Types of NIC and its representations in freebsd February 4th, 2010
it can viewed using command
# ifconfig -a
the list is
| de | # DEC/Intel DC21x4x (“Tulip”) |
| em | # Intel PRO/1000 adapter Gigabit Ethernet Card (“Wiseman”) |
| txp | # 3Com 3cR990 (“Typhoon”) |
| vx | # 3Com 3c590, 3c595 (“Vortex”) |
| dc | # DEC/Intel 21143 and various workalikes |
| fxp | # Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B (82557, 82558) |
| pcn | # AMD Am79C97x PCI 10/100 NICs |
| rl | # RealTek 8129/8139 |
| sf | # Adaptec AIC-6915 (“Starfire”) |
| sis | # Silicon Integrated Systems SiS 900/SiS 7016 |
| ste | # Sundance ST201 (D-Link DFE-550TX) |
| tl | # Texas Instruments ThunderLAN |
| tx | # SMC EtherPower II (83c170 “EPIC”) |
| vr | # VIA Rhine, Rhine II |
| wb | # Winbond W89C840F |
| xl | # 3Com 3c90x (“Boomerang”, “Cyclone”) |
| bge | # Broadcom BCM570x (“Tigon III”) |
source here
| de | # DEC/Intel DC21x4x (“Tulip”) |
| em | # Intel PRO/1000 adapter Gigabit Ethernet Card (“Wiseman”) |
| txp | # 3Com 3cR990 (“Typhoon”) |
| vx | # 3Com 3c590, 3c595 (“Vortex”) |
| dc | # DEC/Intel 21143 and various workalikes |
| fxp | # Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B (82557, 82558) |
| pcn | # AMD Am79C97x PCI 10/100 NICs |
| rl | # RealTek 8129/8139 |
| sf | # Adaptec AIC-6915 (“Starfire”) |
| sis | # Silicon Integrated Systems SiS 900/SiS 7016 |
| ste | # Sundance ST201 (D-Link DFE-550TX) |
| tl | # Texas Instruments ThunderLAN |
| tx | # SMC EtherPower II (83c170 “EPIC”) |
| vr | # VIA Rhine, Rhine II |
| wb | # Winbond W89C840F |
| xl | # 3Com 3c90x (“Boomerang”, “Cyclone”) |
| bge | # Broadcom BCM570x (“Tigon III”) |
