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1. Using onboard transceiver Link up passed If the channel is not connected to a network you will see the following error messages Hme register test succeeded Internal loopback test succeeded Transceiver check Using onboard transceiver Link down Autonegotiation timeout Check Cable or contact system administrator Failed selftest failed return code 1 Note To test other channels of the adapter you will need to execute the test command separately on each channel After testing the adapter type the following to return the OpenBoot PROM to standard operating mode setenv diag switch false Set the auto boot configuration parameter to true setenv auto boot true Reset and reboot the system reset all Running Diagnostics Tests 43 44 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 APPENDIX E Regulatory Compliance Statements Your Sun product is marked to indicate its compliance class m Federal Communications Commission FCC USA a Department of Communications DOC Canada Voluntary Control Council for Interference VCCI Japan Please read the appropriate section that corresponds to the marking on your Sun product before attempting to install the product FCC Class A Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interferenc2. Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read and write Read only Read only Description Defines the current status Defines the current status Defines the current status Defines the current status Inter packet gap parameter Inter packet gap parameter Operational mode parameter Operational mode parameter Operational mode parameter Operational mode parameter Operational mode parameter Operational mode parameter Operational mode parameter Local transceiver auto negotiation capability Local transceiver capability of the hardware Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 TABLE C 1 Parameter 100hdx_cap 10fdx_cap 10hdx_cap lp_autoneg_cap 1p_100fdx_cap 1p_100hdx_cap 1p_10fdx_cap 1p_10hdx_cap instance lance _ mode ipg0 Status Read only Read only Read only Read only Read only Read only Read only Read only Read and write Read and write Read and write Defining the Current Status The read only parameters described in Table C 2 explain the operational mode of the interface These parameters define the current status qfe Driver Parameter Status and Descriptions continued Description Local transceiver capability of the hardware Local transceiver capability of the hardware Local transceiver capability of the hardware Link partner auto negotiation
3. August 1997 APPENDIX D Running Diagnostics Tests This appendix describes how to test the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter with its FCode PROM selftest Note To test the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter further refer to the SunVTS User s Guide that shipped with your operating system Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Selftest The following tests are available to help identify problems with the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter if the system does not boot You can invoke the FCode selftest diagnostics by using the OpenBoot user interface test or test all commands If you encounter an error while running diagnostics appropriate messages will be displayed Refer to the OpenBoot 3 x Command Reference Manual for more information on the test and test all commands The selftest exercises most functionality sub section by sub section and ensures the following m Isolates faulty field replaceable units FRUs m Checks with a high confidence that no hardware fault exists on No Trouble Found NTF m Checks connectivity during adapter card installation m Verifies that all components are functional 41 v Running the Ethernet FCode Selftest DiagnosticRunning the Ethernet FCode Selftest Diagnostic To run the ethernet diagnostics you must first bring the system to a stop at the OpenBoot prompt after issuing a reset If you do not reset the system the diagnostic tests may cause the system to hang For more information about
4. Using the nda Utility in Interactive Mode on page 35 Auto Negotiation Mode This section describes how to select at least one of the four local transceiver capabilities and set the mode to auto negotiation v To Set the Mode to Auto Negotiation 1 Select at least one of the five capabilities adv_100fdx_cap adv_100hdx_cap adv_10fdx_cap adv_10hdx_cap that you want to advertise to the remote system and set its value to 1 2 Set the local transceiver capabilities advertised by the hardware to 1 the auto negotiation setting adv_autoneg_cap 1 Use the ndd utility as described in Using the nda Utility in Interactive Mode on page 35 36 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 Setting Parameters in the etc system File To configure the qfe driver parameters for all SUNW qfe devices in the system so that the parameter variables are always effective even after rebooting the system enter the parameter variables in the etc system file When you reboot the system the system reads the etc system file and sets these parameter variables in the qfe module in the operating system kernel Table C 9 lists the variables you can set in the etc systenm file TABLE C 9 Setting Variables in the etc system File Parameter ipgl ipg2 use_int_xcvr pace_size adv_autoneg_cap adv_100fdx_cap adv_100hdx_cap adv_10fdx_cap adv_10hdx_cap lance _ mode i
