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IXGBE(4)		 BSD Kernel Interfaces Manual		      IXGBE(4)

NAME
     ixgbe -- Intel(R) 10Gb 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 ixgbe

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

	   if_ixgbe_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION
     The ixgbe driver provides support for PCI 10Gb Ethernet adapters based on
     the Intel 82598EB Intel(R)	Network	Connections.  The driver supports
     Jumbo Frames, MSIX, TSO, and RSS.

     For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documenta-
     tion supplied with	your Intel 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	con-
     figures 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 ixgbe driver supports the following cards:

     o	 Intel(R) 10 Gigabit XF	SR/AF Dual Port	Server Adapter
     o	 Intel(R) 10 Gigabit XF	SR/LR Server Adapter
     o	 Intel(R) 82598EB 10 Gigabit AF	Network	Connection
     o	 Intel(R) 82598EB 10 Gigabit AT	CX4 Network Connection

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

     ixgbe%d: Unable to	allocate bus resource: interrupt  A fatal initializa-
     tion error	has occurred.

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

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

HISTORY
     The ixgbe device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 7.0.

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

BSD				 June 11, 2008				   BSD

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