2.11BSD/man/cat4/il.0
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NAME
il - Interlan NI1010 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
SYNOPSIS
/sys/conf/SYSTEM:
NIL _i_l__c_o_n_t_r_o_l_l_e_r_s # Interlan Ethernet
DESCRIPTION
The _i_l interface provides access to a 10 Mb/s Ethernet net-
work through an Interlan 1010 or 1010A controller.
Each of the host's network addresses is specified at boot
time with an SIOCSIFADDR ioctl. The _i_l interface employs
the address resolution protocol described in _a_r_p(4P) to
dynamically map between Internet and Ethernet addresses on
the local network.
The interface normally tries to use a ``trailer'' encapsula-
tion to minimize copying data on input and output. The use
of trailers is negotiated with ARP. This negotiation may be
disabled, on a per-interface basis, by setting the
IFF_NOTRAILERS flag with an SIOCSIFFLAGS ioctl.
DIAGNOSTICS
il%d: input error. The hardware indicated an error in read-
ing a packet off the cable or an illegally sized packet.
il%d: can't handle af%d. The interface was handed a message
with addresses formatted in an unsuitable address family;
the packet was dropped.
il%d: setaddr didn't work. The interface was unable to
reprogram its physical ethernet address. This may happen
with very early models of the interface. This facility is
used only when the controller is not the first network
interface configured for XNS. The oldest interface tested
(2.7.1.0.1.45) has never failed in this way.
The following messages indicate a probable hardware error
performing the indicated operation during autoconfiguration
or initialization. The status field in the control and
status register (the low-order four bits) should indicate
the nature of the failure. See the hardware manual for
details.
il%d: reset failed, csr=%b.
il%d: status failed, csr=%b.
il%d: hardware diag failed, csr=%b.
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il%d: verifying setaddr, csr=%b.
il%d: stray xmit interrupt, csr=%b.
il%d: can't initialize.
SEE ALSO
intro(4N), inet(4F), arp(4P)
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