Sun Microsystems X1150A Setting ce Driver Parameters, Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility

Setting ce Driver Parameters

You can set the ce device driver parameters in two ways:

■Using the ndd utility

■Using the ce.conf file

If you use the ndd utility, the parameters are valid only until you reboot the system. This method is good for testing parameter settings.

To set parameters so they remain in effect after you reboot the system, create a /platform/sun4u/kernel/drv/ce.conf file and add parameter values to this file when you need to set a particular parameter for a device in the system.

Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility

Use the ndd utility to configure parameters that are valid until you reboot the system. The ndd utility supports any networking driver, which implements the Data Link Provider Interface (DLPI).

The following sections describe how you can use the ce driver and the ndd utility to modify (with the -setoption) or display (without the -setoption) the parameters for each ce device.

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