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6. Ultra systems with an available PCT slot Supported Operating Environments Solaris 2 5 1 Hardware 4 97 and later Solaris releases OpenBoot PROM OBP Release 3 0 or later Note The information above is up to date as of the printing of this manual Visit Sun on the World Wide Web at http www sun com for the latest information Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 Checking the OpenBoot PROM Revision Level You can use the OpenBoot command version to display your system s OpenBoot PROM revision level v Displaying the OpenBoot PROM Revision Level 1 At the ok prompt type version to check your system s OpenBoot PROM revision level ok version Release 3 00 Version 1203 created 97 04 19 09 44 48 Product Overview 3 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Adapter This chapter tells you how to install the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter in your system and how to verify that it has been installed correctly Adding an Entry to the driver _aliases File If your system is running the Solaris 2 5 1 Hardware 4 97 operating environment you will need to add an entry to the etc driver_aliases file before installing the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter In future operating system releases you will not need to edit this file 1 Check the etc driver_aliases file for the line required
7. by the adapter grep pci pci pcil011 25 etc driver_aliases If this line already exists in the driver_aliases file you can proceed with the adapter installation which is described in the next section Otherwise you will need to add this line to the file before installing the adapter 2 Using a text editor add the following line to the end of the etc driver_aliases file pci pci pci1011 25 Once you have added this line to the file you can safely install the adapter Installing the Adapter Note Refer to your system installation or service manual for detailed instructions for the following tasks Power off your system and open the system unit Attach the adhesive copper strip of the wrist strap to the metal casing of the power supply Wrap the other end twice around your wrist with the adhesive side against your skin Holding the PCI adapter by the edges unpack and place it on an antistatic surface Remove the PCI filler panel from the slot in which you want to insert the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter Holding the PCI adapter by the edges align the adapter edge connector with the PCI slot Slide the adapter face plate into the small slot at the end of the PCI opening Applying even pressure at both corners of the adapter push the PCI adapter until it is firmly seated in the slot Caution Do not use excessive force when installing the adapter into the PCI slot You may damage the ada
8. message m Email smcc docs sun com m Fax SMCC Document Feedback 1 415 786 6443 xii xiii Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 CHAPTER 1 Product Overview The Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter contains four fully buffered twisted pair Ethernet ports RJ 45 providing four switchable 10BASE T 100BASE TX channels on a PCI adapter PCI Connector Ethemet Connectors Figure 1 1 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter Ethernet channek i 1 2 3 Boo LEDs Figure 1 2 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter Back Panel Features This PCI adapter offers the following features a Fully complies with the ANSI IEEE std 802 3 CSMA CD physical layer specification m Four Switchable 10BASE T 100BASE TX Ethernet channels with auto negotiation Conforms to IEEE 802 3u Ethernet standard m Provides operations of up to 100 meters of twisted pair without use of repeaters a Four independent Ethernet channels run at either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Supports half duplex or full duplex operation modes a Multiple 48 bit IEEE 802 3 style media access control MAC identifiers one for each channel m Link integrity LED for each channel Hardware and Software Requirements Before installing the adapter make sure your system meets the following hardware and software requirements TABLE 1 1 Hardware and Software Requirements Requirements Hardware or Software TM TM Supported Systems Sun
9. requirements of the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC EN55022 CISPR22 1985 Class A EN50082 1 IEC801 2 1991 4 kV Direct 8 kV Air IEC801 3 1984 3 V m 48 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 IEC801 4 1988 1 0 kV Power Lines 0 5 kV Signal Lines EN61000 3 2 TEC1000 3 2 1994 Pass Safety This equipment complies with the following requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC a EN60950 IEC950 1993 Supplementary Information This product was tested and complies with all the requirements for the CE Mark when connected to a Sun workstation or server S S Dennis P Symanski DATE John Shades DATE Manager Product Compliance Quality Assurance Manager Sun Microsystems Inc Sun Microsystems Scotland Limited 901 San Antonio Road M S UMPK15 102 Springfield Linlithgow Palo Alto CA 94303 USA West Lothian EH49 7LR Tel 650 786 3255 Scotland United Kingdom Fax 650 786 3723 Tel 0506 670000 Fax 0506 760011 Regulatory Compliance Statements 49 50 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 Index Index 51
