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NAME

ure – Realtek RTL8152/RTL8153/RTL8156 USB Ethernet driver

CONTENTS

SYNOPSIS

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

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

if_ure_load="YES"

DESCRIPTION

The ure driver supports the Realtek USB Ethernet Controller family.

The ure driver supports the following media types:
autoselect Enable auto selection of the media type and options. The user can manually override the auto selected mode by adding media options to the /etc/rc.conf file.
10baseT/UTP
  Set 10Mbps operation. The mediaopt option can also be used to select either full-duplex or half-duplex modes.
100baseTX Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation. The mediaopt option can also be used to select either full-duplex or half-duplex modes.
1000baseTX Set 1000baseTX (Gigabit Ethernet) operation over twisted pair. The Realtek gigE chips support 1000Mbps in full-duplex mode only.
2500base-T Set 2500Base-T operation over twisted pair. The Realtek 8156/8156B chips support 2500Mbps in full-duplex mode only.

The ure driver supports the following media options for 10/100 operation:
full-duplex
  Force full-duplex operation.
half-duplex
  Force half-duplex operation.

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

HARDWARE

The ure driver supports the following USB Ethernet controllers:

Model:
Speed (Mbps):

Realtek RTL8156/RTL8156B/RTL8156BG
10, 100, 1000, and 2500

Realtek RTL8153/RTL8153B
10, 100, and 1000

Realtek RTL8152
10 and 100

Realtek RTL8168/8169/8110/8211 via rgephy(4)
10, 100, and 1000

DIAGNOSTICS

ure%d: watchdog timeout A packet was queued for transmission and a transmit command was issued, however the device failed to acknowledge the transmission before a timeout expired.

SEE ALSO

arp(4), miibus(4), netintro(4), ng_ether(4), ifconfig(8)

AUTHORS

The ure driver was written by Kevin Lo <Mt kevlo@FreeBSD.org>.

URE (4) April 8, 2025

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