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IXGB(4) 		     Kernel Interfaces Manual			 IXGB(4)

NAME
     ixgb -- Intel(R) PRO/10GbE Ethernet driver for the FreeBSD operating system

SYNOPSIS
     To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line in your
     kernel configuration file:

	   device ixgb

     Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the
     following line in loader.conf(5):

	   if_ixgb_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION
     The ixgb driver provides support for PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapters based on
     the  Intel  82597EX  Ethernet controller chips.  The driver supports Trans-
     mit/Receive checksum offload and Jumbo Frames.

     For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the  documentation
     supplied  with  your  Intel  PRO/10GbE  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
     ifconfig(8).

HARDWARE
     The ixgb driver supports the following cards:

     *	 Intel PRO/10GbE LR Server Adapter
     *	 Intel PRO/10GbE SR Server Adapter

DIAGNOSTICS
     ixgb%d: Unable to allocate bus resource: memory  A fatal initialization er-
     ror has occurred.

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

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

SUPPORT
     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), em(4), netintro(4), ng_ether(4), polling(4), vlan(4), ifconfig(8)

HISTORY
     The ixgb device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 4.11 and FreeBSD 5.3.

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

FreeBSD 8.2			 August 18, 2006			 IXGB(4)
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