Sun Microsystems 805-1797-10 manual Revision A, August

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Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI

Adapter Installation and User's

Guide

Part No: 805-1797-10

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 Index Regulatory Compliance StatementsPage How This Book Is Organized PrefaceRelated Documents Unix CommandsShell Prompts Typographic ConventionsTable P-1SunExpress Contact Information Ordering Sun DocumentsXii Sun Welcomes Your CommentsPage 1Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter Product OverviewFeatures Hardware and Software Requirements1Hardware and Software Requirements Displaying the OpenBoot Prom Revision Level Checking the OpenBoot Prom Revision LevelPage Installing the Adapter Using a text editor, add the following line to the endAdding an Entry to the driveraliases File Installing the Adapter Verifying the Installation Diagnostic TestingExamining Network Activity Code Example 2-1 watch-net-allCommad Output Perform a reconfiguration boot on the system Rebooting the SystemPage Configuring the Host Files Installing the Driver SoftwareAt the command line, use the grep command to search Configuring the Driver SoftwareEtc/hosts file Booting From the Network Reboot your systemAt the ok prompt type As superuser root, type Post-Installation Procedures OptionalConfiguring Driver Parameters Increasing TCP/IP PerformanceType Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 MbpsLocal-mac-address Property Auto-NegotiationOk setenv local-mac-address? true Page Table A-1Physical Dimensions Specifications Physical DimensionsTable A-3Performance Specifications Power RequirementsTable A-2Power Requirements Performance SpecificationsSpecifications Page Figure B-132-Pin RJ-45 Connectors Interface SignalsPage Internal Transceiver Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver ParametersTable C-1qfe Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions Driver Parameter Values and DefinitionsQfe Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions Defining the Current StatusTable C-2Read-Only Parameters Defining the Current Status Inter-Packet Gap ParametersPacket after receiving a packet Table C-4Parameters Defining lancemode and ipg0Table C-5Operational Mode Parameters Operational Mode ParametersTable C-7Read-Only Transceiver Capabilities Defining the Number of Back-to-Back Packets to TransmitReporting Transceiver Capabilities Table C-6Back-to-back Packet Transmission CapabilityTable C-8Read-Only Link Partner Capabilities Reporting the Link Partner CapabilitiesSetting qfe Driver Parameters Setting Parameters Using the ndd UtilityTo Specify the Device Instance for the ndd Utility To modify a parameter value, use the -setoption Use the instance number to select the deviceUsing the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode Select at least one of the five capabilities adv100fdxcap To Set the Mode to Auto-NegotiationTable C-9Setting Variables in the /etc/system File Setting Parameters in the /etc/system FileSetting Parameters Using the qfe.conf File Unit-address = 2,1 Fourth line in the previous example 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 TestsReset the system Shut down the systemType show-devsto display the list of devices Reset and reboot the system Set the auto-boot?configuration parameter to truePage FCC Class a Notice Regulatory Compliance StatementsFCC Class B Notice DOC Class B Notice Avis DOC, Classe B DOC Class a Notice Avis DOC, Classe aEMC Declaration of ConformitySupplementary Information SafetyPage Index-51 Index