Ubuntu Manpage: ep — Ethernet driver for 3Com Etherlink III (3c5x9) interfaces

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NAME

       ep — Ethernet driver for 3Com Etherlink III (3c5x9) interfaces

SYNOPSIS

       To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following line in your kernel configuration file:

             device ep

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

             if_ep_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

       The  ep  device  driver  supports network adapters based on the 3Com 3C5x9 Etherlink III Parallel Tasking
       chipset.

       Various models of these cards come with a different assortment of connectors:

       AUI/DIX               Standard 15 pin connector, also known as 10base5 (thick-net)

       10Base2               BNC, also known as thin-net

       10BaseT               UTP, also known as twisted pair

       The default port to use is the port that has been selected with the setup utility.  To override this, use
       the following media options with ifconfig(8) or in your /etc/rc.conf file.

       10base5/AUI           Use the AUI port.

       10base2/BNC           Use the BNC port.

       10baseT/UTP           Use the UTP port.

HARDWARE

       The ep driver supports Ethernet adapters based on the 3Com 3C5x9 Etherlink III Parallel Tasking  chipset,
       including:

       •   3Com 3C1 CF
       •   3Com 3C509-TP, 3C509-BNC, 3C509-Combo, 3C509-TPO, 3C509-TPC ISA
       •   3Com 3C509B-TP, 3C509B-BNC, 3C509B-Combo, 3C509B-TPO, 3C509B-TPC ISA
       •   3Com 3C529, 3C529-TP MCA
       •   3Com 3C562/3C563 PCMCIA
       •   3Com 3C569B-J-TPO, 3C569B-J-COMBO CBUS
       •   3Com 3C574, 3C574TX, 3C574-TX, 3CCFE574BT, 3CXFE574BT, 3C3FE574BT PCMCIA
       •   3Com 3C579-TP, 3C579-BNC EISA
       •   3Com 3C589, 3C589B, 3C589C, 3C589D, 3CXE589DT PCMCIA
       •   3Com 3CCFEM556B, 3CCFEM556BI PCMCIA
       •   3Com 3CXE589EC, 3CCE589EC, 3CXE589ET, 3CCE589ET PCMCIA
       •   3Com Megahertz 3CCEM556, 3CXEM556, 3CCEM556B, 3CXEM556B, 3C3FEM556C PCMCIA
       •   3Com OfficeConnect 3CXSH572BT, 3CCSH572BT PCMCIA
       •   Farallon EtherWave and EtherMac PC Card (P/n 595/895 with BLUE arrow)

NOTES

       The  3c509 card has no jumpers to set the address.  3Com supplies software to set the address of the card
       in software.  To find the card on the ISA bus, the kernel performs a complex scan operation at IO address
       0x110.  Beware!  Avoid placing other cards at that address!

       Furthermore, the 3c509 should only be configured in EISA mode when  installed  in  a  computer  that  has
       actual  EISA  slots (and an EISA-aware BIOS).  The normal driver auto-detection support is sufficient for
       non-EISA systems.

       Cards in PnP mode may conflict with other resources in  the  system.   Ensure  your  BIOS  is  configured
       correctly to exclude resources used by the 3c509, especially IRQs, to avoid unpredictable behavior.

       Many different companies sold the 3Com PC Cards under their own private label.  These cards also work.

       The  Farallon  EtherWave and EtherMac card came in two varieties.  The ep driver supports the 595 and 895
       cards.  These cards have the blue arrow on the front along with a 3Com logo.  The  Farallon  595a  cards,
       which  have  a red arrow on the front, are also called EtherWave and EtherMac.  They are supported by the
       sn(4) driver.

DIAGNOSTICS

ep0: reset (status: %x) The driver has encountered a FIFO underrun or overrun. The driver will reset
the card and the packet will be lost. This is not fatal.

ep0: eeprom failed to come ready The eeprom failed to come ready. This probably means the card is
wedged.

ep0: 3c509 in test mode. Erase pencil mark! This means that someone has scribbled with pencil in the
test area on the card. Erase the pencil mark and reboot. (This is not a joke).

ep0: No I/O space?! The driver was unable to allocate the I/O space that it thinks should be there.
Look for conflicts with other devices.

ep0: No irq?! The driver could not allocate the interrupt it wanted. Look for conflicts, although
sharing interrupts for PC Card is normal.

ep0: No connectors! The driver queried the hardware for what ethernet attachment were present, but the
hardware reported none that the driver recognized.

ep0: Unable to get Ethernet address! The driver was unable to read the ethernet address from the EEPROM.
This is likely the result of the card being wedged.

ep0: if_alloc() failed The driver was unable to allocate a ifnet structure. This may happen in
extremely low memory conditions.

ep0: strange connector type in EEPROM: assuming AUI The driver does not know what to do with the
information the EEPROM has about connectors, so it is assuming the worst.

ep0: unknown ID 0xXXXXXXXX The driver has found an ID that it believes it supports, but does not have a
specific identification string to present to the user.

ep0: <%s> at port 0x%03x in EISA mode The 3C509 ISA card is in EISA mode. This message appears to be
purely informational.

ep0: <%s> at x0%03x in PnP mode This card appears to be in Plug and Play mode. It should be probed as
part of the plug and play phase of the ISA probes.

ep0: Invalid EEPROM checksum! The EEPROM has a bad checksum, so the driver is ignoring the card.

ep0: bus_setup_intr() failed! The driver was unable to setup the interrupt handler. This should never
happen.

STANDARDS

       are great.  There is so many to choose from.

Debian                                            April 1, 2011                                            EP(4)