bhndb(4)

bhndb4

Broadcom home networking division interconnect bridge driver

Usage

To compile this driver into the kernel, add the following lines to the kernel configuration file:

device bhnd device bhndb

To load the driver as a module at boot, add this line to loader.conf(5):

bhndb_load="YES"

Overview

The bhndb driver provides bhnd(4) host bridge support for Broadcom Home Networking Division's wireless chipsets and network adapters.

To enable use for PCI/PCIe systems, see the bhndb_pci(4) driver.

Caveats

The bhndb driver does not currently support PCMCIA or SDIO devices.

Releases

25 releases since FreeBSD 11.0-RELEASE; the text changed 11 times.

  1. 11.0
  2. 11.1
  3. 11.2
  4. 11.3
  5. 11.4
  6. 12.0
  7. 12.1
  8. 12.2
  9. 12.3
  10. 12.4
  11. 13.0–13.2
  12. 13.3–16.0

History

The bhndb device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 11.0.

Authors

The bhndb driver was written by Landon Fuller ⟨[email protected]⟩.

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