xref: /illumos-gate/usr/src/man/man4d/elxl.4d (revision bbf215553c7233fbab8a0afdf1fac74c44781867)
1*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\" Copyright 2014 Garrett D'Amore <garrett@damore.org>
2*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
3*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
4*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\" are met:
5*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
6*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
7*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
8*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\"    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
9*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\"    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
10*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\"
11*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER AND CONTRIBUTORS
12*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\" ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
13*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\" LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
14*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\" FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
15*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\" COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
16*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\" INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
17*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\" NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
18*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\" USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON
19*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\" ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
20*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
21*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE
22*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.\"
23*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Dd "Jan 10, 2020"
24*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Dt ELXL 4D
25*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Os
26*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Sh NAME
27*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Nm elxl
28*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Nd 3Com Etherlink XL device driver
29*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Sh SYNOPSIS
30*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Pa /dev/elxl
31*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Sh DESCRIPTION
32*bbf21555SRichard LoweThe
33*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Nm
34*bbf21555SRichard Lowedriver provides support for the 3Com Etherlink XL
35*bbf21555SRichard Lowefamily of Ethernet and Fast Ethernet PCI controllers.
36*bbf21555SRichard LoweThese are often known by their part numbers, most often 3c905 or 3c900 variants.
37*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Lp
38*bbf21555SRichard LoweThe 3c905 devices generally support some form of 100 Mbps Ethernet,
39*bbf21555SRichard Lowewhereas the 3c900 devices usually only support 10 Mbps.
40*bbf21555SRichard LoweSome devices support legacy media such as 10BASE-15, 10BASE-2, and even
41*bbf21555SRichard Lowe10BASE-FL.
42*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.
43*bbf21555SRichard LoweWhere applicable, the devices support auto-negotiation, both full and
44*bbf21555SRichard Lowehalf duplex, etc.
45*bbf21555SRichard LoweThey also support full size MTUs (1500 bytes), even when used with VLANs.
46*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.
47*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Lp
48*bbf21555SRichard LoweThe device driver supports the
49*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Xr ieee802.3 7
50*bbf21555SRichard Loweproperties, which can be configured with
51*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Xr dladm 8 .
52*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Lp
53*bbf21555SRichard LoweIn addition, for devices with multiple external media ports, the driver
54*bbf21555SRichard Lowesupports a driver-specific
55*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Xr dladm 8
56*bbf21555SRichard Loweproperty called
57*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Sy media ,
58*bbf21555SRichard Lowewhich can take one of the following values, depending on the available
59*bbf21555SRichard Lowemedia options on the device:
60*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Lp
61*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Bl -tag -compact -offset indent -width Sy
62*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.It Sy mii
63*bbf21555SRichard LoweMedia Independent Interface (MII), also 100BASE-TX
64*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.It Sy tp-hdx
65*bbf21555SRichard Lowe10 Mbps twisted pair, half-duplex
66*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.It Sy tp-fdx
67*bbf21555SRichard Lowe10 Mbps twisted pair full-duplex
68*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.It Sy fx-hdx
69*bbf21555SRichard Lowe100BASE-FX (fiber), half-duplex
70*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.It Sy fx-hdx
71*bbf21555SRichard Lowe100BASE-FX (fiber), full-duplex
72*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.It Sy bnc
73*bbf21555SRichard Lowe10BASE-2
74*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Pq BNC, aka Dq thin-net
75*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.It Sy aui
76*bbf21555SRichard Lowe10BASE-15
77*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Pq aka Dq thick-net
78*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.It Sy fl-hdx
79*bbf21555SRichard Lowe10BASE-FL (fiber), half-duplex
80*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.It Sy fl-fdx
81*bbf21555SRichard Lowe10BASE-FL (fiber), full-duplex
82*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.El
83*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Lp
84*bbf21555SRichard LoweThe specific media options available can be queried with the
85*bbf21555SRichard Lowedevice-specific
86*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Sy available_media
87*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Xr dladm 8
88*bbf21555SRichard Loweproperty.
89*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Sh FILES
90*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Bl -tag -width /dev/elxl
91*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.It Pa /dev/elxl
92*bbf21555SRichard LoweSpecial character device.
93*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.El
94*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Sh SEE ALSO
95*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Xr dlpi 4P ,
96*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Xr pci 5 ,
97*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Xr ieee802.3 7 ,
98*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Xr dladm 8 ,
99*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Xr ifconfig 8
100*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Rs
101*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.%T IEEE 802.3: Ethernet
102*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.%Q IEEE Standards Association
103*bbf21555SRichard Lowe.Re
104