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-.TH IL 4 "27 July 1983"
-.UC 4
+.\" Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
+.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
+.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
+.\"
+.\"    @(#)il.4        6.4 (Berkeley) 6/1/86
+.\"
+.TH IL 4 "June 1, 1986"
+.UC 5
 .SH NAME
-il \- Interlan 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
+il \- Interlan NI1010 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.B "device il0 at uba0 csr 161000 vector ilrint ilcint"
+.B "device il0 at uba0 csr 164000 vector ilrint ilcint"
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 The
 .I il
 interface provides access to a 10 Mb/s Ethernet network through
-an Interlan controller.
+an Interlan 1010 or 1010A controller.
 .PP
-The host's Internet address is specified at boot time with an SIOCSIFADDR
+Each of the host's network addresses
+is specified at boot time with an SIOCSIFADDR
 ioctl.  The
 .I il
 interface employs the address resolution protocol described in
@@ -19,8 +26,10 @@ to dynamically map between Internet and Ethernet addresses on the local
 network.
 .PP
 The interface normally tries to use a ``trailer'' encapsulation
-to minimize copying data on input and output.  This may be
-disabled, on a per-interface basis, by setting the IFF_NOTRAILERS
+to minimize copying data on input and output.
+The use of trailers is negotiated with ARP.
+This negotiation may be disabled, on a per-interface basis,
+by setting the IFF_NOTRAILERS
 flag with an SIOCSIFFLAGS ioctl.
 .SH DIAGNOSTICS
 \fBil%d: input error\fP.  The hardware indicated an error
@@ -29,7 +38,30 @@ in reading a packet off the cable or an illegally sized packet.
 \fBil%d: can't handle af%d\fP.  The interface was handed
 a message with addresses formatted in an unsuitable address
 family; the packet was dropped.
+.PP
+\fBil%d: setaddr didn't work\fP.  The interface was unable to reprogram
+its physical ethernet address.
+This may happen with very early models of the interface.
+This facility is used only when
+the controller is not the first network interface configured for XNS.
+The oldest interface tested (2.7.1.0.1.45) has never failed in this way.
+.PP
+The following messages indicate a probable hardware error performing
+the indicated operation during autoconfiguration or initialization.
+The status field in the control and status register (the low-order four bits)
+should indicate the nature of the failure.
+See the hardware manual for details.
+.PP
+\fBil%d: reset failed, csr=%b\fP.
+.PP
+\fBil%d: status failed, csr=%b\fP.
+.PP
+\fBil%d: hardware diag failed, csr=%b\fP.
+.PP
+\fBil%d: verifying setaddr, csr=%b\fP.
+.PP
+\fBil%d: stray xmit interrupt, csr=%b\fP.
+.PP
+\fBil%d: can't initialize\fP.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 intro(4N), inet(4F), arp(4P)
-.SH BUGS
-The PUP protocol family should be added.