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-.TH EX 4 "June 23, 1990"
-.UC 5
-.SH NAME
-ex \- Excelan 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
-.SH SYNOPSIS
-.B "device ex0 at uba0 csr 164000 vector excdint"
-.SH DESCRIPTION
+.\"     @(#)ex.4       6.6 (Berkeley) 3/27/91
+.\"
+.Dd March 27, 1991
+.Dt EX 4 vax
+.Os BSD 4.2
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm ex
+.Nd Excelan 10 Mb/s Ethernet interface
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Cd "device ex0 at uba0 csr 164000 vector excdint"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION

 The
 The

-.I ex
+.Nm ex

 interface provides access to a 10 Mb/s Ethernet network through
 an Excelan controller used as a link-layer interface.
 interface provides access to a 10 Mb/s Ethernet network through
 an Excelan controller used as a link-layer interface.

-.PP
+.Pp

 Each of the host's network addresses
 Each of the host's network addresses

-is specified at boot time with an SIOCSIFADDR
-ioctl.  The
-.I ex
+is specified at boot time with an
+.Dv SIOCSIFADDR
+.Xr ioctl 2 .
+The
+.Nm ex

 interface employs the address resolution protocol described in
 interface employs the address resolution protocol described in

-.IR arp (4)
+.Xr arp 4

 to dynamically map between Internet and Ethernet addresses on the local
 network.
 to dynamically map between Internet and Ethernet addresses on the local
 network.

-.PP
-The interface normally tries to use a ``trailer'' encapsulation
+.Pp
+The interface normally tries to use a
+.Dq trailer
+encapsulation

 to minimize copying data on input and output.
 to minimize copying data on input and output.

-The use of trailers is negotiated with ARP.
+The use of trailers is negotiated with
+.Tn ARP .

 This negotiation may be disabled, on a per-interface basis,
 This negotiation may be disabled, on a per-interface basis,

-by setting the IFF_NOTRAILERS
-flag with an SIOCSIFFLAGS ioctl.
-.SH DIAGNOSTICS
-\fBex%d: HW %c.%c, NX %c.%c, hardware address %s\fP.
+by setting the
+.Dv IFF_NOTRAILERS
+flag with an
+.Dv SIOCSIFFLAGS
+.Xr ioctl .
+.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
+.Bl -diag
+.It "ex%d: HW %c.%c, NX %c.%c, hardware address %s."

 This provides firmware revisions levels, and is expected during
 autoconfiguration.
 This provides firmware revisions levels, and is expected during
 autoconfiguration.

-.PP
-\fBex%d: can't initialize\fP.
+.Pp
+.It ex%d: can't initialize.

 There was a failure in allocating unibus resources for the device.
 There was a failure in allocating unibus resources for the device.

-.PP
-\fBex%d: configuration failed; cc = %x\fP.
+.Pp
+.It "ex%d: configuration failed; cc = %x."

 The hardware indicated an error when trying to initalize itself.
 The error code returned is described at length in the device
 Reference Manual.
 The hardware indicated an error when trying to initalize itself.
 The error code returned is described at length in the device
 Reference Manual.

-.PP
-\fBex%d: receive error %b\fP.  The hardware indicated an error
+.Pp
+.It ex%d: receive error %b.
+The hardware indicated an error

 in reading a packet from the cable.
 Specific Error bits are provided
 in reading a packet from the cable.
 Specific Error bits are provided

-.PP
-\fBex%d: transmit error %b\fP.  The hardware indicated an error
+.Pp
+.It ex%d: transmit error %b.
+The hardware indicated an error

 in transmitting a packet to the cable or an illegally sized packet.
 Specific Error bits are provided
 in transmitting a packet to the cable or an illegally sized packet.
 Specific Error bits are provided

-.PP
-\fBex%d: can't handle af%d\fP.  The interface was handed
+.Pp
+.It ex%d: can't handle af%d.
+The interface was handed

 a message with addresses formatted in an unsuitable address
 family; the packet was dropped.
 a message with addresses formatted in an unsuitable address
 family; the packet was dropped.

-.SH SEE ALSO
-netintro(4), inet(4), arp(4)
+.El
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr netintro 4 ,
+.Xr inet 4 ,
+.Xr arp 4
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Nm
+driver appeared in
+.Bx 4.3 .