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Sun Microsystems SunFastEthernet Adapte User Manual

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SunFastEthernet Adapter User GuideNovember 1994

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The driver has received a packet with an incorrect checksum field.

Indicates that the device receive FIFO has overflowed. This is most likely due
to the system being under a heavy load.

The driver has received a packet containing a noninteger multiple of eight bits
and there was a CRC error.

A packet collision has occurred after the channel’s slot time has elapsed. This
error usually indicates faulty hardware elsewhere on the net.

Indicates that the buffer posted to the device was smaller than the actual
packet received. This error is usually symptomatic of trouble in the operating
system or driver.

Cannot reset the receiver state machine. This is most likely due to a bad device

The DMA engine encounted a packet that it did not own during the

be: rx crc error

be: rx fifo overflow

be: rx framing/alignment error

be: rx late collision error

be: rx pkt buff error

be: rxmac did not reset

be: tx chained packet descriptor error