--- Documentation/networking/3c509.txt

+++ Documentation/networking/3c509.txt

@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ for LILO parameters for doing this:

This configures the first found 3c509 card for IRQ 10, base I/O 0x310, and

transceiver type 3 (10base2). The flag "0x3c509" must be set to avoid conflicts

with other card types when overriding the I/O address. When the driver is

-loaded as a module, only the IRQ and transceiver setting may be overridden.

-For example, setting two cards to 10base2/IRQ10 and AUI/IRQ11 is done by using

-the xcvr and irq module options:

+loaded as a module, only the IRQ may be overridden. For example,

+setting two cards to IRQ10 and IRQ11 is done by using the irq module

+option:

- options 3c509 xcvr=3,1 irq=10,11

+ options 3c509 irq=10,11

(2) Full-duplex mode

@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ operation.

itself full-duplex capable. This is almost certainly one of two things: a full-

duplex-capable Ethernet switch (*not* a hub), or a full-duplex-capable NIC on

another system that's connected directly to the 3c509B via a crossover cable.

+

+Full-duplex mode can be enabled using 'ethtool'.

/////Extremely important caution concerning full-duplex mode/////

Understand that the 3c509B's hardware's full-duplex support is much more

@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@ This insured that merely upgrading the d

never automatically enable full-duplex mode in an existing installation;

it must always be explicitly enabled via one of these code in order to be

activated.

+

+The transceiver type can be changed using 'ethtool'.

(4a) Interpretation of error messages and common problems