NAME

     smsc — USB SMSC LAN9xxx Fast Ethernet driver

SYNOPSIS

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

           if_smsc_load="YES"

     Alternatively, to compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your
     kernel configuration file:

           device uhci
           device ohci
           device usb
           device miibus
           device uether
           device smsc

DESCRIPTION

     The smsc device driver provides support for USB Fast Ethernet adapters based on the SMSC
     LAN9xxx chipsets.

     For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).

HARDWARE

     The following devices are supported by the smsc driver:

     •   SMSC LAN9500, LAN9500A, LAN9505 and LAN9505A based Ethernet adapters
     •   SMSC LAN89530, LAN9530 and LAN9730 based Ethernet adapters
     •   SMSC LAN951x Ethernet adapters with integrated USB hub

SEE ALSO

     arp(4), intro(4), miibus(4), netintro(4), usb(4), ifconfig(8)

HISTORY

     The smsc device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 10.0.

AUTHORS

     The smsc driver was written by Ben Gray <bgray@FreeBSD.org>.