LED Indicators
An explanation of the LED indicators was omitted from the Sun GigabitEthernet PCI Adapter 1.0 User’s Guide. TABLE 1 explains the LED indicators on the adapter.
TABLE 1 | Sun GigabitEthernet PCI LEDs | |
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Light | State | Description |
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Yellow | •Off | •Connection is good |
| •On | •Fault condition detected on this port, which could be the |
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| connected to this port |
| • Blinking | •Data coming in |
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Green | • Off | •Port not connected to a device |
| • Steady | •Link detected, no data |
| • Flickering | •Link detected, data detected |
| • Blinking | •Port has been disabled by software |
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GigabitEthernet Link Negotiation
The default configuration for link negotiation is auto. With this setting, the PCI adapter will use IEEE 802.3z (draft) link negotiation.
If you are connecting the adapter to GigabitEthernet equipment that does not support link negotiation or if there is a problem establishing a link between the two devices, link negotiation can be turned off. See “Configuring Driver Parameters” on page 6 for instructions on how to change the settings. Be sure that both devices are set to the same speed and duplex configuration.
Purchasing Fiber Cables
You can purchase fiber cables directly from Sun Microsystems, Inc. using the following part numbers:
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Sun GigabitEthernet PCI Adapter Product Notes 5
