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.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
.Dd May 1, 1998
.Dd September 3, 2004
.Dt TL 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm tl
.Nd Texas Instruments ThunderLAN ethernet device driver
.Nd Texas Instruments ThunderLAN Ethernet device driver
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd "device miibus"
.Cd "device tl"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
driver provides support for PCI ethernet adapters based on the Texas
Instruments ThunderLAN ethernet controller chip.
This includes a large
number of Compaq PCI-bus ethernet adapters as well as the integrated
ethernet controllers built in to several models of Compaq Prosignia
servers and Compaq Deskpro desktop machines (Compaq Netelligent 10, 10/100,
10/100 Dual-Port, 10/100 Proliant, 10/100 TX Embedded UTP, 10 T PCI UTP/Coax,
and 10/100 TX UTP; Compaq NetFlex 3P, 3P Integrated, and 3P w/BNC).
This driver also supports
the Olicom OC-2135/2138, OC-2325 and OC-2326 10/100 TX UTP adapters
and the Racore 8165 10/100baseTX and 8148 10baseT/100baseTX/100baseFX
multi-personality cards.
driver provides support for PCI Ethernet adapters based on the Texas
Instruments ThunderLAN Ethernet controller chip.
.Pp
The ThunderLAN controller has a standard MII interface that supports
up to 32 physical interface devices (PHYs).
@ -83,7 +73,7 @@ disabled using the following media options.
.It 10baseT/UTP
Set 10Mbps operation
.It 100baseTX
Set 100Mbps (fast ethernet) operation
Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation
.It 10base5/AUI
Enable AUI/BNC interface (useful only with the built-in PHY).
.El
@ -105,6 +95,53 @@ Note that the 100baseTX media type is only available if supported
by the PHY.
For more information on configuring this device, see
.Xr ifconfig 8 .
.Sh HARDWARE
The
.Nm
driver supports Texas Instruments ThunderLAN based
Ethernet and Fast Ethernet adapters including a large
number of Compaq PCI Ethernet adapters.
Also supported are:
.Pp
.Bl -bullet -compact
.It
Olicom OC-2135/2138 10/100 TX UTP adapter
.It
Olicom OC-2325/OC-2326 10/100 TX UTP adapter
.It
Racore 8148 10baseT/100baseTX/100baseFX adapter
.It
Racore 8165 10/100baseTX adapter
.El
.Pp
The
.Nm
driver also supports the built-in Ethernet adapters of
various Compaq Prosignia servers and Compaq Deskpro desktop
machines including:
.Pp
.Bl -bullet -compact
.It
Compaq Netelligent 10
.It
Compaq Netelligent 10 T PCI UTP/Coax
.It
Compaq Netelligent 10/100
.It
Compaq Netelligent 10/100 Dual-Port
.It
Compaq Netelligent 10/100 Proliant
.It
Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX Embedded UTP
.It
Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX UTP
.It
Compaq NetFlex 3P
.It
Compaq NetFlex 3P Integrated
.It
Compaq NetFlex 3P w/BNC
.El
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
.Bl -diag
.It "tl%d: couldn't map memory"