -width autoselect -offset indent +.It autoselect +Enables auto-negotiation for speed and duplex. +.It 1000baseSX +Sets 1000Mbps operation. +Only full-duplex mode is supported at this speed. +.It 1000baseT +Sets 1000Mbps operation. +Only full-duplex mode is supported at this speed. +.El +.Pp +For more information on configuring this device, see +.Xr ifconfig 8 . +.Sh DIAGNOSTICS +.Bl -diag +.It "ixgb%d: Unable to allocate bus resource: memory" +A fatal initialization error has occurred. +.It "ixgb%d: Unable to allocate bus resource: interrupt" +A fatal initialization error has occurred. +.It "ixgb%d: watchdog timeout -- resetting" +The device has stopped responding to the network, or there is a problem with +the network connection (cable). +.El +.Sh SUPPORT +For general information and support, go to the Intel support website at: +.Pa http://support.intel.com . +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr arp 4 , +.Xr ifmedia 4 , +.Xr intro 4 , +.Xr netintro 4 , +.Xr pci 4 , +.Xr hostname.if 5 , +.Xr ifconfig 8 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +device driver first appeared in +.Ox 3.9 . +.Sh AUTHORS +The +.Nm +driver was written by +.An Intel Corporation Aq freebsdnic@mailbox.intel.com . +.Sh BUGS +Under small packet UDP stress tests with 10GbE driver, the +.Ox +system will drop UDP packets due to the fullness of the socket buffers. +You many want to change the driver's Flow Control variables to the minimum +value for controlling packet reception. +.Pp +Excessive CRC errors may be observed if the Intel PRO/10GbE CX4 Server +adapter is connected to a Fujitsu XENPAK CX4 module in a SmartBits chassis +using 15 m/24AWG cable assemblies manufactured by Fujitsu or Leoni. +The CRC errors may be received either by the Intel PRO/10GbE CX4 Server +adapter or the SmartBits. +If this situation occurs using a different cable assembly may resolve the +issue. +.Pp +Excessive CRC errors may be observed if the Intel PRO/10GbE CX4 Server +adapter is connected to an HP Procurve 3400cl switch port using short cables +(1 m or shorter). +If this situation occurs, using a longer cable may resolve the issue. +.Pp +Excessive CRC errors may be observed using Fujitsu 24AWG cable assemblies that +Are 10 m or longer or where using a Leoni 15 m/24AWG cable assembly. +The CRC errors may be received either by the CX4 Server adapter or at the switch. +If this situation occurs, using a different cable assembly may resolve the issue. |