History log of /openbsd-current/share/man/man4/bnx.4
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# 1.32 08-Sep-2021 jmc

attempt to standardise the way we specify speeds in our name description (Nd)
lines;

sthen and deraadt argued for unit suffixes for speeds 1Gb+
deraadt also requested Gigabit be standardised to 1Gb

ok sthen deraadt ian benno


Revision tags: OPENBSD_6_9_BASE
# 1.31 14-Nov-2020 jmc

remove macro instances from arbitrary string width specifiers. for example

-width ".Dv BOB" -> -width "BOB"

although they are not errors, they are misleading and probably should
not get pasted around


Revision tags: OPENBSD_5_7_BASE OPENBSD_5_8_BASE OPENBSD_5_9_BASE OPENBSD_6_0_BASE OPENBSD_6_1_BASE OPENBSD_6_2_BASE OPENBSD_6_3_BASE OPENBSD_6_4_BASE OPENBSD_6_5_BASE OPENBSD_6_6_BASE OPENBSD_6_7_BASE OPENBSD_6_8_BASE
# 1.30 14-Sep-2014 brad

- Don't capitalize jumbo.
- Don't try to keep track of jumbo frame sizes in the pages. Users can
use `ifconfig hwfeatures' to determine what the hardware supports.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_5_5_BASE OPENBSD_5_6_BASE
# 1.29 05-Nov-2013 brad

Mention the TX checksum offload support.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_5_4_BASE
# 1.28 16-Jul-2013 schwarze

use .Mt for email addresses; from Jan Stary <hans at stare dot cz>; ok jmc@


# 1.27 30-Mar-2013 brad

Remove mentioning specific systems with embedded Ethernet chipsets or
LOM in vge(4) which is pretty vague and common to many Ethernet chipsets.

ok kettenis@


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_7_BASE OPENBSD_4_8_BASE OPENBSD_4_9_BASE OPENBSD_5_0_BASE OPENBSD_5_1_BASE OPENBSD_5_2_BASE OPENBSD_5_3_BASE
# 1.26 02-Aug-2009 sthen

List some newer supported hardware, from Brad.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_6_BASE
# 1.25 03-Jul-2009 dlg

document support for the bcm5709 and bcm5716, and the new firmware files
the driver uses.

add some more dell boxes i know of that use bnx.

"go for it" deraadt@


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_5_BASE
# 1.24 28-Oct-2008 brad

Update for VLAN tag insertion and stripping support.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_4_BASE
# 1.23 26-Jul-2008 brad

Only full-dupex is supported for 1000baseT.


# 1.22 26-Jul-2008 brad

Update for the fibre support.


# 1.21 10-May-2008 jmc

comment fix; from Pierre Riteau


# 1.20 03-Apr-2008 brad

Add newer HP and Sun Gigabit Ethernet adapters.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_3_BASE
# 1.19 12-Feb-2008 millert

Dell PowerEdge 2970 has bnx(4) too. OK marco@


# 1.18 10-Jan-2008 brad

1000baseTX -> 1000baseT

ok dlg@


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_2_BASE
# 1.17 04-Jul-2007 krw

Revert r1.42 of if_bnx.c, "Enable IPv4 transmit TCP/UDP checksum
offload", and associated man page change. To use IPv4 transmit TCP/UDP
checksum offloading you must again define BNX_CSUM.

As requested by mbalmer@ via deraadt@ on suggestion of reyk@ in
response to PR #5437.


# 1.16 31-May-2007 jmc

convert to new .Dd format;


# 1.15 15-Mar-2007 jmc

no jumbosity for bnx
from brad; ok reyk


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_1_BASE
# 1.14 27-Jan-2007 krw

Enable transmit TCP/UDP checksum offload.

From Brad, tested by Brad, biorn@ and Johan M:son Lindman.


# 1.13 15-Dec-2006 reyk

add the HP NC373i PCI Express Multifunction Gigabit embedded server
adapter as found on the latest HP ProLiant servers (DL365 G1, DL385
G2, DL585 G2).


# 1.12 22-Nov-2006 brad

tagging -> tag insertion


# 1.11 21-Nov-2006 brad

VLAN tagging


# 1.10 04-Oct-2006 deraadt

document /etc/firmware/bnx


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_0_BASE
# 1.9 30-Aug-2006 jmc

the start of making .Nd lines more useful for section4;
this diff addresses ethernet devices only

input from nick jsg deraadt, maybe some others


# 1.8 21-Aug-2006 brad

Jumbo's


# 1.7 20-Aug-2006 brad

RX checksum offload.


# 1.6 17-Aug-2006 jmc

add -nosplit to AUTHORS;


# 1.5 17-Aug-2006 brad

add myself.


