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authorPeter Valchev <pvalchev@cvs.openbsd.org>2004-06-05 19:12:38 +0000
committerPeter Valchev <pvalchev@cvs.openbsd.org>2004-06-05 19:12:38 +0000
commit509d406ce7860b9de6425ef24984a556c114d1f6 (patch)
tree571fcf94254ee5dcd67eb40d1c22bdf70fec844d /share/man
parentbfe2e9b6a74e82ab7666a5edbb1d521b267a27a2 (diff)
do not lie about supporting the 8139C+; prodded by theo
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diff --git a/share/man/man4/re.4 b/share/man/man4/re.4
index 3ee12da5212..1554d484485 100644
--- a/share/man/man4/re.4
+++ b/share/man/man4/re.4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: re.4,v 1.2 2004/06/05 15:07:06 miod Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: re.4,v 1.3 2004/06/05 19:12:37 pvalchev Exp $
.\" Copyright (c) 2003
.\" Bill Paul <wpaul@windriver.com>. All rights reserved.
.\"
@@ -36,21 +36,23 @@
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm re
-.Nd "RealTek 8139C+/8169/8169S/8110S PCI ethernet adapter driver"
+.\" .Nd "RealTek 8139C+/8169/8169S/8110S PCI ethernet adapter driver"
+.Nd "Realtek 8169/8169S/8110S PCI ethernet adapter driver"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "re* at pci? dev ? function ?"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
-driver provides support for various NICs based on the RealTek RTL8139C+,
+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
+.\" Alloy Computer Products EtherGOLD 1439E 10/100 (8139C+)
+.\" .It
+.\" Compaq Evo N1015v Integrated Ethernet (8139C+)
.It
Gigabyte 7N400 Pro2 Integrated Gigabit Ethernet (8110S)
.It
@@ -58,10 +60,10 @@ PLANEX COMMUNICATIONS Inc. GN-1200TC (8169S)
.It
Xterasys XN-152 10/100/1000 NIC (8169)
.El
-.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.
+.\" .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.
.\" .Pp
.\" All NICs supported by the
.\" .Nm
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ cable. NICs based on the 8169, 8169S and 8110S are capable of 10, 100 and
.\" features, and use a descriptor-based DMA mechanism. They are also
.\" capable of TCP large send (TCP segmentation offload).
.Pp
-The 8139C+ is a single-chip solution combining both a 10/100 MAC and PHY.
+.\" The 8139C+ is a single-chip solution combining both a 10/100 MAC and PHY.
The 8169 is a 10/100/1000 MAC only, requiring a GMII or TBI external PHY.
The 8169S and 8110S are single-chip devices containing both a 10/100/1000
MAC and 10/100/1000 copper PHY.