ixl(4)

ixl4

Intel ethernet 700 series ethernet device

Usage

ixl* at pci?

Overview

The ixl driver supports Intel 700 series controllers based on the Intel X710, XXV710, XL710, and X722 Ethernet chipsets.

The functionality of the Intel 700 series Ethernet controllers has improved as newer versions of firmware have been released. To ensure correct driver operation, apply the most recent (stable) firmware update for the network controller.

The ixl driver supports querying pluggable transceivers for information and diagnostics. This functionality is available on controllers providing API version 1.6 and higher.

Releases

17 releases since OpenBSD 6.5; the text changed 2 times.

  1. 6.5
  2. 6.6–6.7
  3. 6.8–8.0

History

The ixl driver first appeared in OpenBSD 6.5.

Authors

The ixl driver was written by David Gwynne ⟨[email protected]⟩ and Jonathan Matthew ⟨[email protected]⟩.

From man 8.0-current-20261101 in OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01). Parsed by carta from the page's mdoc source.