# 1.4 09-Jul-2006 brad

add a few Dell/IBM servers and a few HP adapters.


# 1.3 26-Jun-2006 jmc

tweaks;


# 1.2 26-Jun-2006 brad

I'm not sure where the NC370i came from, but HP definitely makes a NC370F,
which is a fibre 1000baseSX adapter.


# 1.1 26-Jun-2006 brad

add a man page.


# 1.31 14-Nov-2020 jmc

remove macro instances from arbitrary string width specifiers. for example

-width ".Dv BOB" -> -width "BOB"

although they are not errors, they are misleading and probably should
not get pasted around


Revision tags: OPENBSD_5_7_BASE OPENBSD_5_8_BASE OPENBSD_5_9_BASE OPENBSD_6_0_BASE OPENBSD_6_1_BASE OPENBSD_6_2_BASE OPENBSD_6_3_BASE OPENBSD_6_4_BASE OPENBSD_6_5_BASE OPENBSD_6_6_BASE OPENBSD_6_7_BASE OPENBSD_6_8_BASE
# 1.30 14-Sep-2014 brad

- Don't capitalize jumbo.
- Don't try to keep track of jumbo frame sizes in the pages. Users can
use `ifconfig hwfeatures' to determine what the hardware supports.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_5_5_BASE OPENBSD_5_6_BASE
# 1.29 05-Nov-2013 brad

Mention the TX checksum offload support.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_5_4_BASE
# 1.28 16-Jul-2013 schwarze

use .Mt for email addresses; from Jan Stary <hans at stare dot cz>; ok jmc@


# 1.27 30-Mar-2013 brad

Remove mentioning specific systems with embedded Ethernet chipsets or
LOM in vge(4) which is pretty vague and common to many Ethernet chipsets.

ok kettenis@


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_7_BASE OPENBSD_4_8_BASE OPENBSD_4_9_BASE OPENBSD_5_0_BASE OPENBSD_5_1_BASE OPENBSD_5_2_BASE OPENBSD_5_3_BASE
# 1.26 02-Aug-2009 sthen

List some newer supported hardware, from Brad.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_6_BASE
# 1.25 03-Jul-2009 dlg

document support for the bcm5709 and bcm5716, and the new firmware files
the driver uses.

add some more dell boxes i know of that use bnx.

"go for it" deraadt@


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_5_BASE
# 1.24 28-Oct-2008 brad

Update for VLAN tag insertion and stripping support.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_4_BASE
# 1.23 26-Jul-2008 brad

Only full-dupex is supported for 1000baseT.


# 1.22 26-Jul-2008 brad

Update for the fibre support.


# 1.21 10-May-2008 jmc

comment fix; from Pierre Riteau


# 1.20 03-Apr-2008 brad

Add newer HP and Sun Gigabit Ethernet adapters.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_3_BASE
# 1.19 12-Feb-2008 millert

Dell PowerEdge 2970 has bnx(4) too. OK marco@


# 1.18 10-Jan-2008 brad

1000baseTX -> 1000baseT

ok dlg@


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_2_BASE
# 1.17 04-Jul-2007 krw

Revert r1.42 of if_bnx.c, "Enable IPv4 transmit TCP/UDP checksum
offload", and associated man page change. To use IPv4 transmit TCP/UDP
checksum offloading you must again define BNX_CSUM.

As requested by mbalmer@ via deraadt@ on suggestion of reyk@ in
response to PR #5437.


# 1.16 31-May-2007 jmc

convert to new .Dd format;


# 1.15 15-Mar-2007 jmc

no jumbosity for bnx
from brad; ok reyk


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_1_BASE
# 1.14 27-Jan-2007 krw

Enable transmit TCP/UDP checksum offload.

From Brad, tested by Brad, biorn@ and Johan M:son Lindman.


# 1.13 15-Dec-2006 reyk

add the HP NC373i PCI Express Multifunction Gigabit embedded server
adapter as found on the latest HP ProLiant servers (DL365 G1, DL385
G2, DL585 G2).


# 1.12 22-Nov-2006 brad

tagging -> tag insertion


# 1.11 21-Nov-2006 brad

VLAN tagging


# 1.10 04-Oct-2006 deraadt

document /etc/firmware/bnx


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_0_BASE
# 1.9 30-Aug-2006 jmc

the start of making .Nd lines more useful for section4;
this diff addresses ethernet devices only

input from nick jsg deraadt, maybe some others


# 1.8 21-Aug-2006 brad

Jumbo's


# 1.7 20-Aug-2006 brad

RX checksum offload.


# 1.6 17-Aug-2006 jmc

add -nosplit to AUTHORS;


# 1.5 17-Aug-2006 brad

add myself.


