2Operational Mode Parameters | Sun Microsystems 4000 specification

The Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 UTP adapter advertised link parameters are different from those of the Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 MMF adapter as shown in TABLE 3-2.

TABLE 3-2Operational Mode Parameters

Parameter	Description

The following parameter is for both the Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 UTP and MMF adapters.

adv-autoneg-capLocal interface capability advertised by the hardware 0 = Forced mode

1 = Autonegotiation (default)

The following parameter is for the Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 MMF adapter only.

adv-1000fdx-capLocal interface capability advertised by the hardware

0= Not 1000 Mbps full-duplex capable

1= 1000 Mbps full-duplex capable (default)

The following parameter is for both the Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 UTP and MMF adapters.

adv-1000hdx-capLocal interface capability advertised by the hardware

0= Not 1000 Mbps half-duplex capable

1= 1000 Mbps half-duplex capable (default)

The following parameters are for the Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 UTP adapter only.

adv-100fdx-cap	Local interface capability advertised by the hardware
	0	= Not 100 Mbps full-duplex capable
	1	= 100 Mbps full-duplex capable (default)
adv-100hdx-cap	Local interface capability advertised by the hardware
	0	= Not 100 Mbps half-duplex capable
	1	= 100 Mbps half-duplex capable (default)
adv-10fdx-cap	Local interface capability advertised by the hardware
	0	= Not 10 Mbps full-duplex capable
	1	= 10 Mbps full-duplex capable (default)
adv-10hdx-cap	Local interface capability advertised by the hardware
	0	= Not 10 Mbps half-duplex capable
	1	= 10 Mbps half-duplex capable (default)

26 Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 Board Installation and User’s Guide • May 2003

4000 specifications

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