bfe(4)

NAME

bfe - Broadcom BCM4401 Ethernet Device Driver

SYNOPSIS

To compile this driver into the kernel, place the  following
lines in your
kernel configuration file:
      device miibus
      device bfe
Alternatively,  to load the driver as a module at boot time,
place the
following line in loader.conf(5):
      if_bfe_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

The bfe driver provides support for Broadcom BCM4401 based

Fast Ethernet
adapters.

The bfe driver supports the following media types:

autoselect Enable autoselection of the media type and

options.

10baseT/UTP Set 10Mbps operation.

100baseTX Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation.

The bfe driver supports the following media options:

full-duplex Set full duplex operation.

For further information on configuring this device, see if

config(8).

DIAGNOSTICS

bfe%d: couldn't map memory A fatal initialization error has

occurred.

bfe%d: couldn't map interrupt A fatal initialization error

has occurred.

bfe%d: failed to allocate DMA resources There are not

enough mbufs
available for allocation.

bfe%d: watchdog timeout -- resetting The device has stopped

responding
to the network, or there is a problem with the network con

nection
(cable).

SEE ALSO

arp(4), miibus(4), netintro(4), ng_ether(4), ifconfig(8)

HISTORY

The bfe device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 5.1.

AUTHORS

The bfe device driver was written by Stuart Walsh and Duncan

Barclay.
This manual page was written by Stuart Walsh.

BSD July 16, 2005

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