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28.Dd May 7, 2024
29.Dt SMSC 4
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm smsc
33.Nd "USB Microchip LAN9xxx Fast Ethernet driver"
34.Sh SYNOPSIS
35To load the driver as a module at boot time, place the
36following line in
37.Xr loader.conf 5 :
38.Bd -literal -offset indent
39if_smsc_load="YES"
40.Ed
41.Pp
42Alternatively, to compile this driver into the kernel, place the
43following lines in your kernel configuration file:
44.Bd -ragged -offset indent
45.Cd "device uhci"
46.Cd "device ohci"
47.Cd "device usb"
48.Cd "device miibus"
49.Cd "device uether"
50.Cd "device smsc"
51.Ed
52.Sh DESCRIPTION
53The
54.Nm
55device driver provides support for USB Fast Ethernet adapters based
56on the Microchip (formerly SMSC) LAN9xxx chipsets.
57.Pp
58For more information on configuring this device, see
59.Xr ifconfig 8 .
60.Sh HARDWARE
61The following devices are supported by the
62.Nm
63driver:
64.Pp
65.Bl -bullet -compact
66.It
67LAN9500, LAN9500A, LAN9505 and LAN9505A based Ethernet adapters
68.It
69LAN89530, LAN9530 and LAN9730 based Ethernet adapters
70.It
71LAN951x Ethernet adapters with integrated USB hub
72.El
73.Sh SEE ALSO
74.Xr arp 4 ,
75.Xr intro 4 ,
76.Xr miibus 4 ,
77.Xr netintro 4 ,
78.Xr usb 4 ,
79.Xr ifconfig 8
80.Sh HISTORY
81The
82.Nm
83device driver first appeared in
84.Fx 10.0 .
85.Sh AUTHORS
86.An -nosplit
87The
88.Nm
89driver was written by
90.An Ben Gray Aq Mt bgray@FreeBSD.org .
91