axge(4) manual page

To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file: device xhci device ehci device uhci device ohci device usb device miibus device uether device axge

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

if_axge_load="YES"

The axge driver provides support for USB Gigabit Ethernet adapters based on the ASIX Electronics AX88179/AX88179A USB 3.0 and AX88178A USB 2.0 chipsets.

The AX88179, AX88179A and AX88178A contain a 10/100/1000 Ethernet MAC with a GMII interface for interfacing with the Gigabit Ethernet PHY.

These devices will operate with both USB 1.x and USB 2.0 controllers, and the AX88179/AX88179A will operate with USB 3.0 controllers. Packets are received and transmitted over separate USB bulk transfer endpoints.

The axge driver supports the following media types:

autoselect Enable autoselection of the media type and options. The user can manually override the autoselected mode by adding media options to rc.conf(5).

10baseT/UTP

Set 10Mbps operation. The ifconfig(8) mediaopt option can also be used to select either full-duplex or half-duplex modes.

100baseTX Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation. The ifconfig(8) mediaopt option can also be used to select either full-duplex or half-duplex modes.

1000baseT Set 1000Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) operation (AX88178 only). The ifconfig(8) mediaopt option can also be used to select either full-duplex or half-duplex modes.

The axge driver supports the following media options:

full-duplex

Force full duplex operation.

half-duplex

Force half duplex operation.

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

altq(4), arp(4), miibus(4), netintro(4), ng_ether(4), rgephy(4), vlan(4), ifconfig(8)

The axge driver was written by Kevin Lo <Mt kevlo@FreeBSD.org> and Li-Wen Hsu <Mt lwhsu@FreeBSD.org>. This manual page was adapted by Mark Johnston <Mt markj@FreeBSD.org> from the axe(4) manual page.

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autoselect	Enable autoselection of the media type and options. The user can manually override the autoselected mode by adding media options to rc.conf(5).
10baseT/UTP
	Set 10Mbps operation. The ifconfig(8) mediaopt option can also be used to select either full-duplex or half-duplex modes.
100baseTX	Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation. The ifconfig(8) mediaopt option can also be used to select either full-duplex or half-duplex modes.
1000baseT	Set 1000Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) operation (AX88178 only). The ifconfig(8) mediaopt option can also be used to select either full-duplex or half-duplex modes.

full-duplex
	Force full duplex operation.
half-duplex
	Force half duplex operation.