Sun Microsystems 805-1797-10 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.

6 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User's Guide ♦ Revision A, August 1997

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Contents Revision A, August USA 650 960-1300 fax 650 Revision A, August Please Recycle Contents Running Diagnostics Tests Regulatory Compliance Statements IndexPage Preface How This Book Is OrganizedUnix Commands Related DocumentsTypographic Conventions Shell PromptsOrdering Sun Documents Table P-1SunExpress Contact InformationSun Welcomes Your Comments XiiPage Product Overview 1Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter1Hardware and Software Requirements FeaturesHardware and Software Requirements Checking the OpenBoot Prom Revision Level Displaying the OpenBoot Prom Revision LevelPage Adding an Entry to the driveraliases File Installing the AdapterUsing a text editor, add the following line to the end Installing the Adapter Examining Network Activity Verifying the InstallationDiagnostic Testing Code Example 2-1 watch-net-allCommad Output Rebooting the System Perform a reconﬁguration boot on the systemPage Installing the Driver Software At the command line, use the grep command to searchConﬁguring the Driver Software Conﬁguring the Host FilesEtc/hosts ﬁle At the ok prompt type Booting From the NetworkReboot your system Post-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 PropertyOk setenv local-mac-address? true Page Speciﬁcations Physical Dimensions Table A-1Physical DimensionsPower Requirements Table A-2Power RequirementsPerformance Speciﬁcations Table A-3Performance SpeciﬁcationsSpeciﬁcations Page Interface Signals Figure B-132-Pin RJ-45 ConnectorsPage Conﬁguring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters Internal TransceiverDriver Parameter Values and Deﬁnitions Table C-1qfe Driver Parameter, Status, and DescriptionsDeﬁning the Current Status Qfe Driver Parameter, Status, and DescriptionsInter-Packet Gap Parameters Table C-2Read-Only Parameters Deﬁning the Current StatusTable C-4Parameters Deﬁning lancemode and ipg0 Packet after receiving a packetOperational Mode Parameters Table C-5Operational Mode ParametersDeﬁning the Number of Back-to-Back Packets to Transmit Reporting Transceiver CapabilitiesTable C-6Back-to-back Packet Transmission Capability Table C-7Read-Only Transceiver CapabilitiesReporting the Link Partner Capabilities Table C-8Read-Only Link Partner CapabilitiesTo Specify the Device Instance for the ndd Utility Setting qfe Driver ParametersSetting Parameters Using the ndd Utility Use the instance number to select the device To modify a parameter value, use the -setoptionUsing the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode To Set the Mode to Auto-Negotiation Select at least one of the ﬁve capabilities adv100fdxcapSetting Parameters in the /etc/system File Table C-9Setting Variables in the /etc/system FileSetting Parameters Using the qfe.conf File Setting ipg Driver Parameters Using a qfe.conf File Unit-address = 2,1 Fourth line in the previous exampleSet the ipg1 and ipg2 parameters for the above four devices Kernel/drv/qfe.conf ﬁleRunning Diagnostics Tests Using the OpenBoot Prom FCode SelftestType show-devsto display the list of devices Reset the systemShut down the system Set the auto-boot?conﬁguration parameter to true Reset and reboot the systemPage Regulatory Compliance Statements FCC Class a NoticeFCC Class B Notice DOC Class a Notice Avis DOC, Classe a DOC Class B Notice Avis DOC, Classe BDeclaration of Conformity EMCSafety Supplementary InformationPage Index Index-51