ure(4)

Usage

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 ure

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

if_ure_load="YES"

The ure driver supports the Realtek USB Ethernet Controller family.

The ure driver supports the following media types:

autoselect: Enable auto selection of the media type and options. The user can manually override the auto selected mode by adding media options to the /etc/rc.conf file.
10baseT/UTP: Set 10Mbps operation. The mediaopt option can also be used to select either full-duplex or half-duplex modes.
100baseTX: Set 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) operation. The mediaopt option can also be used to select either full-duplex or half-duplex modes.
1000baseTX: Set 1000baseTX (Gigabit Ethernet) operation over twisted pair. The Realtek gigE chips support 1000Mbps in full-duplex mode only.
2500base-T: Set 2500Base-T operation over twisted pair. The Realtek 8156/8156B chips support 2500Mbps in full-duplex mode only.

The ure driver supports the following media options for 10/100 operation:

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

The ure driver supports the following USB Ethernet controllers:

ure%d: watchdog timeout: A packet was queued for transmission and a transmit command was issued, however the device failed to acknowledge the transmission before a timeout expired.

25 releases since FreeBSD 11.0-RELEASE; the text changed 15 times.