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TL(4)                     NetBSD Programmer's Manual                     TL(4)


NAME

     tl - Ethernet driver for Texas Instruments ThunderLAN based board


SYNOPSIS

     tl* at pci? dev ? function ?

     Configuration of PHYs are necessary.  See mii(4).


DESCRIPTION

     The tl device driver supports network adapters based on the Texas Instru-
     ments ThunderLAN chip.


HARDWARE

     Supported cards include:

           Compaq Netelligent
                   in baseboard and PCI variants (10bT-only variant untested).

           Compaq NetFlex 3/P
                   in baseboard variant only (the PCI variant doesn't use the
                   same chip !).

           Baseboard Compaq Deskpro 4000 5233MMX Ethernet (untested).

           TI TravelMate 5000 series laptop docking station's Ethernet board.


MEDIA SELECTION

     The different models of the supported boards come with some subset of
     RJ-45, BNC and AUI connectors.  Media selection is done using ifconfig(8)
     using the standard ifmedia(4) mechanism.  Refer to those manual pages for
     more information.

     The tl driver don't have full automatic media selection. By default it
     will do an NWay on the UTP port for negotiation of the speed and duplex
     mode with the link partner. If the AUI or BNC port is used, an explicit
     medium must be specified to ifconfig(8) or in your /etc/ifconfig.tl?
     file.


BUGS

     The board marked as untested will always claim having an AUI connector,
     where it may be a BNC one.


SEE ALSO

     ifconfig(8), ifmedia(4), netintro(4), pci(4), mii(4)

NetBSD 1.5                     October 17, 1997                              1