smsc4
Usb microchip lan9xxx fast ethernet driver
Usage
To load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):
if_smsc_load="YES"
Alternatively, 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 smsc
Overview
The smsc device driver provides support for USB Fast Ethernet adapters based on the Microchip (formerly SMSC) LAN9xxx chipsets.
For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).
Hardware
The following devices are supported by the smsc driver:
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LAN9500, LAN9500A, LAN9505 and LAN9505A based Ethernet adapters
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LAN89530, LAN9530 and LAN9730 based Ethernet adapters
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LAN951x Ethernet adapters with integrated USB hub
Releases
28 releases since FreeBSD 10.2-RELEASE; the text changed 17 times.