Devices                                                   sfe(7D)



NAME
     sfe - SiS900 series Fast Ethernet device driver

SYNOPSIS
     /dev/sfe


DESCRIPTION
     The sfe driver is a loadable, clonable,  GLD-based   STREAMS
     driver  supporting the Data Link Provider Interface dlpi(7P)
     on Silicon Integrated Systems 900 series Fast Ethernet  con-
     trollers.

APLICATION PROGRAMING INTERFACE
     The relevant  fields  returned  as  part  of  a  DLINFOACK
     response are:

         o    Maximum SDU is 1500.

         o    Minimum SDU is 0.

         o    The dlsap address length is 8.

         o    MAC type is DLETHER.

         o    SAP length is -2. The 6-byte  physical  address  is
              followed immediately by a 2-byte SAP.

         o    Service mode is DLCLDLS.

         o    Broadcast address is the 6-byte Ethernet  broadcast
              address (ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff).


     If the SAP provided is zero, then IE 802.3 mode is assumed
     and outbound frames will have the frame payload length writ-
     ten into the type field. Likewise, inbound frames with a SAP
     between  zero  and 1500 are interpreted as IE 802.3 frames
     and delivered to any streams that are bound to SAP zero (the
     802.3 SAP).

PROPERTIES
     The following properties  may  be  configured  using  either
     ndd(1M)  or  the sfe.conf configuration file as described by
     driver.conf(4):

     adv100fdxcap

         Enables the 100 Base TX full-duplex link  option.  (This
         is generally the fastest mode if both link partners sup-
         port it. Most modern equipment supports this mode.)




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     adv100hdxcap

         Enables the 100 Base TX half-duplex link option.  (Typi-
         cally used when the link partner is a 100 Mbps hub.)


     adv10fdxcap

         Enables the 10 Base-T full-duplex  link  option.   (This
         less-frequently  used  mode  is  typically used when the
         link partner is a 10 Mbps switch.)


     adv10hdxcap

         Enables the 10 Base-T half-duplex link option.  (This is
         the  fall-back when no other option is available.  It is
         typically used when the link partner is a 10 Mbps hub or
         is an older network card.)


ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for a description of the following  attri-
     butes:



     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE VALUE       
    
     Availability                 SPARC, x86                  
    
     Interface Stability          Committed                   
    


FILES
     /dev/sfe

         Special character device.


     /kernel/drv/sfe

         32-bit driver binary (x86).


     /kernel/drv/amd64/sfe

         64-bit driver binary (x86).





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     /kernel/drv/sparcv9/sfe

         64-bit driver binary (SPARC).


     /kernel/drv/sfe.conf

         Configuration file.


SEE ALSO
     ndd(1M),   driver.conf(4),   attributes(5),    streamio(7I),
     dlpi(7P)


     IE  802.3  -  Institute  of  Electrical  and   Electronics
     Engineers, 2002






































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