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32 .Nd "Neterion X3100 10GbE Server/Storage adapter driver"
34 To compile this driver into the kernel,
35 place the following line in your
36 kernel configuration file:
37 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
41 Alternatively, to load the driver as a
42 module at boot time, place the following line in
44 .Bd -literal -offset indent
47 .Sh DEPRECATION NOTICE
50 driver is not present in
56 driver provides support for Neterion X3100 adapters.
57 The driver supports TCP Segmentation Offload (TSO/LSO),
58 Large Receive Offload (LRO), Jumbo Frames, Receive Traffic Hash (RTH),
59 VLAN, Promiscuous mode and Multi function mode.
63 driver supports the following function modes:
64 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
65 .Cd "SF1_VP17 - 1 function with 17 VPATHs"
67 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
68 .Cd "MF8_VP2 - 8 functions with 2 VPATHs per function"
70 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
71 .Cd "MF2_VP8 - 2 functions, 8 Paths/Function"
73 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
74 .Cd "MF4_VP4 - 4 Functions, 4 Paths/Function"
76 .Bd -ragged -offset indent
77 .Cd "MF8P_VP2 - 8 functions with 2 VPATHs per function required for DirectIO"
80 For general information and support, please visit the Neterion support page
81 .Pa http://www.neterion.com/support/support.html .
83 Support for Jumbo Frames is provided via the interface MTU setting.
84 Selecting an MTU larger than 1500 bytes with the
86 utility configures the adapter to transmit and receive Jumbo Frames.
87 X3100 adapters support Jumbo Frames up to 9600 bytes.
89 For Jumbo Frames, the driver will try to allocate physically contiguous buffers.
90 Failures to do so may degrade the performance.
91 To resolve such problems, please visit
92 .Pa http://www.neterion.com
93 where additional information and a kernel patch can be found.
95 For more information on configuring this device, see
100 driver supports Neterion X3100 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters listed in
101 .Pa http://www.neterion.com .
103 For troubleshooting tips and FAQs, please visit
104 .Pa http://trac.neterion.com/cgi-bin/trac.cgi/wiki/TitleIndex?anonymous .
106 For any issues please send an email to
107 .Aq Mt support@neterion.com .
114 driver was written by
115 .An Neterion Aq Mt support@neterion.com .