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BFE(4)			 BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual			BFE(4)

NAME
     bfe -- Broadcom BCM4401 Ethernet Device Driver

SYNOPSIS
     device miibus
     device bfe

DESCRIPTION
     The bfe driver provides support for the Broadcom BCM4401 based Fast Eth-
     ernet adapters.

     The bfe driver supports the following media types:

     autoselect		   Enable autoselection	of the media type and options

     10baseT/UTP	   Set 10Mbps operation

     100baseTX		   Set 100Mbps (fast ethernet) operation

     The bfe driver supports the following media options:

     full-duplex	   Set full duplex operation

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

DIAGNOSTICS
     bfe%d: couldn't map memory	 A fatal initialization	error has occurred.

     bfe%d: couldn't map interrupt  A fatal initialization error has occurred.

     bfe%d: failed to allocate DMA resources  There are	not enough mbuf's
     available for allocation.

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

SEE ALSO
     arp(4), miibus(4),	netintro(4), ng_ether(4), ifconfig(8)

HISTORY
     The bfe device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 5.1.

AUTHORS
     The bfe device driver was written by Stuart Walsh and Duncan Barclay.
     This manual page was written by Stuart Walsh.

BSD			       September 4, 2003			   BSD

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