Sun Microsystems 805-1759-10 manual Preface, How This Book Is Organized

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Preface

This manual describes how to install and confgure your Sun™ FastEthernet™ PCI Adapter.

The procedures in this manual assume that you are a system or network administrator experienced in installing similar hardware in a Solaris™ operating environment.

How This Book Is Organized

The document is organized as follows:

Chapter 1, “Product Overview,” describes the hardware and software requirements of the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter as well as the adapter features.

Chapter 2, “Installing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter,” tells you how to install the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter into your system.

Chapter 3, “Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter,” explains how to verify that the adapter is functioning properly and how to customize its performance.

Appendix A, “Using the selftest Diagnostics,” describes how to use the FCode selftest to verify the functionality of the adapter.

Appendix B, “Interface Signals,” lists the PCI adapter’s pin characteristics.

Appendix C, “Specifications,” lists the hardware specifications.

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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 Using the selftest Diagnostics Interface SignalsSpecifications 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 Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Verifying the InstallationTo Verify the Installation Use the show-devscommand to list the system devices Diagnostics TestingAuto-Negotiation Rebooting the System Perform a reconfiguration boot on the systemMonitoring Network Activity To Prepare Your System for the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Configuring Host FilesTo Boot from the Network Booting from the NetworkAt the ok prompt, type TypePost-Installation Procedures Optional Configuring Driver ParametersIncreasing 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