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| 31.\" $FreeBSD: head/share/man/man4/tl.4 56612 2000-01-25 20:34:43Z archie $ | 31.\" $FreeBSD: head/share/man/man4/tl.4 57676 2000-03-01 14:50:24Z sheldonh $ |
| 32.\" 33.Dd May 1, 1998 34.Dt TL 4 35.Os FreeBSD 36.Sh NAME 37.Nm tl 38.Nd 39Texas Instruments ThunderLAN ethernet device driver 40.Sh SYNOPSIS 41.Cd "device miibus" 42.Cd "device tl" 43.Sh DESCRIPTION 44The 45.Nm 46driver provides support for PCI ethernet adapters based on the Texas | 32.\" 33.Dd May 1, 1998 34.Dt TL 4 35.Os FreeBSD 36.Sh NAME 37.Nm tl 38.Nd 39Texas Instruments ThunderLAN ethernet device driver 40.Sh SYNOPSIS 41.Cd "device miibus" 42.Cd "device tl" 43.Sh DESCRIPTION 44The 45.Nm 46driver provides support for PCI ethernet adapters based on the Texas |
| 47Instruments ThunderLAN ethernet controller chip. This includes a large | 47Instruments ThunderLAN ethernet controller chip. 48This includes a large |
| 48number of Compaq PCI-bus ethernet adapters as well as the integrated 49ethernet controllers built in to several models of Compaq Prosignia | 49number of Compaq PCI-bus ethernet adapters as well as the integrated 50ethernet controllers built in to several models of Compaq Prosignia |
| 50servers and Compaq Deskpro desktop machines. This driver also supports | 51servers and Compaq Deskpro desktop machines. 52This driver also supports |
| 51the Olicom OC-2135/2138, OC-2325 and OC-2326 10/100 TX UTP adapters 52and the Racore 8165 10/100baseTX and 8148 10baseT/100baseTX/100baseFX 53multi-personality cards. 54.Pp 55The ThunderLAN controller has a standard MII interface that supports 56up to 32 physical interface devices (PHYs). It also has a built-in 5710baseT PHY hardwired at MII address 31, which may be used in some | 53the Olicom OC-2135/2138, OC-2325 and OC-2326 10/100 TX UTP adapters 54and the Racore 8165 10/100baseTX and 8148 10baseT/100baseTX/100baseFX 55multi-personality cards. 56.Pp 57The ThunderLAN controller has a standard MII interface that supports 58up to 32 physical interface devices (PHYs). It also has a built-in 5910baseT PHY hardwired at MII address 31, which may be used in some |
| 5810Mbps-only hardware configurations. In 100Mbps configurations, a | 6010Mbps-only hardware configurations. 61In 100Mbps configurations, a |
| 59National Semiconductor DP83840A or other MII-compliant PHY may be | 62National Semiconductor DP83840A or other MII-compliant PHY may be |
| 60attached to the ThunderLAN's MII bus. If a DP83840A or equivalent | 63attached to the ThunderLAN's MII bus. 64If a DP83840A or equivalent |
| 61is available, the ThunderLAN chip can operate at either 100Mbps or | 65is available, the ThunderLAN chip can operate at either 100Mbps or |
| 6210Mbps in either half-duplex or full-duplex modes. The ThunderLAN's | 6610Mbps in either half-duplex or full-duplex modes. 67The ThunderLAN's |
| 63built-in PHY and the DP83840A also support autonegotiation. 64.Pp 65The 66.Nm 67driver supports the following media types: 68.Pp 69.Bl -tag -width xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 70.It autoselect | 68built-in PHY and the DP83840A also support autonegotiation. 69.Pp 70The 71.Nm 72driver supports the following media types: 73.Pp 74.Bl -tag -width xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 75.It autoselect |
| 71Enable autoselection of the media type and options. Note that this | 76Enable autoselection of the media type and options. 77Note that this |
| 72option is only available on those PHYs that support autonegotiation. 73Also, the PHY will not advertise those modes that have been explcitly 74disabled using the following media options. 75.It 10baseT/UTP 76Set 10Mbps operation 77.It 100baseTX 78Set 100Mbps (fast ethernet) operation 79.It 10base5/AUI --- 50 unchanged lines hidden --- | 78option is only available on those PHYs that support autonegotiation. 79Also, the PHY will not advertise those modes that have been explcitly 80disabled using the following media options. 81.It 10baseT/UTP 82Set 10Mbps operation 83.It 100baseTX 84Set 100Mbps (fast ethernet) operation 85.It 10base5/AUI --- 50 unchanged lines hidden --- |