NAME

bfe —

Broadcom BCM4401 Ethernet Device Driver

SYNOPSIS

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

device miibus
device bfe

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

if_bfe_load="YES"

The bfe driver provides support for Broadcom BCM4401 based Fast Ethernet adapters.

The bfe driver supports the following media types:

The bfe driver supports the following media options:

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

bfe%d: couldn't map memory: A fatal initialization error has occurred.
bfe%d: couldn't map interrupt: A fatal initialization error has occurred.
bfe%d: failed to allocate DMA resources: There are not enough mbufs available for allocation.
bfe%d: watchdog timeout -- resetting: The device has stopped responding to the network, or there is a problem with the network connection (cable).

The bfe device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 5.1.

The bfe device driver was written by Stuart Walsh and Duncan Barclay. This manual page was written by Stuart Walsh.