TL(4)

NAME
tl - Ethernet driver for Texas Instruments ThunderLAN based board

SYNOPSIS
tl* at pci? dev ? function ?

Configuration of PHYs are necessary. See mii(4).

DESCRIPTION
The tl device driver supports network adapters based on the Texas Instruments ThunderLAN chip. Supported cards include:

Compaq Netelligent
    in baseboard and PCI variants (10bT-only variant untested).

Compaq NetFlex 3/P
    in baseboard variant only (the PCI variant doesn't use the same chip !).

Baseboard Compaq Deskpro 4000 5233MMX ethernet (untested).

TI TravelMate 5000 series laptop docking station's ethernet board.

MEDIA SELECTION
The different models of the supported boards come with some subset of RJ-45, BNC and AUI connectors. Media selection is done using ifconfig(8) using the standard ifmedia(4) mechanism. Refer to those manual pages for more information.

The tl driver don't have full automatic media selection. By default it will do an NWay on the UTP port for negotiation of the speed and duplex mode with the link partner. If the AUI or BNC port is used, an explicit medium must be specified to ifconfig(8) or in your /etc/ifconfig.tl? file.

BUGS
The board marked as untested will always claim having an AUI connector, where it may be a BNC one.

SEE ALSO
ifconfig(8), ifmedia(4), netintro(4), pci(4), mii(4)