Sun Microsystems Sun Quad manual Installing the Adapter

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Installing the Adapter

Note –Refer to your system installation or service manual for detailed instructions for the following tasks.

1.Power off your system and open the system unit.

2.Attach the adhesive copper strip of the wrist strap to the metal casing of the power supply. Wrap the other end twice around your wrist, with the adhesive side against your skin.

3.Holding the PCI adapter by the edges, unpack and place it on an antistatic surface.

4.Remove the PCI filler panel from the slot in which you want to insert the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter.

5.Holding the PCI adapter by the edges, align the adapter edge connector with the PCI slot. Slide the adapter face plate into the small slot at the end of the PCI opening.

6.Applying even pressure at both corners of the adapter, push the PCI adapter until it is firmly seated in the slot.

Caution –Do not use excessive force when installing the adapter into the PCI slot. You may damage the adapter’s PCI connector. If the adapter does not seat properly when you apply even pressure, remove the adapter and carefully reinstall it again.

7.If necessary, reinstall the PCI filler panel in the unused PCI opening.

8.Detach the wrist strap and close the system unit.

9.Connect Ethernet cables to the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter and to an Ethernet network.

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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 Preface How This Book Is OrganizedUnix Commands Related DocumentsTypographic Conventions Shell PromptsTable P-1SunExpress Contact Information Ordering Sun DocumentsSun Welcomes Your Comments Product Overview 1Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapterFeatures 2Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter Back PanelChecking the OpenBoot Prom Revision Level Displaying the OpenBoot Prom Revision LevelHardware and Software Requirements 1Hardware and Software RequirementsPage Installing the Adapter Using a text editor, add the following line to the endInstalling the Adapter Verifying the Installation Ok show-devsExamining Network Activity Rebooting the System Perform a reconfiguration boot on the systemPage Configuring the Host Files Configuring the Driver SoftwareInstalling the Driver Software Etc/hosts file Reboot your system # cat /etc/hostsBooting From the Network At the ok prompt typePost-Installation Procedures Optional Configuring Driver ParametersIncreasing TCP/IP Performance As superuser root, typeForcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps TypeAuto-Negotiation Local-mac-address Property Table A-1Physical Dimensions SpecificationsPhysical Dimensions Power Requirements Performance SpecificationsTable A-2Power Requirements Table A-3Performance SpecificationsInterface Signals Ethernet channelsPage Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters Internal TransceiverDriver Parameter Values and Definitions Qfe Driver Parameter, Status, and DescriptionsDefining the Current Status Inter-Packet Gap ParametersTable B-1qfe Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions Table B-2Read-Only Parameters Defining the Current StatusIpg1 = 8 default at initialization Table B-4Parameters Defining lancemode and ipg0 Operational Mode ParametersTable B-5Operational Mode Parameters Defining the Number of Back-to-Back Packets to Transmit Reporting Transceiver CapabilitiesTable B-6Back-to-back Packet Transmission Capability Table B-7Read-Only Transceiver CapabilitiesReporting the Link Partner Capabilities Table B-8Read-Only Link Partner CapabilitiesSetting qfe Driver Parameters Setting Parameters Using the ndd UtilityTo Specify the Device Instance for the ndd Utility Use the instance number to select the deviceUsing the ndd Utility in Non-Interactive Mode To modify a parameter value, use the -setoption# ndd /dev/qfe \? Setting Forced Mode Setting Parameters in the /etc/system File Table B-9Setting Variables in the /etc/system FileSetting Parameters Using the qfe.conf File Setting the ipg1 and ipg2 ParametersSetting ipg Driver Parameters Using a qfe.conf File Etc/pathtoinst fileSet the ipg1 and ipg2 parameters for the above four devices Kernel/drv/qfe.conf fileRunning Diagnostics Tests Using the OpenBoot Prom FCode SelftestRunning the Ethernet FCode Selftest Diagnostic Reset the systemShut down the system Type show-devsto display the list of devicesOk setenv diag-switch? false Set the auto-boot?configuration parameter to true Reset and reboot the systemIndex EditingEditing, 11 example Creating, 12 editing, 11 examplesLEDs Watch-net-all output Page Ordering Sun Documents AIR Mail PAR Avion