AXGE(4) FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual AXGE(4)
NAME
axge - ASIX Electronics AX88178A/179/179A USB Gigabit Ethernet driver
SYNOPSIS
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your
kernel configuration file:
device xhci
device ehci
device uhci
device ohci
device usb
device miibus
device uether
device axge
Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the
following line in loader.conf(5):
if_axge_load="YES"
DESCRIPTION
The axge driver provides support for USB Gigabit Ethernet adapters based
on the ASIX Electronics AX88179/AX88179A USB 3.0 and AX88178A USB 2.0
chipsets.
The AX88179, AX88179A and AX88178A contain a 10/100/1000 Ethernet MAC
with a GMII interface for interfacing with the Gigabit Ethernet PHY.
These devices will operate with both USB 1.x and USB 2.0 controllers, and
the AX88179/AX88179A will operate with USB 3.0 controllers. Packets are
received and transmitted over separate USB bulk transfer endpoints.
The axge driver supports the following media types:
autoselect Enable autoselection of the media type and options. The
user can manually override the autoselected mode by adding
media options to rc.conf(5).
10baseT/UTP Set 10Mbps operation. The ifconfig(8) mediaopt option can
also be used to select either full-duplex or half-duplex
modes.
100baseTX Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation. The ifconfig(8)
mediaopt option can also be used to select either
full-duplex or half-duplex modes.
1000baseT Set 1000Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet) operation (AX88178 only).
The ifconfig(8) mediaopt option can also be used to select
either full-duplex or half-duplex modes.
The axge driver supports the following media options:
full-duplex Force full duplex operation.
half-duplex Force half duplex operation.
For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).
HARDWARE
The axge driver supports the following USB Gigabit Ethernet controllers:
o ASIX Electronics AX88179A
o ASIX Electronics AX88179
o ASIX Electronics AX88178A
SEE ALSO
altq(4), arp(4), miibus(4), netintro(4), ng_ether(4), rgephy(4), vlan(4),
ifconfig(8)
HISTORY
The axge device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 10.1.
AUTHORS
The axge driver was written by Kevin Lo <kevlo@FreeBSD.org> and Li-Wen
Hsu <lwhsu@FreeBSD.org>. This manual page was adapted by Mark Johnston
<markj@FreeBSD.org> from the axe(4) manual page.
FreeBSD 15.1-STABLE-HBSD May 25, 2025 AXGE(4)