Net.crys8900

Crystal 8900/8920 Ethernet network driver(QNX)

Syntax:

Net.crys8900 [-A] [-d chnl] [-F] [-i irq]
             [-m mac] [-l log_net_id]
             [-n tx_num_retries] [-P] [-p io_port]
             [-r media_rate] [-t tx_retry_ticks] [-v] &

Options:

-a io_port

This option is no longer valid in QNX 4.25 and later. Use -p instead.

-A

Use AUI.

-d chnl

Specify DMA channel.

-F

Enable full-duplex operation.

-i irq

Program the card to use the specified hardware interrupt. This option overrides the default autodetect. If the autodetect doesn't work on an ISA card, you have a hardware conflict.

-l log_net_id

("el") Connect to the specified logical network. The default is 1.

-m mac

Specify MAC address.

-n tx_num_retries

After failing to transmit to a remote node, retry transmission no more than this number of times. The default is 7.

-P

Program the NIC for promiscuous rx mode. All packets will be buffered, regardless of the packet's destination address. The default is non-promiscuous mode.

-p io_port

Use the given I/O port base, specified as a hexadecimal number without a leading 0x. This option overrides the default (0x300).

-r media_rate

Advertise the specified bit-transmission rate. The default is 100000000. This information is used by the Network Manager when multiple network drivers are running.

-t tx_retry_ticks

The number of 50-millisecond intervals between tx retries. The default is 6.

-v

Be verbose; print out hardware configuration info on the screen when starting up.

Description:

Since the release of QNX 4.25, the Net.crys8900 network driver replaces the Net.ether8900 driver.

The Net.crys8900 network driver communicates directly with a Crystal 89xx-compatible Ethernet network card. It provides the Network Manager with reliable data transfer over an Ethernet network. Before installing your card, you should read the technote contained in the /etc/readme/technotes/Net.crys8900 file.

If you install more than one network card, you must specify a unique network ID (-l option) to every network driver.

If you install more than one Crystal 89xx-compatible network card, you must also specify the -p and -i options for every invocation of Net.crys8900.

Examples:

On a Crystal 89xx autodetect adapter:

Net.crys8900  &

On a Crystal 89xx, use I/O port 300h and IRQ 5:

Net.crys8900 -p300 -i 5  &

Exit status:

0

Successful completion.

>0

An error occurred.

See also:

Net, Net.*, netinfo

Installation & Configuration