SMSC(4) FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual SMSC(4)
NAME
smsc - USB Microchip 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 Microchip (formerly SMSC) LAN9xxx chipsets.
For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).
HARDWARE
The following devices are supported by the smsc driver:
o LAN9500, LAN9500A, LAN9505 and LAN9505A based Ethernet adapters
o LAN89530, LAN9530 and LAN9730 based Ethernet adapters
o 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 <
[email protected]>.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 May 7, 2024 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8