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444679Sbostic.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
544679Sbostic.\" the Systems Programming Group of the University of Utah Computer
644679Sbostic.\" Science Department.
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10*47672Scael.\"     @(#)le.4	5.2 (Berkeley) 03/27/91
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12*47672Scael.Dd
13*47672Scael.Dt LE 4 hp300
14*47672Scael.Os
15*47672Scael.Sh NAME
16*47672Scael.Nm le
17*47672Scael.Nd
18*47672Scael.Tn HP AMD
19*47672Scael7990
20*47672Scael.Tn LANCE
21*47672ScaelEthernet interface
22*47672Scael.Sh SYNOPSIS
23*47672Scael.Cd "device le0 at scode?"
24*47672Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION
2544679SbosticThe
26*47672Scael.Nm le
2744679Sbosticinterface provides access to a 10 Mb/s Ethernet network via the
28*47672Scael.Tn AMD
29*47672Scael7990
30*47672Scael.Tn LANCE
31*47672ScaelEthernet chip set.
32*47672Scael.Pp
3344679SbosticEach of the host's network addresses
34*47672Scaelis specified at boot time with an
35*47672Scael.Dv SIOCSIFADDR
36*47672Scael.Xr ioctl .
37*47672ScaelThe
38*47672Scael.Xr le
3944679Sbosticinterface employs the address resolution protocol described in
40*47672Scael.Xr arp 4
4144679Sbosticto dynamically map between Internet and Ethernet addresses on the local
4244679Sbosticnetwork.
43*47672Scael.Pp
4444679SbosticThe use of ``trailer'' encapsulation to minimize copying data on
4544679Sbosticinput and output is supported by the interface but offers no advantage
46*47672Scaeldue to the large
47*47672Scael.Tn HP
48*47672Scaelpage size.
49*47672ScaelThe use of trailers is negotiated with
50*47672Scael.Tn ARP .
5144679SbosticThis negotiation may be disabled, on a per-interface basis,
52*47672Scaelby setting the
53*47672Scael.Dv IFF_NOTRAILERS
54*47672Scaelflag with an
55*47672Scael.Dv SIOCSIFFLAGS
56*47672Scael.Xr ioctl .
57*47672Scael.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
58*47672Scael.Bl -diag
59*47672Scael.It le%d: hardware address %s.
6044679SbosticThis is a normal autoconfiguration message noting the 6 byte physical
6144679Sbosticethernet address of the adapter.
62*47672Scael.Pp
63*47672Scael.It de%d: can't handle af%d.
64*47672ScaelThe interface was handed
6544679Sbostica message with addresses formatted in an unsuitable address
6644679Sbosticfamily; the packet was dropped.
67*47672Scael.Pp
6844679SbosticThe following message indicate a possible hardware error performing
6944679Sbosticthe indicated operation during autoconfiguration or initialization.
70*47672Scael.Pp
71*47672Scael.It le%d: init timeout, stat = 0x%x.
7244679SbosticThe hardware did not respond to an initialize command during reset.
7344679SbosticThe reset procedure continues anyway.
74*47672Scael.El
75*47672Scael.Sh SEE ALSO
76*47672Scael.Xr intro 4 ,
77*47672Scael.Xr inet 4 ,
78*47672Scael.Xr arp 4
79*47672Scael.Sh HISTORY
80*47672ScaelThe
81*47672Scael.Nm le
82*47672Scaeldriver
83*47672Scael.Ud
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