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.Dd September 22, 1998
.Dt EL 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm el
.Nd 3Com EtherLink (3C501) Ethernet driver
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "el0 at isa? port 0x300 irq 9"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
device driver supports 3Com EtherLink (3C501) Ethernet cards.
Other models of 3Com network cards are supported by the
.Xr ec 4 ,
.Xr ef 4 ,
.Xr eg 4 ,
.Xr ep 4 ,
.Xr ie 4 ,
and
.Xr xl 4
drivers.
.Pp
For more information on configuring this device, see
.Xr ifconfig 8 .
To view a list of media types and options supported by your card try
.Dq ifconfig -m <device> .
For example,
.Dq ifconfig -m el0 .
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
.Bl -diag
.It "el%d: device timeout"
The device has stopped responding to the network, or there is a problem with
the network connection (cable).
.It "el%d: invalid packet size %d; dropping"
A packet of an invalid length (less than size of Ethernet header or greater
than maximum size of Ethernet frame) was received and dropped.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ec 4 ,
.Xr ef 4 ,
.Xr eg 4 ,
.Xr ep 4 ,
.Xr ie 4 ,
.Xr ifmedia 4 ,
.Xr xl 4 ,
.Xr ifconfig 8