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authorTheo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org>2000-04-03 07:43:32 +0000
committerTheo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org>2000-04-03 07:43:32 +0000
commit1df7b8d9bdcf36eaa705967cba92d4ec9ba99cc9 (patch)
tree13c2b9ac8f60fd560ae754a9e2ab2a218f435796 /share/man/man4/we.4
parent31a956aea7b3c5c953c73c65adcc68f36b228061 (diff)
described the modern cards
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/we.4 b/share/man/man4/we.4
index b3cb2995325..a22d9c0a875 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/we.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/we.4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: we.4,v 1.3 1999/09/23 04:12:05 alex Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: we.4,v 1.4 2000/04/03 07:43:31 deraadt Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: we.4,v 1.4 1998/08/09 00:39:02 thorpej Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1997 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ and SMC EtherEZ Ethernet cards
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "we0 at isa? port 0x280 iomem 0xd0000 irq 9"
.Cd "we1 at isa? port 0x300 iomem 0xcc000 irq 10"
+.Cd "we* at isapnp?"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
@@ -61,9 +62,23 @@ All support the AUI media type. The other media is either BNC or UTP
being a transceiver. Sofware cannot differentiate between BNC and UTP
cards. On some models, the AUI port is always active.
.Pp
-The SMC Elite Ultra and SMC EtherEZ interfaces support three media
+The SMC Elite Ultra and SMC EtherEZ interfaces support three media on
a single card: AUI, BNC, and UTP. If the transceiver is active, the BNC
media is selected. Otherwise, the AUI and UTP ports are both active.
+Cards of this vintage may also be found which lack one or two of the
+connectors. These cards also know what interrupt they are configured
+for, and will correct such problems (for further interrupt issues, see
+.Xr isa 4
+and
+.Xr pci 4 ).
+.Pp
+The SMC EtherEZ does not yet work correctly in
+.Xr isapnp 4
+mode.
+The SMC Elite Ultra does not work in
+.Dq soft configuration
+mode.
+.Pp
.Pp
To enable the AUI media, select the
.Em 10base5
@@ -97,4 +112,5 @@ address.
.Xr ifmedia 4 ,
.Xr intro 4 ,
.Xr isa 4 ,
+.Xr isapnp 4 ,
.Xr ifconfig 8