# 1.4 09-Jul-2006 brad

add a few Dell/IBM servers and a few HP adapters.


# 1.3 26-Jun-2006 jmc

tweaks;


# 1.2 26-Jun-2006 brad

I'm not sure where the NC370i came from, but HP definitely makes a NC370F,
which is a fibre 1000baseSX adapter.


# 1.1 26-Jun-2006 brad

add a man page.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_5_7_BASE OPENBSD_5_8_BASE OPENBSD_5_9_BASE OPENBSD_6_0_BASE OPENBSD_6_1_BASE OPENBSD_6_2_BASE
# 1.30 14-Sep-2014 brad

- Don't capitalize jumbo.
- Don't try to keep track of jumbo frame sizes in the pages. Users can
use `ifconfig hwfeatures' to determine what the hardware supports.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_5_5_BASE OPENBSD_5_6_BASE
# 1.29 05-Nov-2013 brad

Mention the TX checksum offload support.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_5_4_BASE
# 1.28 16-Jul-2013 schwarze

use .Mt for email addresses; from Jan Stary <hans at stare dot cz>; ok jmc@


# 1.27 30-Mar-2013 brad

Remove mentioning specific systems with embedded Ethernet chipsets or
LOM in vge(4) which is pretty vague and common to many Ethernet chipsets.

ok kettenis@


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_7_BASE OPENBSD_4_8_BASE OPENBSD_4_9_BASE OPENBSD_5_0_BASE OPENBSD_5_1_BASE OPENBSD_5_2_BASE OPENBSD_5_3_BASE
# 1.26 02-Aug-2009 sthen

List some newer supported hardware, from Brad.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_6_BASE
# 1.25 03-Jul-2009 dlg

document support for the bcm5709 and bcm5716, and the new firmware files
the driver uses.

add some more dell boxes i know of that use bnx.

"go for it" deraadt@


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_5_BASE
# 1.24 28-Oct-2008 brad

Update for VLAN tag insertion and stripping support.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_4_BASE
# 1.23 26-Jul-2008 brad

Only full-dupex is supported for 1000baseT.


# 1.22 26-Jul-2008 brad

Update for the fibre support.


# 1.21 10-May-2008 jmc

comment fix; from Pierre Riteau


# 1.20 03-Apr-2008 brad

Add newer HP and Sun Gigabit Ethernet adapters.


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_3_BASE
# 1.19 12-Feb-2008 millert

Dell PowerEdge 2970 has bnx(4) too. OK marco@


# 1.18 10-Jan-2008 brad

1000baseTX -> 1000baseT

ok dlg@


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_2_BASE
# 1.17 04-Jul-2007 krw

Revert r1.42 of if_bnx.c, "Enable IPv4 transmit TCP/UDP checksum
offload", and associated man page change. To use IPv4 transmit TCP/UDP
checksum offloading you must again define BNX_CSUM.

As requested by mbalmer@ via deraadt@ on suggestion of reyk@ in
response to PR #5437.


# 1.16 31-May-2007 jmc

convert to new .Dd format;


# 1.15 15-Mar-2007 jmc

no jumbosity for bnx
from brad; ok reyk


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_1_BASE
# 1.14 27-Jan-2007 krw

Enable transmit TCP/UDP checksum offload.

From Brad, tested by Brad, biorn@ and Johan M:son Lindman.


# 1.13 15-Dec-2006 reyk

add the HP NC373i PCI Express Multifunction Gigabit embedded server
adapter as found on the latest HP ProLiant servers (DL365 G1, DL385
G2, DL585 G2).


# 1.12 22-Nov-2006 brad

tagging -> tag insertion


# 1.11 21-Nov-2006 brad

VLAN tagging


# 1.10 04-Oct-2006 deraadt

document /etc/firmware/bnx


Revision tags: OPENBSD_4_0_BASE
# 1.9 30-Aug-2006 jmc

the start of making .Nd lines more useful for section4;
this diff addresses ethernet devices only

input from nick jsg deraadt, maybe some others


# 1.8 21-Aug-2006 brad

Jumbo's


# 1.7 20-Aug-2006 brad

RX checksum offload.


# 1.6 17-Aug-2006 jmc

add -nosplit to AUTHORS;


# 1.5 17-Aug-2006 brad

add myself.


# 1.4 09-Jul-2006 brad

add a few Dell/IBM servers and a few HP adapters.


# 1.3 26-Jun-2006 jmc

tweaks;


# 1.2 26-Jun-2006 brad

I'm not sure where the NC370i came from, but HP definitely makes a NC370F,
which is a fibre 1000baseSX adapter.


# 1.1 26-Jun-2006 brad

add a man page.