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Contents

Preface viii

1.Product Overview 1 Features 2

ardware and Software Requirements 2

HChecking the OpenBoot PROM Revision Level 3

Displaying the OpenBoot PROM Revision Level 3

2.Installing the Adapter 5

	Adding an Entry to the driver_aliases File 5
	Installing the Adapter	6
	Verifying the Installation 7
	Diagnostic Testing	7
	Examining Network Activity			7
	Rebooting the System	9
3.	Conﬁguring the Driver Software				11
	Installing the Driver Software			11
	Conﬁguring the Host Files		11
	Booting From the Network		13
	Post-Installation Procedures (Optional) 14
	Conﬁguring Driver Parameters				14

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Sun Microsystems 805-1797-10 manual Contents

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Revision A, August USA 650 960-1300 fax 650 Revision A, August Please Recycle Contents Running Diagnostics Tests Index Regulatory Compliance StatementsPage How This Book Is Organized Preface Related Documents Unix Commands Shell Prompts Typographic Conventions Table P-1SunExpress Contact Information Ordering Sun Documents Xii Sun Welcomes Your CommentsPage 1Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter Product Overview 1Hardware and Software Requirements FeaturesHardware and Software Requirements Displaying the OpenBoot Prom Revision Level Checking the OpenBoot Prom Revision LevelPage Adding an Entry to the driveraliases File Installing the AdapterUsing a text editor, add the following line to the end Installing the Adapter Examining Network Activity Verifying the InstallationDiagnostic Testing Code Example 2-1 watch-net-allCommad Output Perform a reconﬁguration boot on the system Rebooting the SystemPage At the command line, use the grep command to search Installing the Driver SoftwareConﬁguring the Driver Software Conﬁguring the Host Files Etc/hosts ﬁle At the ok prompt type Booting From the NetworkReboot your system Conﬁguring Driver Parameters Post-Installation Procedures OptionalIncreasing TCP/IP Performance As superuser root, type Type Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps Local-mac-address Property Auto-Negotiation Ok setenv local-mac-address? true Page Table A-1Physical Dimensions Speciﬁcations Physical Dimensions Table A-2Power Requirements Power RequirementsPerformance Speciﬁcations Table A-3Performance Speciﬁcations Speciﬁcations Page Figure B-132-Pin RJ-45 Connectors Interface SignalsPage Internal Transceiver Conﬁguring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters Table C-1qfe Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions Driver Parameter Values and Deﬁnitions Qfe Driver Parameter, Status, and Descriptions Deﬁning the Current Status Table C-2Read-Only Parameters Deﬁning the Current Status Inter-Packet Gap Parameters Packet after receiving a packet Table C-4Parameters Deﬁning lancemode and ipg0 Table C-5Operational Mode Parameters Operational Mode Parameters Reporting Transceiver Capabilities Deﬁning the Number of Back-to-Back Packets to TransmitTable C-6Back-to-back Packet Transmission Capability Table C-7Read-Only Transceiver Capabilities Table C-8Read-Only Link Partner Capabilities Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities To Specify the Device Instance for the ndd Utility Setting qfe Driver ParametersSetting Parameters Using the ndd Utility To modify a parameter value, use the -setoption Use the instance number to select the device Using the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode Select at least one of the ﬁve capabilities adv100fdxcap To Set the Mode to Auto-Negotiation Table C-9Setting Variables in the /etc/system File Setting Parameters in the /etc/system File Setting Parameters Using the qfe.conf File Unit-address = 2,1 Fourth line in the previous example Setting ipg Driver Parameters Using a qfe.conf File Kernel/drv/qfe.conf ﬁle Set the ipg1 and ipg2 parameters for the above four devices Using the OpenBoot Prom FCode Selftest Running Diagnostics Tests Type show-devsto display the list of devices Reset the systemShut down the system Reset and reboot the system Set the auto-boot?conﬁguration parameter to truePage FCC Class a Notice Regulatory Compliance Statements FCC Class B Notice DOC Class B Notice Avis DOC, Classe B DOC Class a Notice Avis DOC, Classe a EMC Declaration of Conformity Supplementary Information SafetyPage Index-51 Index