Sun Microsystems 805-1759-10 manual Contents

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Contents

1.Product Overview 1


Hardware and Software Requirements					2
Media Independent Interface (MII) Connector						2
Features 3
2. Installing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter						5
▼	To Install the Adapter 5
3. Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 7
Verifying the Installation			7
▼	To Verify the Installation			7
	Diagnostics Testing		8
Auto-Negotiation 9
Monitoring Network Activity				10
Rebooting the System		10
Configuring Host Files		11
▼	To Prepare Your System for the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 11
Booting from the Network			12
▼	To Boot from the Network			12
Post-Installation Procedures (Optional)					13

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Contents Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation User’s Guide Please Recycle Regulatory Compliance Statements DOC Class a Notice Avis DOC, Classe a EMC Page Contents Interface Signals Using the selftest DiagnosticsSpecifications How This Book Is Organized PrefaceTypographic Conventions Unix CommandsRelated Documents Shell PromptsSun Welcomes Your Comments Ordering Sun Documents1Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Product OverviewHardware and Software Requirements Media Independent Interface MII ConnectorPCI Ethernet Interface FeaturesPage To Install the Adapter Installing the Sun FastEthernet PCI AdapterPage Verifying the Installation Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI AdapterTo Verify the Installation Use the show-devscommand to list the system devices Diagnostics TestingAuto-Negotiation Perform a reconfiguration boot on the system Rebooting the SystemMonitoring Network Activity To Prepare Your System for the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Configuring Host FilesType Booting from the NetworkTo Boot from the Network At the ok prompt, typeConfiguring Driver Parameters Post-Installation Procedures OptionalIncreasing TCP/IP Performance As superuser, type Forcing Network Speed Between 10 MbpsSun FastEthernet PCI Adapter’s local-mac-addressProperty Reboot your systemExternal Transceivers Using the selftest Diagnostics Type the following to run selftest using the test command Ethernet FCode selftest DiagnosticSun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Connectors Interface SignalsMII Connector Signals Table B-2RJ-45 Connector Signals RJ-45 Connector SignalsPage Physical Characteristics SpecificationsPerformance Specifications Power RequirementsOrdering Sun Documents AIR Mail PAR Avion