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NAME
bfe - Broadcom BCM4401 Ethernet Device DriverSYNOPSIS
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.conf5:
if_bfe_load="YES"
DESCRIPTION
The ifconfig driver provides support for Broadcom BCM4401 based Fast Ethernet adapters.The ifconfig 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 ifconfig driver supports the following media options:
- full-duplex
- Set full duplex operation.
For further information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(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 connection (cable).