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NAME
     ixgb — Intel(R) PRO/10GbE 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 ixgb

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

           if_ixgb_load="YES"


DESCRIPTION
     The ixgb driver provides support for PCI Gigabit Ethernet adapters based on the Intel 82597EX Ethernet
     controller chips.  The driver supports Transmit/Receive checksum offload and Jumbo Frames.

     For questions related to hardware requirements, refer to the documentation supplied with your Intel
     PRO/10GbE adapter.  All hardware requirements listed apply to use with FreeBSD.

     Support for Jumbo Frames is provided via the interface MTU setting.  Selecting an MTU larger than 1500
     bytes with the ifconfig(8) utility configures 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 ixgb driver supports the following cards:

     •   Intel PRO/10GbE LR Server Adapter
     •   Intel PRO/10GbE SR Server Adapter


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

     ixgb%d: Unable to allocate bus resource: interrupt  A fatal initialization error has occurred.

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


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 ⟨freebsd@intel.com⟩.


SEE ALSO
     arp(4), em(4), netintro(4), ng_ether(4), polling(4), vlan(4), ifconfig(8)


HISTORY
     The ixgb device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 4.11 and FreeBSD 5.3.


AUTHORS
     The ixgb driver was written by Intel Corporation <freebsd@intel.com>.