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diff --git a/static/freebsd/man4/nfe.4 3.html b/static/freebsd/man4/nfe.4 3.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e395583e --- /dev/null +++ b/static/freebsd/man4/nfe.4 3.html @@ -0,0 +1,157 @@ +<table class="head"> + <tr> + <td class="head-ltitle">NFE(4)</td> + <td class="head-vol">Device Drivers Manual</td> + <td class="head-rtitle">NFE(4)</td> + </tr> +</table> +<div class="manual-text"> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="NAME"><a class="permalink" href="#NAME">NAME</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><code class="Nm">nfe</code> — <span class="Nd">NVIDIA + nForce MCP Ethernet driver</span></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SYNOPSIS"><a class="permalink" href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines + in your kernel configuration file:</p> +<div class="Bd Pp Bd-indent"><code class="Cd">device miibus</code> +<br/> +<code class="Cd">device nfe</code></div> +<p class="Pp">Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place + the following line in <a class="Xr">loader.conf(5)</a>:</p> +<div class="Bd Pp Bd-indent Li"> +<pre>if_nfe_load="YES"</pre> +</div> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="DESCRIPTION"><a class="permalink" href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">nfe</code> driver supports PCI Ethernet + adapters based on the NVIDIA nForce Media and Communications Processors + (MCP), such as the nForce, nForce 2, nForce 3, CK804, MCP04, MCP51, MCP55, + MCP61, MCP65, MCP67, MCP73, MCP77 and MCP79 Ethernet controller chips.</p> +<p class="Pp">Supported features include (hardware support provided):</p> +<p class="Pp"></p> +<ul class="Bl-bullet Bl-compact"> + <li>Receive/Transmit IP/TCP/UDP checksum offload</li> + <li>Hardware VLAN tag insertion/stripping</li> + <li>TCP segmentation offload (TSO)</li> + <li>MSI/MSI-X</li> + <li>Jumbo Frames</li> +</ul> +<p class="Pp">Support for Jumbo Frames is provided via the interface MTU + setting. Selecting an MTU larger than 1500 bytes with the + <a class="Xr">ifconfig(8)</a> utility configures the adapter to receive and + transmit Jumbo Frames.</p> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">nfe</code> driver supports the following + media types:</p> +<dl class="Bl-tag"> + <dt id="autoselect"><a class="permalink" href="#autoselect"><code class="Cm">autoselect</code></a></dt> + <dd>Enable autoselection of the media type and options.</dd> + <dt id="10baseT/UTP"><a class="permalink" href="#10baseT/UTP"><code class="Cm">10baseT/UTP</code></a></dt> + <dd>Set 10Mbps operation.</dd> + <dt id="100baseTX"><a class="permalink" href="#100baseTX"><code class="Cm">100baseTX</code></a></dt> + <dd>Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation.</dd> + <dt id="1000baseT"><a class="permalink" href="#1000baseT"><code class="Cm">1000baseT</code></a></dt> + <dd>Set 1000Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) operation (recent models only).</dd> +</dl> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">nfe</code> driver supports the following + media options:</p> +<dl class="Bl-tag"> + <dt id="half-duplex"><a class="permalink" href="#half-duplex"><code class="Cm">half-duplex</code></a></dt> + <dd>Force half duplex operation.</dd> + <dt id="full-duplex"><a class="permalink" href="#full-duplex"><code class="Cm">full-duplex</code></a></dt> + <dd>Force full duplex operation.</dd> +</dl> +<p class="Pp">For more information on configuring this device, see + <a class="Xr">ifconfig(8)</a>.</p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="HARDWARE"><a class="permalink" href="#HARDWARE">HARDWARE</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">nfe</code> driver supports the following + NVIDIA MCP onboard adapters:</p> +<p class="Pp"></p> +<ul class="Bl-bullet Bl-compact"> + <li>NVIDIA nForce MCP Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce MCP04 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce 430 MCP12 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce 430 MCP13 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce MCP51 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce MCP55 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce MCP61 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce MCP65 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce MCP67 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce MCP73 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce MCP77 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce MCP79 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce2 MCP2 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce2 400 MCP4 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce2 400 MCP5 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce3 MCP3 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce3 250 MCP6 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce3 MCP7 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce4 CK804 MCP8 Networking Adapter</li> + <li>NVIDIA nForce4 CK804 MCP9 Networking Adapter</li> +</ul> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="LOADER_TUNABLES"><a class="permalink" href="#LOADER_TUNABLES">LOADER + TUNABLES</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">Tunables can be set at the <a class="Xr">loader(8)</a> prompt + before booting the kernel or stored in <a class="Xr">loader.conf(5)</a>.</p> +<dl class="Bl-tag"> + <dt id="hw.nfe.msi_disable"><var class="Va">hw.nfe.msi_disable</var></dt> + <dd>Whether or not MSI support is enabled in the driver. The default value is + 0.</dd> + <dt id="hw.nfe.msix_disable"><var class="Va">hw.nfe.msix_disable</var></dt> + <dd>Whether or not MSI-X support is enabled in the driver. The default value + is 0.</dd> +</dl> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SYSCTL_VARIABLES"><a class="permalink" href="#SYSCTL_VARIABLES">SYSCTL + VARIABLES</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The following <a class="Xr">sysctl(8)</a> variables can be used to + modify or monitor <code class="Nm">nfe</code> behavior.</p> +<dl class="Bl-tag"> + <dt id="dev.nfe._d.process_limit"><var class="Va">dev.nfe.%d.process_limit</var></dt> + <dd>Maximum number of Rx events to be processed in the event loop before + rescheduling a taskqueue. The accepted range is 50 to 255, the default + value is 192. The interface does not need to be brought down and up again + before a change takes effect.</dd> +</dl> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SEE_ALSO"><a class="permalink" href="#SEE_ALSO">SEE + ALSO</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><a class="Xr">altq(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">arp(4)</a>, + <a class="Xr">intro(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">miibus(4)</a>, + <a class="Xr">netintro(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">pci(4)</a>, + <a class="Xr">polling(4)</a>, <a class="Xr">rgephy(4)</a>, + <a class="Xr">ifconfig(8)</a>, <a class="Xr">sysctl(8)</a></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="HISTORY"><a class="permalink" href="#HISTORY">HISTORY</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">nfe</code> device driver first appeared in + <span class="Ux">OpenBSD 3.9</span>, and then in <span class="Ux">FreeBSD + 7.0</span>.</p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="AUTHORS"><a class="permalink" href="#AUTHORS">AUTHORS</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">nfe</code> driver was written by + <span class="An">Jonathan Gray</span> + <<a class="Mt" href="mailto:jsg@openbsd.org">jsg@openbsd.org</a>> and + <span class="An">Damien Bergamini</span> + <<a class="Mt" href="mailto:damien@openbsd.org">damien@openbsd.org</a>>. + The <code class="Nm">nfe</code> driver was ported to + <span class="Ux">FreeBSD</span> by <span class="An">Shigeaki + Tagashira</span> + <<a class="Mt" href="mailto:shigeaki@se.hiroshima-u.ac.jp">shigeaki@se.hiroshima-u.ac.jp</a>>.</p> +</section> +</div> +<table class="foot"> + <tr> + <td class="foot-date">January 15, 2011</td> + <td class="foot-os">FreeBSD 15.0</td> + </tr> +</table> |