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The driver supports Transmit/Receive checksum offload and Jumbo Frames on all but 82542-based adapters. Furthermore it supports TCP segmentation offload (TSO) on all adapters but those based on the 82543, 82544 and 82547 controller chips. The identification LEDs of the adapters supported by the .Nm driver can be controlled via the .Xr led 4 API for localization purposes. For further hardware information, see the .Pa README included with the driver. .Pp For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation supplied with your Intel PRO/1000 adapter. All hardware requirements listed apply to use with .Fx . .Pp Support for Jumbo Frames is provided via the interface MTU setting. Selecting an MTU larger than 1500 bytes with the .Xr ifconfig 8 utility configures the adapter to receive and transmit Jumbo Frames. The maximum MTU size for Jumbo Frames is 16114. .Pp This driver version supports VLANs. The .Nm driver supports the following media types: .Bl -tag -width ".Cm 10baseT/UTP" .It Cm autoselect Enables auto-negotiation for speed and duplex. .It Cm 10baseT/UTP Sets 10Mbps operation. Use the .Cm mediaopt option to select .Cm full-duplex mode. .It Cm 100baseTX Sets 100Mbps operation. Use the .Cm mediaopt option to select .Cm full-duplex mode. .It Cm 1000baseSX Sets 1000Mbps operation. Only .Cm full-duplex mode is supported at this speed. .It Cm 1000baseTX Sets 1000Mbps operation. Only .Cm full-duplex mode is supported at this speed. .El .Pp The .Nm driver supports the following media options: .Bl -tag -width ".Cm full-duplex" .It Cm full-duplex Forces full-duplex operation .It Cm half-duplex Forces half-duplex operation. .El .Pp Only use .Cm mediaopt to set the driver to .Cm full-duplex . If .Cm mediaopt is not specified, the driver defaults to .Cm half-duplex . .Pp For more information on configuring this device, see .Xr ifconfig 8 . .Sh HARDWARE The .Nm driver supports Gigabit Ethernet adapters based on the Intel 82540, 82541ER, 82541PI, 82542, 82543, 82544, 82545, 82546, 82546EB, 82546GB, 82547, 82571, 82572, 82573, and 82574 controller chips: .Pp .Bl -bullet -compact .It Intel PRO/1000 CT Network Connection (82547) .It Intel PRO/1000 F Server Adapter (82543) .It Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Server Adapter (82542) .It Intel PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter (82541PI) .It Intel PRO/1000 MF Dual Port Server Adapter (82546) .It Intel PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter (82545) .It Intel PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter (LX) (82545) .It Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter (82540) .It Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter (82541) .It Intel PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter (82546) .It Intel PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter (82546EB) .It Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter (82545) .It Intel PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adapter (82571) .It Intel PRO/1000 PF Quad Port Server Adapter (82571) .It Intel PRO/1000 PF Server Adapter (82572) .It Intel PRO/1000 PT Desktop Adapter (82572) .It Intel PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter (82571) .It Intel PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter (82571) .It Intel PRO/1000 PT Server Adapter (82572) .It Intel PRO/1000 T Desktop Adapter (82544) .It Intel PRO/1000 T Server Adapter (82543) .It Intel PRO/1000 XF Server Adapter (82544) .It Intel PRO/1000 XT Server Adapter (82544) .El .Sh LOADER TUNABLES Tunables can be set at the .Xr loader 8 prompt before booting the kernel or stored in .Xr loader.conf 5 . .Bl -tag -width indent .It Va hw.em.rxd Number of receive descriptors allocated by the driver. The default value is 1024 for adapters newer than 82547, and 256 for older ones. The 82542 and 82543-based adapters can handle up to 256 descriptors, while others can have up to 4096. .It Va hw.em.txd Number of transmit descriptors allocated by the driver. The default value is 1024 for adapters newer than 82547, and 256 for older ones. The 82542 and 82543-based adapters can handle up to 256 descriptors, while others can have up to 4096. .It Va hw.em.rx_int_delay This value delays the generation of receive interrupts in units of 1.024 microseconds. The default value is 0, since adapters may hang with this feature being enabled. .It Va hw.em.rx_abs_int_delay If .Va hw.em.rx_int_delay is non-zero, this tunable limits the maximum delay in which a receive interrupt is generated. .It Va hw.em.tx_int_delay This value delays the generation of transmit interrupts in units of 1.024 microseconds. The default value is 64. .It Va hw.em.tx_abs_int_delay If .Va hw.em.tx_int_delay is non-zero, this tunable limits the maximum delay in which a transmit interrupt is generated. .El .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width /dev/led/em* .It Pa /dev/led/em* identification LED device nodes .El .Sh EXAMPLES Make the identification LED of em0 blink: .Pp .Dl "echo f2 > /dev/led/em0" .Pp Turn the identification LED of em0 off again: .Pp .Dl "echo 0 > /dev/led/em0" .Pp .Sh DIAGNOSTICS .Bl -diag .It "em%d: Unable to allocate bus resource: memory" A fatal initialization error has occurred. .It "em%d: Unable to allocate bus resource: interrupt" A fatal initialization error has occurred. .It "em%d: watchdog timeout -- resetting" The device has stopped responding to the network, or there is a problem with the network connection (cable). .El .Sh SUPPORT For general information and support, go to the Intel support website at: .Pa http://support.intel.com . .Pp If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to the issue to .Aq freebsdnic@mailbox.intel.com . .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr altq 4 , .Xr arp 4 , .Xr igb 4 , .Xr led 4 , .Xr netintro 4 , .Xr ng_ether 4 , .Xr polling 4 , .Xr vlan 4 , .Xr ifconfig 8 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm device driver first appeared in .Fx 4.4 . .Sh AUTHORS The .Nm driver was written by .An Intel Corporation Aq freebsdnic@mailbox.intel.com . .Sh BUGS Hardware-assisted VLAN processing is disabled by default. You can enable it on an .Nm interface using .Xr ifconfig 8 .