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Preface xiPrefaceThe Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide providesinstallation instructions for the Sun™ Quad FastEthernet™

xii Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997Related DocumentsThe following documents contain topics that relate t

Preface xiiiTypographic ConventionsThe following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.Shell PromptsThe following table shows the

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1CHAPTER1Product OverviewThe Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter contains four fully-buffered twisted-pairEthernet ports (RJ-45), providing four switcha

2 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997FIGURE 1-2 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter Back PanelFeaturesThis PCI

Chapter 1 Product Overview 3Hardware and Software RequirementsBefore installing the adapter, make sure your system meets the following hardwareand sof

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5CHAPTER2Installing the AdapterThis chapter tells you how to install the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter in yoursystem and how to verify that it has

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6 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997Installing the AdapterNote – Refer to your system installation or servi

Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 7Verifying the InstallationAfter you have installed the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter, but before you bootyour sy

8 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997Examining Network ActivityAfter you have installed the Sun Quad FastEth

Chapter 2 Installing the Adapter 9Rebooting the SystemAfter you have examined the network activity, perform a reconfiguration boot onyour system so th

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11CHAPTER3Configuring the Driver SoftwareThis chapter describes how to configure the driver software used by the Sun QuadFastEthernet PCI adapter.Inst

12 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 19971. At the command line, use the grep command to search the /etc/path_t

Chapter 3 Configuring the Driver Software 13Using the instance examples in Step 1, the following example shows the four/etc/hostname.qfe<num> fi

14 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997Booting From the NetworkTo use a Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter eth

Chapter 3 Configuring the Driver Software 15Post-Installation Procedures (Optional)Perform the tasks in the following sections to customize the perfor

Regulatory Compliance Statements iiiRegulatoryComplianceStatementsYour Sun product is marked to indicate its compliance class:• Federal Communications

16 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100Mbps1. At the ok prompt,

Chapter 3 Configuring the Driver Software 17Auto-NegotiationA key feature of the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter is auto-negotiation. Theauto-negoti

18 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997local-mac-address PropertyEach of the network interfaces of the Sun Qu

19APPENDIXASpecificationsPhysical DimensionsTABLE A-1 Physical DimensionsAssembly Dimension MeasurementLength 7.395 in (186.06 mm)Width 4.759 in (120.

20 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997Power RequirementsPerformance SpecificationsTABLE A-2 Power Requiremen

21APPENDIXBInterface SignalsFIGURE B-1 32-Pin RJ-45 ConnectorsTABLE B-1 Pin Descriptions for the 32-Pin RJ-45 Connectors: Channels 0 - 3Description CH

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23APPENDIXBConfiguring the Quad FastEthernetDevice Driver ParametersThe qfe device driver controls the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter’s SUNW,qfeEth

24 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997Driver Parameter Values and DefinitionsThis section describes the para

Appendix B Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 25Defining the Current StatusThe read-only parameters described in TABLE B-2 exp

iv Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997DOCClassANotice-AvisDOC,ClasseAThis Class A digital apparatus meets al

26 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997TABLE B-3 lists the default values and allowable values for the inter-

Appendix B Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 27TABLE B-4 defines the lance_mode and ipg0 parameters.Operational Mode Paramete

28 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997Defining the Number of Back-to-Back Packets toTransmitThe pace_size pa

Appendix B Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 29Reporting the Link Partner CapabilitiesTABLE B-8 describes the read-only link

30 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997Setting qfe Driver ParametersYou can set the qfe device driver paramet

Appendix B Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 31▼ To Specify the Device Instance for the ndd Utility1. Check the /etc/path_to_

32 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997Using the ndd Utility in Non-Interactive ModeThis section describes ho

Appendix B Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 33● To list all the parameters supported by the qfe driver, type ndd /dev/qfe \?

34 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997Setting Forced ModeThis section describes how to set forced mode (not

Appendix B Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 35Setting Parameters in the /etc/systemFileTo configure the qfe driver parameter

Declaration of Conformity vDeclarationofConformityCompliance ID: QFEPCIProduct Name: SUN QFE PCIThis product has been tested and complies with the fol

36 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997Here’s an example of setting parameters in a /etc/system file:▼ Settin

Appendix B Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 37Setting ipg Driver Parameters Using a qfe.confFile1. Obtain the hardware path

38 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997In the third line in the previous example: Name = SUNW,qfe Parent =

39APPENDIXDRunning Diagnostics TestsThis appendix describes how to test the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter with itsFCode PROM selftest.Note – To te

40 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997▼ Running the Ethernet FCode Selftest DiagnosticTo run the ethernet di

Appendix D Running Diagnostics Tests 416. Type the following to run the selftest using the test command on one of theadapters four Ethernet channels:T

42 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 19978. Set the auto-boot? configuration parameter to true.9. Reset and reb

Index 43IndexAauto-negotiation, 17, 29, 34Bbootingfrom network, 14reconfiguration, 9Cconfiguring qfe driver parameters, 23Ddeclaration of conformity,

44 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997Iincreasing TCP/IP performance, 15installingadapter into system, 6driv

Index 45requirementshardware, 3OpenBoot PROM, 3software, 3RJ-45 connectors, 21, 23Sselftest diagnostics, 39setting qfe driver parameters, 30show-devs

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Contents viiContents1. Product Overview 1Features 2Hardware and Software Requirements 3Checking the OpenBoot PROM Revision Level 3▼ Displaying the Ope

viii Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps 16Auto-Negotiatio

Contents ixSetting Parameters Using the qfe.conf File 36Setting ipg Driver Parameters Using a qfe.conf File 37D. Running Diagnostics Tests 39Using the