Sun Microsystems 805-1759-10 manual

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Sun™FastEthernet™PCI

Adapter Installation and

User’s Guide

Part No.: 805-1759-10

Revision A, July 1997

Sun Microsystems Computer Company

Contents

Main Please Recycle RegulatoryCompliance Statements FCCClass A Notice FCCClass B Notice Page Declarationof Conformity EMC FCCClass B USA ECEurope Safety Page Contents Page Preface How This Book Is Organized UNIX Commands Typographic Conventions Shell Prompts Related Documents Ordering Sun Documents Sun Welcomes Your Comments Product Overview Hardware and Software Requirements Media Independent Interface (MII) Connector Features PCI Ethernet Interface MII Interface Network Interface PCI Page Installing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Note To Install the Adapter Caution Page Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Verifyingthe Installation To Verify the Installation Diagnostics Testing Auto-Negotiation Monitoring Network Activity Note Rebooting the System Configuring Host Files To PrepareYour System for the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Booting from the Network To Boot from the Network Post-Installation Procedures (Optional) Configuring Driver Parameters Increasing TCP/IP Performance To Increase TCP/IP Performance Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps To Force Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps Note Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapters local-mac-address Property External Transceivers Using the selftest Diagnostics Ethernet FCode selftest Diagnostic Interface Signals MII Connector Signals RJ-45 Connector Signals Page Specifications Physical Characteristics Power Requirements Performance Specifications OrderingSun Documents SunWelcomes YourComments Reader Comment Card AIR MAIL PAR AVION