Add a manual page for the Xircom and and Xircom based NICs.
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witness.4 \
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wlan.4 \
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worm.4 \
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xe.4 \
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xl.4 \
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xpt.4 \
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zero.4
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share/man/man4/xe.4
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.\"
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.\" Copyright (c) 2003 Tom Rhodes
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd November 04, 2003
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.Dt xe 4
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm xe
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.Nd Xircom PCMCIA Ethernet device driver
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Cd "device xe"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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driver supports
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.Tn PCMCIA
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Ethernet adapters based on Xircom CE2- and CE3-class hardware.
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This includes devices made by Xircom along with
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various
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.Tn OEM
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manufacturers.
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The following cards are supported:
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.Pp
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.Bl -bullet -compact -offset -indent
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.It
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Xircom CreditCard Ethernet (PS-CE2-10)
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.It
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Xircom CreditCard Ethernet + Modem 28 (PS-CEM-28)
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.It
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Xircom CreditCard Ethernet + Modem 33 (CEM33)
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.It
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Xircom CreditCard 10/100 (CE3, CE3B)
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.It
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Xircom CreditCard Ethernet 10/100 + Modem 56 (CEM56)
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.It
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Xircom RealPort Ethernet 10 (RE10)
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.It
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Xircom RealPort Ethernet 10/100 (RE100)
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.It
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Xircom RealPort Ethernet 10/100 + Modem 56 (REM56, REM56G)
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.It
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Accton Fast EtherCard-16 (EN2226)
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.It
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Compaq Netelligent 10/100 PC Card (CPQ-10/100)
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.It
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Intel EtherExpress Pro/100 PC Card Mobile Adapter 16 (Pro/100 M16A)
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.El
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Other similar devices using the same hardware may also be supported.
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.Pp
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Please note that the
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.Nm
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driver only supports
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.Tn PCMCIA
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cards and their Ethernet functions.
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.Nm
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does not support the on-board modem device located on some
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version of the Ethernet/modem combo cards.
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In particular, Xircom RealPort2 cards are not supported by this driver.
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.Pp
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The
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.Nm
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driver supports the following media types:
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.Bl -tag -width xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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.It autoselect
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Enable autoselection of media type and options.
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.It 10Base2/BNC
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Select 10Mbps operation on a BNC coaxial connector.
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.It 10BaseT/UTP
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Select 10Mbps operation on a RJ-45 connector.
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.It 100BaseTX
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Select 100Mbps operation.
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.El
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.Pp
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Note that 100BaseTX operation is not available on CE2-class cards,
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while the 10Base2/BNC mode is only available on CE2-class cards.
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.Ar Full-duplex
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operation is currently not supported.
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For more information on configuring network interface devices,
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see
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.Xr ifconfig 8 .
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
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.Bl -diag
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.It "xe%d: Cannot allocate ioport"
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.It "xe%d: Cannot allocate irq"
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A fatal initialization error occurred while attempting to allocate
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system resources for the card.
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.It "xe%d: Unable to fix your %s combo card"
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A fatal initialization error occurred while attempting to attach an
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Ethernet/modem combo card.
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.It "xe%d: watchdog timeout: resetting card"
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The card failed to generate an interrupt acknowledging a
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transmitted packet.
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May indicate a
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.Tn PCMCIA
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configuration problem.
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.It "xe%d: no carrier"
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The card has lost all contact with the network; this
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usually indicates a cable problem.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr pccard 4 ,
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.Xr ifconfig 8
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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driver first appeared in
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.Fx 3.3 .
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.Sh AUTHORS
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The
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.Nm
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device driver was written by
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.An Scott Mitchell Aq scott@FreeBSD.org .
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This manual page was written by
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.An -nosplit
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.An Scott Mitchell Aq scott@FreeBSD.org ,
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and
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.An Tom Rhodes Aq trhodes@FreeBSD.org .
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.Sh BUGS
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Supported devices will fail to attach on some machines using the
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.Tn NEWCARD
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.Tn PC
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Card framework.
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.Pp
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Automatic media selection is usually unreliable.
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