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Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide Coalesce TX Microseconds IRQ: 80 (range is 0-1023) Coalesce TX Frames: 20 (range is 0-255) Coalesce TX Frames IRQ: 20 (range is 0-255) Coalesce Statistics Microseconds: 999936 (approximately 1 second) (range is 0-16776960 in increments of 256) MSI: Enabled (if supported by the 2.6 kernel and the interrupt test passes) TSO: Enabled (on 2.6 kernels) WoL: Initial setting based on NVRAM's setting bnx2x Driver Speed: Autonegotiation with all speeds advertised Flow control: Autonegotiation with RX and TX advertised MTU: 1500 (range is 46-9000) RX Ring Size: 4078 (range is 0-4078) TX Ring Size: 4078 (range is (MAX_SKB_FRAGS+4)-4078). MAX_SKB_FRAGS varies on different kernels and different architectures. On a 2.6 kernel for x86, MAX_SKB_FRAGS is 18. Coalesce RX Microseconds: 25 (range is 0-3000) Coalesce TX Microseconds: 50 (range is 0-12288) Coalesce Statistics Microseconds: 999936 (approximately 1 second) (range is 0-16776960 in increments of 256) MSI-X: Enabled (if supported by the 2.6 kernel and the interrupt test passes) TSO: Enabled WoL: Disabled Driver Messages The following are the most common sample messages that may be logged in the /var/log/messages file. Use dmesg -n to control the level at which messages appear on the console. Most systems are set to level 6 by default. To see all messages, set the level higher. bnx2 and bnx2x Driver bnx2i Driver bnx2 and bnx2x Driver NOTE: The examples used in this procedure refer to the bnx2 driver, but also apply to the bnx2x driver. Driver Sign on Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Driver bnx2 v1.6.3c (July 23, 2007) CNIC Driver Sign on (bnx2 only) Broadcom NetXtreme II cnic v1.1.19 (Sep 25, 2007) NIC Detected eth#: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 1000Base-T (B0) PCI-X 64-bit 133MHz found at mem f6000000, IRQ 16, node addr 0010180476ae cnic: Added CNIC device: eth0 Link Up and Speed Indication file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/linux.htm[9/26/2012 3:28:46 PM]

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Linux Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide
file:///T|/htdocs/NETWORK/BroadCom/71921/NetXtremeII/en/linux.htm[9/26/2012 3:28:46 PM]
Coalesce TX Microseconds IRQ
: 80 (range is 0–1023)
Coalesce TX Frames
: 20 (range is 0–255)
Coalesce TX Frames IRQ
: 20 (range is 0–255)
Coalesce Statistics Microseconds
: 999936 (approximately 1 second) (range is 0–16776960 in increments of 256)
MSI
: Enabled (if supported by the 2.6 kernel and the interrupt test passes)
TSO
: Enabled (on 2.6 kernels)
WoL
: Initial setting based on NVRAM's setting
bnx2x Driver
Speed
: Autonegotiation with all speeds advertised
Flow control
: Autonegotiation with RX and TX advertised
MTU
: 1500 (range is 46–9000)
RX Ring Size
: 4078 (range is 0–4078)
TX Ring Size
: 4078 (range is (MAX_SKB_FRAGS+4)–4078). MAX_SKB_FRAGS varies on different kernels and different
architectures. On a 2.6 kernel for x86, MAX_SKB_FRAGS is 18.
Coalesce RX Microseconds
: 25 (range is 0–3000)
Coalesce TX Microseconds
: 50 (range is 0–12288)
Coalesce Statistics Microseconds
: 999936 (approximately 1 second) (range is 0–16776960 in increments of 256)
MSI-X
: Enabled (if supported by the 2.6 kernel and the interrupt test passes)
TSO
: Enabled
WoL
: Disabled
Driver Messages
The following are the most common sample messages that may be logged in the /var/log/messages file. Use dmesg -n
<level> to control the level at which messages appear on the console. Most systems are set to level 6 by default. To see all
messages, set the level higher.
bnx2 and bnx2x Driver
bnx2i Driver
bnx2 and bnx2x Driver
NOTE: The examples used in this procedure refer to the bnx2 driver, but also apply to the bnx2x driver.
Driver Sign on
Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Driver
bnx2 v1.6.3c (July 23, 2007)
CNIC Driver Sign on (bnx2 only)
Broadcom NetXtreme II cnic v1.1.19 (Sep 25, 2007)
NIC Detected
eth#: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5708 1000Base-T (B0)
PCI-X 64-bit 133MHz found at mem f6000000, IRQ 16, node addr 0010180476ae
cnic: Added CNIC device: eth0
Link Up and Speed Indication