10. the OpenBoot commands in this section refer to the OpenBoot 3 x Command Reference manual 1 Shut down the system Use the standard shut down procedures described in Solaris 2 x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals 2 At the ok prompt set the auto boot configuration variable to false ok setenv auto boot false 3 Reset the system ok reset all 4 Type show devs to display the list of devices You should see lines in the list of devices similar to the example below specific to the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter ok show devs pci lf 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 0 1 pci 1lf 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 1 1 pci 1lf 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 2 1 pci lf 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 3 1 In this example the SUNW qgfe x 1 entries identify the device paths to the four Ethernet channels 5 Type the following to put the OpenBoot PROM into diagnostic mode ok setenv diag switch true 6 Type the following to run the selftest using the test command on one of the adapters four Ethernet channels ok test lt device path gt 42 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 ok ok 9 ok The following tests are run when the test command is executed hme register MAC internal loopback External loopback 100 Mbps PHY loopback 10 Mbps PHY loopback If the test passes you will see these messages Hme register test succeeded Internal loopback test succeeded Transceiver check
11. the ndd Utility in Non Interactive Mode This section describes how to modify and to display parameter values 1 To modify a parameter value use the set option If you invoke the ndd utility with the set option the utility passes value which must be specified down to the named dev qfe driver instance and assigns it to the parameter ndd set dev qfe parameter value 1 To display the value of a parameter specify the parameter name and omit the value When you omit the set option a query operation is assumed and the utility queries the named driver instance retrieves the value associated with the specified parameter and prints it ndd dev qfe parameter 34 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 Using the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode 1 To modify a parameter value in interactive mode specify ndd dev qfe as shown below The ndd utility then prompts you for the name of the parameter ndd dev qfe name to get set Enter the parameter name or to view all parameters After entering the parameter name the ndd utility prompts you for the parameter value see Table C 1 through Table C 8 1 To list all the parameters supported by the qfe driver type ndd dev qfe See Table C 1 through Table C 8 for parameter descriptions CODE EXAMPLE C 1 Example of Listing All Parameters Supported by the qfe Driver ndd dev qfe read only transc
12. to operating system documentation or the handbook that was shipped with your new hardware The type of information that you might need to use references for includes m Shutting down the system Booting the system m Configuring devices m Other basic software procedures See one or more of the following m Solaris 2 x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals contains Solaris 2 x software commands TM a On line AnswerBook for the complete set of documentation supporting the Solaris 2 x software environment m Other software documentation that you received with your system ix Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 Typographic Conventions The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book Typeface or Symbol Meaning Example AaBbCc123 The names of commands files and Edit your login file directories on screen computer Use 1s a to list all files output You have mail AaBbCc123 What you type contrasted with machine_name su on screen computer output Password AaBbCc123 Command line placeholder To delete a file type rm filename replace with a real name or value AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms or Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide words to be emphasized These are called class options You must be root to do this Shell Prompts The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell Bourne shell and
13. your adapter Before you can use the four channels of the adapter you will need to create and edit system host files as described in the next section Configuring the Host Files After installing the Sun Quad FastEthernet driver software you must create a hostname qfe lt num gt file for the adapter s Ethernet interfaces You must also create both an IP address and a host name for its Ethernet interfaces in the etc hosts file 1 At the command line use the grep command to search the etc path_to_inst file for qfe devices grep qfe etc path_to_inst pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 0 1 4 qfe pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 1 1 5 qfe pci 1lf 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 2 1 6 qfe 11 12 pci 1lf 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 3 1 7 qfe In the example above the four SUNW qgfe x 1 instances are from a Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter installed in slot 2 For clarity the instance numbers are bold Create an etc hostname qfe lt num gt file where lt num gt corresponds to the instance number of each interface you plan to use If you wanted to use all of the adapter s interfaces in Step 1 on page 11 s example you would need to create four files Filename Instance Adapter Ethernet Channel See Number Figure 1 2 etc hostname qfe4 4 0 etc hostname qfe5 5 1 etc hostname qfe6 6 2 etc hostname qfe7 7 3 m Do not create etc hostname qfe lt num gt files for Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter channels you
