devn-el509.so

Driver for 3Com 509 ISA Ethernet adapters

Syntax:

io-pkt-variant -d el509 [option[,option ...]] ... &

where variant is one of v4, v4-hc, or v6-hc.

Runs on:

Neutrino

Options:

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Use commas, not spaces, to separate the options.

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connector=type

Network cable connector type:

0

BNC

1

UTP

2

AUI

3

FIBER

The default is automatically detected on supported hardware.

ioport=port

The I/O port of the interface. The port parameter must be a hex address (e.g. 0x320). The default is automatically detected on supported hardware (but see caution below).

irq=req

The IRQ of the interface. The default is automatically detected on supported hardware (but see caution below).

mac=XXXXXXXXXXXX

MAC address of controller. The default is automatically detected on supported hardware.

mtu=X

Maximum transmission unit. The default is automatically detected on supported hardware.

nomulticast

Disables the driver from sending or receiving multicast packets. By default, multicast is enabled.

pcmcia

Flag to indicate a PCMCIA device to the driver.

promiscuous

Enable promiscuous mode. The default is off.

verbose
verbose=num

Be verbose. Specify num for more verbosity (num can be 1-4, the higher the number, the more detailed the output). The output goes to slogger, invoke sloginfo to view.

Description:

The devn-el509.so driver controls 3Com 509 ISA Ethernet adapters.

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This driver can't always detect the correct irq and ioport options, especially for ISA devices. To be sure, always specify irq and ioport when using this driver.

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You can use ifconfig to enable hardware checksums if supported.

Examples:

Start io-pkt-v6-hc using the 509 ISA Ethernet adapter driver:

io-pkt-v6-hc -d el509 ioport=0x320,irq=11

Files:

/dev/io-net

The directory where, by default, drivers and protocol modules add entries. For more information, see the documentation for io-pkt*.

See also:

devn-*, devnp-*, ifconfig, io-pkt*