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diff --git a/static/openbsd/man4/ep.4 b/static/openbsd/man4/ep.4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..40516bf3 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/openbsd/man4/ep.4 @@ -0,0 +1,152 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: ep.4,v 1.35 2013/08/14 06:32:34 jmc Exp $ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 1994 Herb Peyerl +.\" All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must 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. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software +.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" This product includes software developed by Herb Peyerl +.\" 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products +.\" derived from this software without specific prior written permission +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``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 AUTHOR 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. +.\" +.Dd $Mdocdate: August 14 2013 $ +.Dt EP 4 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm ep +.Nd 3Com EtherLink III and Fast EtherLink III 10/100 Ethernet device +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Cd "ep* at eisa?" +.Cd "ep* at isa?" +.Cd "ep* at pci?" +.Cd "ep* at pcmcia?" +.Cd "ep* at isapnp?" +.Cd "tqphy* at mii?" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +device driver supports the 3Com EtherLink III and Fast EtherLink III family +of Ethernet cards. +This includes, among others, the following models: +.Pp +.Bl -tag -width 3CXXXX -offset indent -compact +.It 3C509 +EtherLink III ISA +.It 3C509B +EtherLink III ISA (Plug-and-Play) +.It 3C556 +EtherLink III LAN+Modem PC Card (PCMCIA) +.It 3C562 +EtherLink III LAN+33.6K Modem PC Card (PCMCIA) +.It 3C574 +Fast EtherLink III 10/100 LAN PC Card (PCMCIA) +.It 3C579 +EtherLink III EISA +.It 3C589 +EtherLink III LAN PC Card (PCMCIA) +.It 3C590 +Fast EtherLink III PCI +.It 3C592 +EtherLink III EISA Bus Master +.It 3C595 +Fast EtherLink III PCI 10/100 +.It 3C597 +Fast EtherLink III EISA 10/100 +.El +.Pp +Category 3, 4 or 5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable should be used for +RJ-45 (10baseT), thick Ethernet coaxial (RG59 B/U, 50 ohm) for AUI/DIX, and +thin Ethernet coaxial (RG58 A/U or C/U, 50 ohm +/- 4) for BNC (10base2). +Some 3Com NICs also support MII connectors (switchable 10/100Mbps UTP). +.Pp +The following media types and options (as given to +.Xr ifconfig 8 ) +are supported: +.Bl -tag -width xxx -offset indent +.It Cm media No autoselect +Enable autoselection of media type and options. +.It Cm media No 100baseTX Cm mediaopt No full-duplex +Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation and force full-duplex mode. +.It Cm media No 100baseTX Cm mediaopt No half-duplex +Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation and force half-duplex mode. +.It Cm media No 10baseT Cm mediaopt No full-duplex +Set 10baseT (UTP) operation and force full-duplex mode. +.It Cm media No 10baseT Cm mediaopt No half-duplex +Set 10baseT (UTP) operation and force half-duplex mode. +.It Cm media No 10base5 +Set 10base5 (thick-net) operation (half-duplex only). +.It Cm media No 10base2 +Set 10base2 (thin-net) operation (half-duplex only). +.El +.Pp +Note that the 100baseTX media type is only available if supported by the +adapter. +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 <device> media . +For example, +.Dq ifconfig ep0 media . +.Pp +If more than one of the supported cards is installed, they are probed for +in the following order: +.Pp +.Bl -enum -offset indent -compact +.It +PCI cards based on PCI function number order. +.It +EISA cards based on EISA slot number order. +.It +ISA cards based on increasing Ethernet address order. +.It +Any ISA cards in Plug-and-Play mode, in Plug-and-Play order. +.El +.Pp +You may specify the port and IRQ numbers where the cards are expected to +be found, but it is not necessary. +The cards are intelligent enough to let us know where they live on the bus. +.Sh DIAGNOSTICS +.Bl -diag +.It ep0: reset (status: %x) +The driver has encountered a FIFO underrun or overrun. +The driver will reset the card and the packet will be lost. +This is not fatal. +.It ep0: eeprom failed to come ready +The EEPROM failed to come ready. +This probably means the card is wedged. +.It ep0: erase pencil mark, or disable PnP mode! +This means that someone has scribbled with pencil in the test area on the +card. +Erase the pencil mark and reboot. +(This is not a joke). +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr eisa 4 , +.Xr ifmedia 4 , +.Xr intro 4 , +.Xr isa 4 , +.Xr isapnp 4 , +.Xr pci 4 , +.Xr pcmcia 4 , +.Xr tqphy 4 , +.Xr hostname.if 5 , +.Xr ifconfig 8 |