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18 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCIAdapter Installationand User’s Guide ♦RevisionA, August1997

Contents

Main Page Page Please Recycle Contents Page Page Page Preface How This Book Is Organized Related Documents UNIX Commands Typographic Conventions The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book. x Shell Prompts Ordering Sun Documents xi Sun Welcomes Your Comments Page Page Features Hardware and Software Requirements Note - Page Page Installing the Adapter Adding an Entry to the driver_aliases File Installing the Adapter Note - Caution - Verifying the Installation Note - Diagnostic Testing Examining Network Activity Note - Page Page Conguring the Driver Software Installing the Driver Software Conguring the Host Files Page Booting From the Network Note - Post-Installation Procedures (Optional) Conguring Driver Parameters Increasing TCP/IP Performance Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps Note - Auto-Negotiation local-mac-address Property Page Page Page Power Requirements Performance Specications 20 Page Page Interface Signals Figure B1 32-Pin RJ-45 Connectors 23 Page Conguring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters Internal Transceiver Driver Parameter Values and Denitions 26 Dening the Current Status Inter-Packet Gap Parameters Dening an Additional Delay Before Transmitting a Packet Using lance_mode and ipg0 Operational Mode Parameters TableC5 describes the operational mode parameters and their default values. 30 Dening the Number of Back-to-Back Packets to Transmit Reporting Transceiver Capabilities Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities TableC8 describes the read-only link partner capabilities. Setting qfe Driver Parameters Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility Identifying Device Instances To Specify the Device Instance for the ndd Utility Non-Interactive and Interactive Modes Using the ndd Utility in Non-Interactive Mode Using the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode Setting Forced Mode To Select One Local Transceiver Capability and Setting Forced Mode Auto-Negotiation Mode To Set the Mode to Auto-Negotiation Setting Parameters in the /etc/system File Setting Parameters Using the qfe.conf File Setting ipg Driver Parameters Using a qfe.conf File Page Running Diagnostics Tests Note - Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Selftest Running the Ethernet FCode Selftest DiagnosticRunning the Ethernet FCode Selftest Diagnostic Note - Page Regulatory Compliance Statements FCC Class A Notice Note - FCC Class B Notice Note - Page Declaration of Conformity EMC European Union EC Safety Supplementary Information