SMSC(4)                FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual                SMSC(4)

NAME

     smsc - USB Microchip LAN9xxx Fast Ethernet driver

SYNOPSIS

     To load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in
     loader.conf(5):

           if_smsc_load="YES"

     Alternatively, to compile this driver into the kernel, place the
     following lines in your kernel configuration file:

           device uhci
           device ohci
           device usb
           device miibus
           device uether
           device smsc

DESCRIPTION

     The smsc device driver provides support for USB Fast Ethernet adapters
     based on the Microchip (formerly SMSC) LAN9xxx chipsets.

     For more information on configuring this device, see ifconfig(8).

HARDWARE

     The following devices are supported by the smsc driver:

     o   LAN9500, LAN9500A, LAN9505 and LAN9505A based Ethernet adapters
     o   LAN89530, LAN9530 and LAN9730 based Ethernet adapters
     o   LAN951x Ethernet adapters with integrated USB hub

SEE ALSO

     arp(4), intro(4), miibus(4), netintro(4), usb(4), ifconfig(8)

HISTORY

     The smsc device driver first appeared in FreeBSD 10.0.

AUTHORS

     The smsc driver was written by Ben Gray <bgray@FreeBSD.org>.

FreeBSD 15.1-STABLE-HBSD          May 7, 2024                          SMSC(4)