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EM(4)			     Kernel Interfaces Manual			   EM(4)

NAME
     em  --  Intel(R) PRO/1000 gigabit Ethernet driver for the FreeBSD operating
     system

SYNOPSIS
     device em

DESCRIPTION
     The em driver provides support for PCI gigabit Ethernet adapters  based  on
     the  Intel  82540, 82542, 82543, 82544 and 82546 Ethernet controller chips.
     The driver supports Transmit/Receive checksum offload and Jumbo Frames only
     on 82540, 82543, 82544 and 82546-based adapters.  For a list  of  supported
     adapters, see the README included with the driver.

     For  questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation
     supplied with your  Intel	PRO/1000  adapter.   All  hardware  requirements
     listed apply to use with FreeBSD.

     Support  for  Jumbo  Frames is provided via the interface MTU setting.  Se-
     lecting an MTU larger than 1500 bytes with the ifconfig(8) utility  config-
     ures  the	adapter  to  receive and transmit Jumbo Frames.  The maximum MTU
     size for Jumbo Frames is 16114.

     This driver version supports VLANs.  For information on enabling VLANs, see
     the README.  The em driver supports the following media types:

     autoselect   Enables auto-negotiation for speed and duplex.

     10baseT/UTP  Sets 10Mbps operation.  Use  the  mediaopt  option  to  select
		  full-duplex mode.

     100baseTX	  Sets	100Mbps  operation.   Use  the mediaopt option to select
		  full-duplex mode.

     1000baseSX   Sets 1000Mbps operation.  Only full-duplex mode  is  supported
		  at this speed.

     1000baseTX   Sets	1000Mbps  operation.  Only full-duplex mode is supported
		  at this speed.

     The em driver supports the following media options:

     full-duplex  Forces full-duplex operation

     half-duplex  Forces half-duplex operation.

     Only use mediaopt to set the driver to full-duplex.   If  mediaopt  is  not
     specified, the driver defaults to half-duplex.

     For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).

DIAGNOSTICS
     em%d: Unable to allocate bus resource: memory  A fatal initialization error
     has occurred.

     em%d:  Unable  to	allocate bus resource: interrupt  A fatal initialization
     error has occurred.

     em%d: watchdog timeout -- resetting  The device has stopped  responding  to
     the network, or there is a problem with the network connection (cable).

SUPPORT
     For  additional  information  regarding  building and installation, see the
     README included with the driver.  For general information and  support,  go
     to the Intel support website at: http://support.intel.com.

     If  an  issue  is identified with the released source code on the supported
     kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related  to
     the issue to <freebsdnic@mailbox.intel.com>.

SEE ALSO
     arp(4), gx(4), netintro(4), ng_ether(4), vlan(4), ifconfig(8)

HISTORY
     The em device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 4.4.

AUTHORS
     The      em     driver	was	written     by	   Intel     Corporation
     <freebsdnic@mailbox.intel.com>.

FreeBSD 4.7			  July 26, 2002 			   EM(4)

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