134 lines
4.6 KiB
Groff
134 lines
4.6 KiB
Groff
.\" Copyright (c) 1986, 1991, 1993
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.\" @(#)ix.4 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93
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.\"
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.Dd June 5, 1993
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.Dt IX 4 vax
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.Os BSD 4.2
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm ix
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.Nd Interlan Np100 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Cd "device np0 at uba0 csr 166000 vector npintr"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm ix
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interface provides access to a 10 Mb/s Ethernet network through
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an Interlan Np100 controller used as a link-layer interface.
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.Pp
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This interface is unusual in that it requires loading firmware
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into the controller before it may be used as a network interface.
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This is accomplished by opening a character special device,
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and writing data to it.
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A program to load the image is provided in
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.Pa /usr/src/new/np100 .
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The sequence of commands would be:
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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# ./npload np.image [/dev/np<board #> if other than np00]
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# sleep 10
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# ifconfig ix0 ...
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.Ed
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.Pp
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Each of the host's network addresses
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is specified at boot time with an
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.Dv SIOCSIFADDR
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.Xr ioctl 2 .
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The
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.Nm ix
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interface employs the address resolution protocol described in
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.Xr arp 4
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to dynamically map between Internet and Ethernet addresses on the local
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network.
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.Pp
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The interface normally tries to use a
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.Dq trailer
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encapsulation
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to minimize copying data on input and output.
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The use of trailers is negotiated with
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.Tn ARP .
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This negotiation may be disabled, on a per-interface basis,
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by setting the
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.Dv IFF_NOTRAILERS
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flag with an
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.Dv SIOCSIFFLAGS
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.Xr ioctl .
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.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
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.Bl -diag
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.It "ix%d: Req failed, cmd %x, stat %x, ust error %x,%x."
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The firmware in the controller refused to honor a request from
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.Tn UNIX
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in initializing packet level communications.
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The board may need to be reset and reloaded.
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Or, you may not have allowed enough time between loading the board
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and issuing the request to begin unix network operation.
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.Pp
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.It ix%d: can't initialize.
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The interface was unable to obtain unibus resources required for operation.
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.Pp
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.It ix%d: failed to reinitialize DLA module.
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The interface got sick after attempting to reprogram its physical
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ethernet address. Try reloading the firmware.
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The attempt is made only when this interfaces is not the first
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one configured for
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.Tn XNS .
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.Pp
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.It ix%d: can't handle af%d.
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The interface was handed
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a message with addresses formatted in an unsuitable address
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family; the packet was dropped.
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.Pp
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.It ix%d: stray xmit interrupt, npreq=%x.
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This may happen if the board is reloaded while network processes are still
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running.
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.Pp
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.It ixrint: cqe error %x, %x, %x.
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This will result if an
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.Xr ifconfig 8
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request is made at an inopportune time, such as not allowing
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enough time after loading the firmware.
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After 100 such errors are logged, the unix network driver will
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shut itself down, saying:
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.Pp
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.It ixrint: shutting down unix dla.
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The recourse is to reload the firmware and allow more time.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr netintro 4 ,
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.Xr inet 4 ,
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.Xr arp 4 ,
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.Xr np 4 .
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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driver appeared in
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.Bx 4.3 .
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