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this driver. I've not tested the '556B or the '556BI cards, however, as I don't own them.
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd November 2, 2003
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.Dt EP 4 i386
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm ep
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.Nd Ethernet driver for 3Com Etherlink III (3c5x9)
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Cd "device ep"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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device driver supports network adapters based on the 3Com 3C5x9 Etherlink III
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Parallel Tasking chipset, like the following:
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.Pp
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.Bl -bullet -compact
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.It
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3C1 CF
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.It
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3C509-TP, 3C509-BNC, 3C509-Combo, 3C509-TPO, 3C509-TPC ISA
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.It
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3C509B-TP, 3C509B-BNC, 3C509B-Combo, 3C509B-TPO, 3C509B-TPC ISA
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.It
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3C529, 3C529-TP MCA
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.It
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3C579-TP, 3C579-BNC EISA
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.It
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3C562/3C563 PCMCIA
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.It
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3C569B-J-TPO, 3C569B-J-COMBO CBUS
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.It
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3C574-TX, 3CCFE574BT, 3CXFE574BT, 3C3FE574BT PCMCIA
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.It
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3C589, 3C589B, 3C589C, 3C589D PCMCIA
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.It
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3CXE589EC, 3CCE589EC, 3CXE589ET, 3CCE589ET PCMCIA
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.It
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Megahertz 3CCFEM556BI, 3CXEM556, 3CCFEM556B PCMCIA
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.It
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OfficeConnect 3CXSH572BT, 3CCSH572BT PCMCIA
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.It
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Farallon EtherMac PCMCIA
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.El
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.Pp
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Various models of these cards come with a different assortment of
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connectors:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -width xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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.It AUI/DIX
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Standard 15 pin connector, also known as 10base5 (thick-net)
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.It 10Base2
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BNC, also known as thin-net
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.It 10BaseT
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UTP, also known as twisted pair
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.El
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.Pp
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The default port to use is the port that has been selected with the
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setup utility.
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To override this, use the following media options with
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.Xr ifconfig 8
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or in your
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.Pa /etc/rc.conf
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file.
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -width xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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.It 10base5/AUI
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Use the AUI port.
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.It 10base2/BNC
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Use the BNC port.
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.It 10baseT/UTP
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Use the UTP port.
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.El
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.Pp
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If there are multiple cards in the computer, they are searched for
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in the following order: bus, slot, then ethernet address.
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.Sh NOTES
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The 3c509 card has no jumpers to set the address.
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3Com supplies software to set the address of the card in software.
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To find the card on the ISA bus, the kernel performs a complex
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scan operation at IO address 0x110.
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Beware!
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Avoid placing other cards at that address!
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.Pp
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Furthermore,
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the 3c509 should only
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be configured in EISA mode
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when installed in a computer that has actual EISA slots
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(and an EISA-aware BIOS).
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The normal driver auto-detection support
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is sufficient for non-EISA systems.
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
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.Bl -diag
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.It ep0: reset (status: %x)
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The driver has encountered a FIFO underrun or overrun.
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The driver will reset the card and the packet will be lost.
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This is not fatal.
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.It ep0: eeprom failed to come ready
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The eeprom failed to come ready.
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This probably means the card is wedged.
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.It ep0: 3c509 in test mode. Erase pencil mark!
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This means that someone has scribbled with pencil
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in the test area on the card.
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Erase the pencil mark and reboot.
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(This is not a joke).
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr ed 4 ,
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.Xr el 4 ,
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.Xr ie 4 ,
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.Xr intro 4 ,
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.Xr le 4 ,
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.Xr ng_ether 4 ,
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.Xr vx 4 ,
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.Xr ifconfig 8
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.Sh BUGS
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Support for the 3COM 3C1 is not working.
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.Sh STANDARDS
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are great.
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There's so many to choose from.
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