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Operational Mode Parameters

Table C–5 describes the operational mode parameters and their default values.

TABLE C–5Operational Mode Parameters

Parameter	Values	Description

adv_autoneg_cap 0

1

Local transceiver capability advertised by the hardware

=Forced mode

=Auto-negotiation (default)

adv_100fdx_cap1 0

1

adv_100hdx_cap1 0

1

adv_10fdx_cap1

0

1

adv_10hdx_cap1

0

1

Local transceiver capability advertised by the hardware; read/write parameter

=Not 100Mbit/sec full-duplex capable (default in the Solaris 2.5 and 2.5.1 software environments)

=100Mbit/sec full-duplex capable (default in the Solaris 2.6 software environment)

Local transceiver capability advertised by the hardware; read/write parameter

=Not 100Mbit/sec half-duplex capable

=100Mbit/sec half-duplex capable (default)

Local transceiver capability advertised by the hardware; read/write parameter

=Not 10Mbit/sec full-duplex capable (default)

=10Mbit/sec full-duplex capable

Local transceiver capability advertised by the hardware; read/write parameter

=Not 10Mbit/sec half-duplex capable

=10Mbit/sec half-duplex capable (default)

1.The priority (in descending order) for these parameters is: adv_100fdx_cap, adv_100hdx_cap, adv_10fdx_cap, and adv_10hdx_cap.

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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