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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/networking/3c509.txt')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/3c509.txt b/Documentation/networking/3c509.txt index 0643e3b7168c..3c45d5dcd63b 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/3c509.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/3c509.txt | |||
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ for LILO parameters for doing this: | |||
48 | This configures the first found 3c509 card for IRQ 10, base I/O 0x310, and | 48 | This configures the first found 3c509 card for IRQ 10, base I/O 0x310, and |
49 | transceiver type 3 (10base2). The flag "0x3c509" must be set to avoid conflicts | 49 | transceiver type 3 (10base2). The flag "0x3c509" must be set to avoid conflicts |
50 | with other card types when overriding the I/O address. When the driver is | 50 | with other card types when overriding the I/O address. When the driver is |
51 | loaded as a module, only the IRQ and transceiver setting may be overridden. | 51 | loaded as a module, only the IRQ may be overridden. For example, |
52 | For example, setting two cards to 10base2/IRQ10 and AUI/IRQ11 is done by using | 52 | setting two cards to IRQ10 and IRQ11 is done by using the irq module |
53 | the xcvr and irq module options: | 53 | option: |
54 | 54 | ||
55 | options 3c509 xcvr=3,1 irq=10,11 | 55 | options 3c509 irq=10,11 |
56 | 56 | ||
57 | 57 | ||
58 | (2) Full-duplex mode | 58 | (2) Full-duplex mode |
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ operation. | |||
77 | itself full-duplex capable. This is almost certainly one of two things: a full- | 77 | itself full-duplex capable. This is almost certainly one of two things: a full- |
78 | duplex-capable Ethernet switch (*not* a hub), or a full-duplex-capable NIC on | 78 | duplex-capable Ethernet switch (*not* a hub), or a full-duplex-capable NIC on |
79 | another system that's connected directly to the 3c509B via a crossover cable. | 79 | another system that's connected directly to the 3c509B via a crossover cable. |
80 | |||
81 | Full-duplex mode can be enabled using 'ethtool'. | ||
80 | 82 | ||
81 | /////Extremely important caution concerning full-duplex mode///// | 83 | /////Extremely important caution concerning full-duplex mode///// |
82 | Understand that the 3c509B's hardware's full-duplex support is much more | 84 | Understand that the 3c509B's hardware's full-duplex support is much more |
@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@ This insured that merely upgrading the driver from an earlier version would | |||
113 | never automatically enable full-duplex mode in an existing installation; | 115 | never automatically enable full-duplex mode in an existing installation; |
114 | it must always be explicitly enabled via one of these code in order to be | 116 | it must always be explicitly enabled via one of these code in order to be |
115 | activated. | 117 | activated. |
118 | |||
119 | The transceiver type can be changed using 'ethtool'. | ||
116 | 120 | ||
117 | 121 | ||
118 | (4a) Interpretation of error messages and common problems | 122 | (4a) Interpretation of error messages and common problems |