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.\" Copyright (c) 2015-2016 Kevin Lo <kevlo@FreeBSD.org>
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.\"
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.Dd October 31, 2016
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.Dt URE 4
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm ure
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.Nd "RealTek RTL8152/RTL8153 USB to Ethernet controller driver"
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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To compile this driver into the kernel,
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place the following lines in your
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kernel configuration file:
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.Bd -ragged -offset indent
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.Cd "device uhci"
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.Cd "device ohci"
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.Cd "device usb"
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.Cd "device miibus"
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.Cd "device uether"
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.Cd "device ure"
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Alternatively, to load the driver as a
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module at boot time, place the following line in
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.Xr loader.conf 5 :
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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if_ure_load="YES"
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.Ed
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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driver provides support for USB Ethernet adapters based on the RealTek
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RealTek RTL8152 and RTL8153 USB Ethernet controllers.
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.Pp
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NICs based on the RTL8152 are capable of 10 and 100Mbps speeds.
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NICs based on the RTL8153 are capable of 10, 100 and 1000Mbps operation.
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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 ".Cm 10baseT/UTP"
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.It Cm autoselect
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Enable auto selection of the media type and options.
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The user can manually override
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the auto selected mode by adding media options to the
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.Pa /etc/rc.conf
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file.
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.It Cm 10baseT/UTP
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Set 10Mbps operation.
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The
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.Cm mediaopt
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option can also be used to select either
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.Cm full-duplex
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or
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.Cm half-duplex
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modes.
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.It Cm 100baseTX
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Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation.
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The
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.Cm mediaopt
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option can also be used to select either
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.Cm full-duplex
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or
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.Cm half-duplex
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modes.
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.It Cm 1000baseTX
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Set 1000baseTX operation over twisted pair.
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The RealTek gigE chips support 1000Mbps in
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.Cm full-duplex
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mode only.
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.El
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.Pp
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The
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.Nm
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driver supports the following media options:
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.Bl -tag -width ".Cm full-duplex"
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.It Cm full-duplex
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Force full duplex operation.
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.It Cm half-duplex
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Force half duplex operation.
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.El
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.Pp
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For more information on configuring this device, 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 "ure%d: watchdog timeout"
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A packet was queued for transmission and a transmit command was
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issued, however the device failed to acknowledge the transmission
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before a timeout expired.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr arp 4 ,
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.Xr miibus 4 ,
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.Xr netintro 4 ,
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.Xr ng_ether 4 ,
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.Xr ifconfig 8
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.Sh AUTHORS
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The
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.Nm
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driver was written by
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.An Kevin Lo Aq Mt kevlo@FreeBSD.org .
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