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       DLinit(3dlpi)                                          DLinit(3dlpi)


       NAME
             DLinit, DLstart - hardware initialization functions

       SYNOPSIS
             DLinit() or DLstart()

          Parameters
            none

       DESCRIPTION
             Typically DLinit() (or DLstart()) routine is present in the
             Hardware Dependent Layer for hardware initialization
             functions.  If the initialization process does not require any
             system services DLinit() is used.  Initialization may involve
             setting configuration parameters of the card, Ethernet
             controller specific initialization, setting up of transmit and
             receive buffers and setting up the Ethernet address in the
             controller.  During the setup process, the BOARD_PRESENT flag
             in the board configuration structure is set when the
             controller card is detected.  This is used by the DLopen(),
             DLunitdata_req(), and DLioctl() routines.

          Interaction with Hardware Independent Layer
            BOARD_PRESENT
                         flag in the board configuration structure is used
                         by DLopen(), DLunitdata_req() and DLioctl().

          Response
            none

          Layer
             Hardware Dependent.
















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