Deni 4832 User Manual

Sun Microsystems, Inc.901 San Antonio RoadPalo Alto, CA 94303U.S.A. 650-960-1300Part No. 805-4832-10May 1998, Revision APlatform Notes: The Sun™ QuadF

2 Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver • May 1998▼ To Configure the Host File1. At the command line, use the grep command to search

Chapter 1 Configuring the Driver Software for Sun Quad FastEthernet Adapters 3 Do not create /etc/hostname.qfenum files for Sun Quad FastEthernet adapt

4 Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver • May 19983. Create an appropriate entry in the /etc/hosts file for each active qfe networkin

Chapter 1 Configuring the Driver Software for Sun Quad FastEthernet Adapters 5Booting From the NetworkTo use a Sun Quad FastEthernet adapter Ethernet i

6 Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver • May 1998Optional Post-Installation ProceduresTo customize the performance of the Sun Quad

Chapter 1 Configuring the Driver Software for Sun Quad FastEthernet Adapters 7Note – You may not need to perform this workaround if you are using a sma

8 Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver • May 1998For Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter:For Sun Quad FastEthernet SBus adapter:2. Ty

Chapter 1 Configuring the Driver Software for Sun Quad FastEthernet Adapters 96. Reboot your system.See “Setting Forced Mode” on page 21 for more infor

10 Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver • May 1998local-mac-address PropertyEach of the network interfaces of the Sun Quad FastEthe

11CHAPTER2Setting Parameters for the Sun QuadFastEthernet Device DriverThe qfe device driver controls the Sun Quad FastEthernet adapter’s SUNW,qfeEthe

PleaseRecycleCopyright 1998 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 901 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, California 94303 U.S.A. All rights reserved.This product or docum

12 Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver • May 1998Driver Parameter Values and DefinitionsThis section describes the parameters and s

Chapter 2 Setting Parameters for the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver 13Defining the Current StatusThe read-only parameters described in TABLE 2-2 e

14 Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver • May 1998TABLE 2-3 lists the default values and allowable values for the IPG parameters, i

Chapter 2 Setting Parameters for the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver 15TABLE 2-4 defines the lance_mode and ipg0 parameters.Operational Mode Parame

16 Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver • May 1998Defining the Number of Back-to-Back Packets toTransmitThe pace_size parameter (see

Chapter 2 Setting Parameters for the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver 17Reporting the Link Partner CapabilitiesTABLE 2-8 describes the read-only li

18 Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver • May 1998 Create a /kernel/drv/qfe.conf file and add parameter values to the this filewhen

Chapter 2 Setting Parameters for the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver 19For Sun Quad FastEthernet SBus adapter:In the preceding example, the four S

20 Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver • May 1998● To display the value of a parameter, specify the parameter name (and omit theva

Chapter 2 Setting Parameters for the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver 21● To list all the parameters supported by the qfe driver, type ndd /dev/qfe

iiiContents1. Configuring the Driver Software for Sun Quad FastEthernet Adapters 1Installing the Driver Software 1Configuring the Host File 1Booting Fro

22 Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver • May 1998▼ To Select One Local Transceiver Capability and Set ForcedMode1. Select one of t

Chapter 2 Setting Parameters for the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver 23TABLE 2-9 lists the variables you can set in the /etc/system file.These para

24 Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver • May 19985. Reboot the system by typing init 6 at the superuser prompt.Setting Parameters

Chapter 2 Setting Parameters for the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver 25 The comma-separated numbers after the @ character at the end represent th

26 Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver • May 1998▼ To Set Driver Parameters on a Sun QuadFastEthernet SBus adapter1. Invoke the pr

Chapter 2 Setting Parameters for the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver 27In this example, these parameters are set to 20 and 10, respectively.5. Sav

28 Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver • May 1998

Index-29IndexAauto-negotiation 9, 17, 22Bbootingfrom network 5Ddevice instances 18driver parameters 12Eediting/etc/hosts file 1/etc/system file 6, 22, 2

Index-30local transceiver 11, 16local-mac-address property 10local-mac-address? variable 10MMAC address 10Nndd utility 6auto-negotiation mode 22intera

iv Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver • May 1998Setting the qfe Driver Parameters 17Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility 18Id

vPrefaceThis book describes how to configure the qfe driver and driver parameters for theSun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter and the Sun Quad FastEthe

vi Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver • May 1998Typographic ConventionsShell PromptsOrdering Sun DocumentsSunDocsSM is a distribu

viiavailable Sun documentation on the Web.Sun Documentation on the WebThe docs.sun.com web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation onth

viii Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver • May 1998

1CHAPTER1Configuring the Driver Software forSun Quad FastEthernet AdaptersThis chapter includes information and instructions for configuring the drivers