ef.4 revision 1.14
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Copyright (c) 1998 Jason L. Wright (jason@thought.net)
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.Dd August 3, 1999 .Dt EF 4 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm ef .Nd 3Com Fast EtherLink ISA (3c515) 10/100 Ethernet device .Sh SYNOPSIS .Cd "ef* at isapnp?" .Cd "nsphy* at mii?" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm device driver supports the 3Com Fast EtherLink ISA family of Ethernet cards, and embedded controllers based on the 3Com .Dq corkscrew EtherLink chips.

p For more information on configuring this device, see .Xr ifconfig 8 . .Sh DIAGNOSTICS l -diag t "ef%d: adapter failure (%x)" A fatal error during receive or transmit has occurred. t "ef%d: eeprom failed to come ready" When reading/writing the EEPROM, the busy bit failed to clear. This may indicate a hardware problem. t "ef%d: device timeout" The device has stopped responding to the network, or there is a problem with the network connection (cable). .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr ifmedia 4 , .Xr intro 4 , .Xr isapnp 4 , .Xr nsphy 4 , .Xr hostname.if 5 , .Xr ifconfig 8 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm device driver first appeared in .Ox 2.6 . .Sh AUTHORS The .Nm driver was written by .An Jason L. Wright Aq jason@thought.net .