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tx(4) has gained native support for vlan(4).

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Yaroslav Tykhiy 2002-08-27 14:26:05 +00:00
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@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ interface
.Pq Em not on its parent
using
.Xr ifconfig 8
in that case to indicate that the hardware support for
in that case to indicate that hardware support for
the 802.1Q VLANs is present in its parent.
.\"
.Ss "Selecting the Right Network Interface Card to Run VLANs Through"
@ -99,13 +99,12 @@ and
The rest of the ethernet NICs supported by
.Fx
can run
VLANs using the software emulation in the
VLANs using software emulation in the
.Nm
driver.
However, most of them lack the capability
of transmitting and/or receiving oversized frames.
Using such a NIC as a parent interface for a
.Nm
Using such a NIC as a parent interface
implies a reduced MTU on the corresponding
.Nm
interfaces.
@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ filtering that breaks the Path MTU Discovery mechanism.
The NICs that support oversized frames are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width ".Xr fxp 4 " -offset indent
.It Xr dc 4
supports long frames for the
supports long frames for
.Nm
natively.
.It Xr de 4
@ -130,43 +129,38 @@ source file and rebuilding the kernel
or module.
The hack works only for the 21041, 21140, and 21140A chips.
.It Xr fxp 4
supports long frames for the
supports long frames for
.Nm
natively.
.It Xr sis 4
supports long frames for the
supports long frames for
.Nm
natively.
.It Xr ste 4
supports long frames for the
supports long frames for
.Nm
natively.
.It Xr tl 4
does support long frames.
has support for long frames.
.It Xr tx 4
does support long frames.
supports long frames for
.Nm
natively.
.It Xr xl 4
supports long frames only if the card is built on a newer chip
(Cyclone and above).
.El
.Pp
Note:
Except for
.Xr dc 4 ,
.Xr fxp 4 ,
.Xr sis 4 ,
.Xr ste 4 ,
and
.Xr tx 4 ,
none of the above drivers inform the
Unless marked as having native support for
.Nm ,
the above drivers don't inform the
.Nm
driver about their support for long frames.
Just fix the MTU of a
driver about their long frame handling capability.
Just increase the MTU of a
.Nm
interface if it appears to be lower than 1500 bytes after
attaching the
.Nm
to a parent interface that is known to support long frames.
attaching to a parent known to support long frames.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ifconfig 8
.Sh BUGS