XI(4)

📦 version 11.0, in nixpkgs unstable

XI(4) — Xircom CreditCard Ethernet device driver 🦋

okay bestie, this is the XI(4) page from the Kernel Interfaces Manual, and it's all about the Xircom CreditCard Ethernet device driver. lowkey iconic. let's go ✨

✨ NAME ✨

xi — Xircom CreditCard Ethernet device driver 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

xi* at xirc?

Also, configuration of PHYs may be necessary — see mii(4) for that, bestie 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

The xi driver provides support for the Xircom CreditCard family of PCMCIA Ethernet adapters. supported cards include:

  • Xircom CreditCard Ethernet II
  • Xircom CreditCard 10/100 Ethernet
  • Xircom RealPort 10/100 Ethernet + Modem (Ethernet function only)
  • Intel EtherExpress Pro/100
  • Compaq Netelligent 10/100

Cards which should work, but have not been confirmed include:

  • Xircom RealPort Ethernet
  • Xircom RealPort 10/100 Ethernet

Some Xircom Ethernet products are supported by the tlp(4) driver — different driver, same Ethernet bestie energy 🌈

🌈 MEDIA SELECTION 🌈

Media selection is done using ifconfig(8) using the standard ifmedia(4) mechanism. refer to those manual pages for more information, no cap 📚

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

🦋 HISTORY 🦋

The xi device driver appeared in NetBSD 1.5. vintage behavior fr fr 🎀

💀 BUGS 💀

ngl, the driver suffers from poor performance. Even with the 10/100 cards, do not expect more than ~450KB/s. Some 10/100 cards may not autonegotiate reliably and require manual media selection. 😭

The Xircom multifunction cards which contain both Ethernet and modem interfaces are known to have problems. This is due to the card not reporting itself correctly as a multifunction card. not it 💀

bestie warning: those bugs are real, so keep your expectations cute but realistic 🫶

okay bye bestie — this page's footer vibe is Debian, June 1, 2007, XI(4) — slay, mwah 💋✨

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