Sun Microsystems 280R manual About the Standard Ethernet Port

About the Standard Ethernet Port

The system’s main logic board provides an autosensing, switchable 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet interface conforming to the IEEE 802.3u Ethernet standard. The autosensing interface configures itself automatically for either 10-Mbps or 100-Mbps operation, depending on network characteristics.

One preconfigured RJ-45 back panel connector, for connecting a Category-5 twisted- pair Ethernet (TPE) cable, provides access to the Ethernet interface.

For instructions on configuring the main logic board Ethernet interface, see “How to Configure the Standard Ethernet Interface” on page 51.

For the connector diagram, back panel icon, and pin assignments, see “Reference for the Twisted-Pair Ethernet (TPE) Connector” on page 206.

For information about operating characteristics and configuration parameters for the eri Fast Ethernet device driver, see Platform Notes: The eri FastEthernet Device Driver. This document is available on the Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook, which is provided on the Solaris Supplement CD for the Solaris release you are running.

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