Sun Microsystems 805-1797-10 manual Running Diagnostics Tests

Page 6

Increasing TCP/IP Performance 14

Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps 15

Auto-Negotiation 16

local-mac-address Property 16

A.Speciﬁcations 19 Physical Dimensions 19 Power Requirements 20 Performance Speciﬁcations 20

B.Interface Signals 23

C.	Conﬁguring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 25
	Internal Transceiver 25
	Driver Parameter Values and Deﬁnitions 26


		Deﬁning the Current Status			27
		Inter-Packet Gap Parameters				28
		Deﬁning an Additional Delay Before Transmitting a Packet Using
		lance_mode and ipg0		29
		Operational Mode Parameters				30
		Deﬁning the Number of Back-to-Back Packets to Transmit 31
		Reporting Transceiver Capabilities 31
		Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities					32
		Setting qfe Driver Parameters			33
		Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility					33
		SettingH	Parameters in the /etc/system File				37
		Setting the ipg1 and ipg2 Parameters in the /etc/system File 38
		Setting Parameters Using the qfe.conf File					38
		Setting ipg Driver Parameters Using a qfe.conf File 39
	D.	Running Diagnostics Tests		41
		Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Selftest 41
v	Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User's Guide ♦ Revision A, August 1997

Image 6

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 adapterFeatures Hardware and Software Requirements1Hardware and Software Requirements Checking the OpenBoot Prom Revision Level Displaying 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 Rebooting the System Perform a reconﬁguration boot on the systemPage Conﬁguring the Driver Software Installing the Driver SoftwareAt the command line, use the grep command to search Conﬁguring the Host FilesEtc/hosts ﬁle Booting From the Network Reboot your systemAt the ok prompt type Increasing TCP/IP Performance Post-Installation Procedures OptionalConﬁguring Driver Parameters 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 DimensionsPerformance Speciﬁcations Power RequirementsTable A-2Power Requirements 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 ParametersTable C-6Back-to-back Packet Transmission Capability Deﬁning the Number of Back-to-Back Packets to TransmitReporting Transceiver Capabilities Table C-7Read-Only Transceiver CapabilitiesReporting the Link Partner Capabilities Table C-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 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 SelftestReset the system Shut down the systemType show-devsto display the list of devices 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