Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver

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Contents

Contents

Tables

Preface

1. The qfe Device Driver

Supported Hardware

Hardware Overview

Operating Speeds and Modes

Auto-Negotiation

2. Installing and Configuring qfe Driver

Installing the Driver Software

Configuring the Hostname File

To Configure the Hostname File

Booting From the Network

To Boot From the Network

Optional Post-Installation Procedures

Setting Driver Parameters

To Force Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps

local-mac-address Property

To Avoid Losing TCP/IP Parameter Changes

3. Parameter Definitions

Driver Parameter Values and Definitions

Defining the Current Status

Inter-Packet Gap Parameters

Defining an Additional Delay Before Transmitting a Packet Using lance_mode and ipg0

Operational Mode Parameters

Operational Mode Priorities

Defining the Number of Back-to-Back Packets to Transmit

Reporting Transceiver Capabilities

Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities

4. Setting Parameters

Parameter Setting Options

Setting Parameters Using ndd

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

Setting Auto-Negotiation Mode

To Set the Mode to Auto-Negotiation

Setting Parameters in the /etc/system File

To Set the ipg1 to 10 and ipg2 to 5 When Rebooting

Setting Parameters Using the qfe.conf File

To Set ipg1 to 20 and ipg2 to 10 in SBus Slot 0xe

Setting Driver Parameters for PCI-Bus qfe Interfaces Using qfe.conf

To Configure Driver Parameters on a Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter

A. Auto-Negotiation

The Auto-Negotiation Protocol

Boot Process on the Network

Correcting Errors in Negotiating

Internal (Local) Transceiver

External Transceiver

B. Driver Parameters

Driver Parameter Definitions

Index