NEP(4) FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual NEP(4)
NAME
nep - Sun Neptune 10Gb Ethernet device
SYNOPSIS
nep* at pci?
brgphy* at mii?
DESCRIPTION
The nep driver provides support for various NICs based on the Sun Neptune
Ethernet controller chips, including the following:
o Sun Quad GbE UTP x8 PCI Express Card
o Sun Quad GbE UTP x8 PCIe ExpressModule
It uses an internal or external PHY or an external 10-bit interface.
The nep driver supports several media types, which are selected via the
ifconfig(8) command. The supported media types are:
media autoselect
Attempt to autoselect the media type (default)
media 1000baseT mediaopt full-duplex
Use 1000baseT on copper, full duplex
media 1000baseT mediaopt half-duplex
Use 1000baseT on copper, half duplex
media 100baseTX mediaopt full-duplex
Use 100baseTX, full duplex
media 100baseTX mediaopt half-duplex
Use 100baseTX, half duplex
SEE ALSO
arp(4), brgphy(4), ifmedia(4), inet(4), intro(4), netintro(4),
hostname.if(5), ifconfig(8)
HISTORY
OpenBSD support for nep first appeared in OpenBSD 5.7.
AUTHORS
The nep driver was written by Mark Kettenis <
[email protected]>.
BUGS
The nep driver currently only supports 1Gb Ethernet NICs. It also does
not yet use many of the advanced features the Neptune chip offers.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 September 7, 2022 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8