Sun Microsystems none Introduction to the hme Fast Ethernet Device Driver, Related Documentation

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Introduction to the hme Fast

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Ethernet Device Driver

This book describes how to configure the hme driver for the Sun™ Ultra™ 1 Series systems, the Sun Ultra 2 Series system, the Ultra™ Enterprise™ 3000, 4000, 5000, and 6000 systems, the SunSwift™ SBus Adapter, and the SunFastEthernet™ Adapter 2.0. To configure the hme driver you can use the ndd utility to set the parameters. If you use the ndd utility, the parameter values are effective until you reboot the system. To keep the values in effect even after rebooting the system, enter the parameter values into the /etc/system file or the hme.conf file in the /kernel/drv directory.

Chapter 2 describes the hme device driver and includes topics such as operating speeds and modes, auto-negotiation, the internal transceiver, and the external transceiver. Chapter 3 describes the parameters and settings for the hme device driver. Chapter 4 describes how to set the hme device driver parameter values using the ndd utility and also in the /etc/system and hme.conf files.

Related Documentation

The following related books provide an overview of the hme driver and the FEPS ASIC, give more information on the Ethernet standard, and list man pages for the hme driver.

•SMCC SPARC Hardware Platform Guide: Provides an overview of the hme driver and the Fast Ethernet Parallel Port SCSI (FEPS) ASIC

•IEEE 802.3u Ethernet Standard: Provides additional information about the Ethernet standard

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Contents PlatformNotesThehmeFast Ethernet Device Driver Please Recycle Page Page Contents Setting Parameters Contents Vii Viii Related Documentation Introduction to the hme Fast Ethernet Device DriverDescribes the typographic conventions used in this book Typographic ConventionsOrdering Sun Documents Shell Prompts in Command ExamplesSun Welcomes Your Comments Hardware Overview Hme Device DriverAuto-Negotiation Operating Speeds and ModesExternal Transceiver Internal TransceiverPlatform Notes The hme Fast Ethernet Device Driver-May Driver Parameter Values and Definitions Parameter DefinitionsRead only Local transceiver auto negotiation Capability Inter-Packet Gap Parameters Defining the Current StatusLancemode Defines the lancemode and ipg0 parameters Operational Mode ParametersSelecting the Internal or External Transceiver Reporting Transceiver Capabilities Defining the Number of Back-to-Back Packets To TransmitDescribes the read-only link partner capabilities Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities= No 100Mbit/sec half-duplex transmission Platform Notes The hme Fast Ethernet Device Driver-May Parameter Options Setting ParametersSetting Parameters Using ndd Identifying Device InstancesTo specify the device instance for the ndd utility To modify a parameter value Non-Interactive and Interactive ModesTo display the value of a parameter To modify a parameter value in interactive modeRefer to -1 through 3-8 for parameter descriptions To list all the parameters supported by the hme driverTo set the mode to auto-negotiation Setting Forced ModeConfiguring TCP/IP for Maximum Performance Setting Parameters in the /etc/system FileTo benchmark the TCP/IP throughput To set the TCP hiwater marks for best performanceTo set the ipg1 to 10 and ipg2 to 5 when you reboot Setting Parameters Using the hme.conf File Specify name=hme and class=sbus

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