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BNX(4)		      DragonFly Kernel Interfaces Manual		BNX(4)

NAME
     bnx -- Broadcom BCM57785/BCM5718 families 10/100/Gigabit Ethernet device

SYNOPSIS
     device miibus
     device bnx

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

	   if_bnx_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION
     The bnx driver supports the PCIe Ethernet adapters based on Broadcom
     BCM57785/BCM5718 families chips.

     The bnx driver supports the following media types:

     autoselect   Enable autoselection of the media types and options

     10baseT/UTP  Set 10Mbps operation.  The mediaopt option can also be used
		  to select either full-duplex or half-duplex modes.

     100baseTX	  Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation.  The mediaopt option
		  can also be used to select either full-duplex or half-duplex
		  modes.

     1000baseT	  Set 1000Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) operation.  The mediaopt
		  option can only be set full-duplex mode.

     The bnx driver supports the following media options:

     full-duplex  Force full duplex operation.

     half-duplex  Force half duplex operation.

     Note that the 1000baseT media type is only available if it is supported
     by the adapter.  For more information on configuring this device, see
     ifconfig(8).

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

HISTORY
     The bnx device driver first appeared in DragonFly 3.1.

AUTHORS
     The bnx driver was based on bge(4) written by Bill Paul
     <wpaul@windriver.com>.

DragonFly 3.5			 July 19, 2012			 DragonFly 3.5