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Preface

The Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide provides installation instructions for the Sun™ Quad FastEthernet™ PCI Adapter. This manual also describes how to configure the Sun Quad FastEthernet driver software.

These instructions are designed for system administrators with experience installing similar hardware.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, “Product Overview,” describes the hardware and software features for the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter.

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

Chapter 3, “Configuring the Driver Software,” describes how to create and edit the device driver configuration files.

Appendix A, “Specifications,” lists the specifications for the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter.

Appendix B, “Interface Signals,” lists the pin descriptions.

Appendix C, “Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters,” describes how to configure the Quad FastEthernet (qfe) driver.

Appendix D, “Running Diagnostics Tests,” describes the diagnostic procedures for testing the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter.

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Contents Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation User’s Guide Please Recycle Regulatory Compliance Statements DOC Class a Notice Avis DOC, Classe a EMC Page Contents Specifications Running Diagnostics Tests Page How This Book Is Organized PrefaceRelated Documents Unix CommandsShell Prompts Typographic ConventionsTable P-1SunExpress Contact Information Ordering Sun DocumentsSun Welcomes Your Comments 1Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter Product Overview2Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter Back Panel Features1Hardware and Software Requirements Checking the OpenBoot Prom Revision LevelDisplaying the OpenBoot Prom Revision Level Hardware and Software RequirementsPage Using a text editor, add the following line to the end Installing the AdapterInstalling the Adapter Ok show-devs Verifying the InstallationExamining Network Activity Perform a reconfiguration boot on the system Rebooting the SystemPage Configuring the Host Files Configuring the Driver SoftwareInstalling the Driver Software Etc/hosts file # cat /etc/hosts Reboot your systemAt the ok prompt type Booting From the NetworkAs superuser root, type Post-Installation Procedures OptionalConfiguring Driver Parameters Increasing TCP/IP PerformanceType Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 MbpsAuto-Negotiation Local-mac-address Property Table A-1Physical Dimensions SpecificationsPhysical Dimensions Table A-3Performance Specifications Power RequirementsPerformance Specifications Table A-2Power RequirementsEthernet channels Interface SignalsPage Internal Transceiver Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver ParametersQfe Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions Driver Parameter Values and DefinitionsTable B-2Read-Only Parameters Defining the Current Status Defining the Current StatusInter-Packet Gap Parameters Table B-1qfe Driver Parameter, Status, and DescriptionsIpg1 = 8 default at initialization Table B-4Parameters Defining lancemode and ipg0 Operational Mode ParametersTable B-5Operational Mode Parameters Table B-7Read-Only Transceiver Capabilities Defining the Number of Back-to-Back Packets to TransmitReporting Transceiver Capabilities Table B-6Back-to-back Packet Transmission CapabilityTable B-8Read-Only Link Partner Capabilities Reporting the Link Partner CapabilitiesSetting Parameters Using the ndd Utility Setting qfe Driver ParametersUse the instance number to select the device To Specify the Device Instance for the ndd UtilityTo modify a parameter value, use the -setoption Using the ndd Utility in Non-Interactive Mode# ndd /dev/qfe \? Setting Forced Mode Table B-9Setting Variables in the /etc/system File Setting Parameters in the /etc/system FileSetting the ipg1 and ipg2 Parameters Setting Parameters Using the qfe.conf FileEtc/pathtoinst file Setting ipg Driver Parameters Using a qfe.conf FileKernel/drv/qfe.conf file Set the ipg1 and ipg2 parameters for the above four devicesUsing the OpenBoot Prom FCode Selftest Running Diagnostics TestsType show-devsto display the list of devices Running the Ethernet FCode Selftest DiagnosticReset the system Shut down the systemOk setenv diag-switch? false Reset and reboot the system Set the auto-boot?configuration parameter to trueCreating, 12 editing, 11 examples IndexEditing Editing, 11 exampleLEDs Watch-net-all output Page Ordering Sun Documents AIR Mail PAR Avion