STGE(4) | Device Drivers Manual | STGE(4)

# NAME

`stge` — Sundance/Tamarack TC9021 Gigabit Ethernet driver

# SYNOPSIS

`stge* at pci? dev ? function ?`

Configuration of PHYs or Ten-bit interfaces may also be necessary. See mii(4).

# DESCRIPTION

The `stge` device driver supports the Sundance/Tamarack TC9021 Gigabit Ethernet chip.

The Sundance/Tamarack TC9021 is found on the D-Link DGE-550T, and the Antares Microsystems Gigabit Ethernet board. It uses an external PHY or an external 10-bit interface.

The TC9021 supports IPv4/TCP/UDP checksumming in hardware. The `stge` driver supports this feature of the chip. See ifconfig(8) for information on how to enable this feature.

# SEE ALSO

arp(4), ifmedia(4), mii(4), netintro(4), pci(4), ifconfig(8)

# HISTORY

The `stge` driver first appeared in NetBSD 1.6.

# AUTHORS

The `stge` driver was written by Jason R. Thorpe ⟨thorpej@NetBSD.org⟩.

# BUGS

The `stge` driver does not support the VLAN tag insertion/removal feature of the TC9021 chip. This is primarily because the TC9021's VLAN do not have a useful programming interface.

The `stge` driver does not yet support jumbo Ethernet frames.

The `stge` driver does not yet function properly with 1000BASE-T fitted boards. Currently, only 1000BASE-SX boards work.

July 24, 2001 | NetBSD 10.99