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Setting Forced Mode

This section describes how to set forced mode (not capable of auto-negotiation).

▼To Select One Local Transceiver Capability and Setting Forced Mode

1.Select one of the following capabilities: adv_100fdx_cap, adv_100hdx_cap, adv_10fdx_cap, or adv_10hdx_cap, and set its value to 1.

If you select more than one of the local transceiver capabilities, the driver selects the one that is highest in the priority order (see the footnote from TABLE B-5on page 27).

2.Set the local transceiver capabilities advertised by the hardware to forced mode = 0, which is not capable of auto-negotiation: adv_autoneg_cap 0

Use the ndd utility as described in “Using the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode” on page 32.

Auto-Negotiation Mode

This section describes how to select at least one of the four local transceiver capabilities and set the mode to auto-negotiation.

▼To Set the Mode to Auto-Negotiation

1.Select at least one of the five capabilities (adv_100fdx_cap, adv_100hdx_cap, adv_10fdx_cap, adv_10hdx_cap) that you want to advertise to the remote system, and set its value to 1.

2.Set the local transceiver capabilities advertised by the hardware to 1, the auto- negotiation setting: adv_autoneg_cap 1

Use the ndd utility as described in “Using the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode” on page 32.

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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 PromptsOrdering Sun Documents Sun Welcomes Your CommentsTable P-1SunExpress Contact Information 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 Driver Software Installing the Driver SoftwareConfiguring the Host Files 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 Specifications Physical DimensionsTable A-1Physical 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 Operational Mode Parameters Table B-5Operational Mode ParametersTable B-4Parameters Defining lancemode and ipg0 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