14. 100 At the ok prompt type nvstore ok setenv use nvramrc true Reboot your system See Appendix C for more information on forcing network speed Configuring the Driver Software 15 Auto Negotiation A key feature of the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter is auto negotiation The auto negotiation protocol as specified by the 100BASE T standard selects the operation mode half duplex or full duplex and the auto sensing protocol selects the speed 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps for the adapter The link speed and modes supported by the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter are listed as follows in decreasing order of priority 100 Mbps full duplex m 100 Mbps half duplex m 10 Mbps full duplex m 10 Mbps half duplex When the system is booted the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter advertises these capabilities to the Link Partner at the other end of the link a hub switch or another network interface card NIC in a host system If the Link Partner also supports auto negotiation it will advertise its capabilities over the link The common highest priority mode supported by both sides will be selected automatically for the link operation The qfe device driver operates the SUNW qfe devices by default in half duplex mode only If the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter is connected to a remote system or interface that is not capable of auto negotiation your system automatically selects the speed and half duplex mode If the Sun Quad
15. FastEthernet PCI adapter is connected to a link partner with which the auto negotiation protocol fails to operate successfully you can configure the device to not use this protocol and force the driver to set up the link in the mode and speed of your choice local mac address Property Each of the network interfaces of the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter have been assigned a unique MAC Media Access Control address which represents the 48 bit ethernet address for that channel The OpenBoot firmware reports this MAC address via the local mac address property in the device nodes corresponding to the network interfaces A system is not obligated to use this assigned MAC address if it has a system wide MAC address In such cases the system wide MAC address applies to all network interfaces on the system The device driver or any other adapter utility can use the network device s MAC address 1ocal mac address while configuring it In the Solaris 2 6 operating system and later Solaris revisions you will be able to use a channel s MAC address when booting over the network Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 The mac address property of the network device specifies the network address system wide or local mac address used for booting the system To start using the MAC addresses assigned to the network interfaces of the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter set the NVRAM configuration v
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18. arameters that are listed in Driver Parameter Values and Definitions on page 26 The man pages for prtconf 1M system 4 and driver conf 4 include additional details The next section shows an example of setting parameters in a qfe conf file 38 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 Setting ipg Driver Parameters Using a qfe conf File 1 Obtain the hardware path names for the qfe devices in the device tree Typically the path names and the associated instance numbers will be present in the etc path_to_inst file grep qfe etc path_to_inst pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 0 1 4 qfe pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 1 1 5 qfe pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 2 1 6 qfe pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 3 1 7 qfe m Inthe above lines m The first part within the double quotes specifies the hardware node name in the device tree m The second number is the instance number m The last part in double quotes is the driver name m In the device path name the last component after the last character and before the character is the device name m The path name before the last component is the parent name a The comma separated numbers after the character at the end represent the device and function numbers which are together referred to as unit address To identify a PCI device unambiguously in the qfe conf file use the name parent name and the unit address f
19. ariable local mac address to true ok setenv local mac address true Configuring the Driver Software 17 18 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 APPENDIX A Specifications Physical Dimensions TABLE A 1 Physical Dimensions Assembly Dimension Length Width Height Primary component side Back side Weight Measurement 7 395 in 186 06 mm 4 759 in 120 88 mm 0 570 in 14 48 mm 0 105 in 2 67 mm 5 2 oz 148 g 19 Power Requirements TABLE A 2 Power Requirements Specification Measurement Maximum Power Dissipation 14 Watts Maximum Power Consumption 2 8 Amps 5V Voltage Tolerance 5V 5 Ripple Maximum 100 mV Operational Current 5V 2 0 Amps ET Performance Specifications TABLE A 3 Performance Specifications Specification Performance Maximum Ethernet Transfer Rate 10 100 Mbps per channel Host Interface 256 pin PBGA PCI to PCI bridge with a 64 bit primary and 32 bit secondary interface Operates transparently in either 64 bit or 32 bit slots via a PCI specific Universal 64 bit Card Edge Supports both 3 3v and 5v signalling environments Fully compliant with PCI Local Bus Spec Rev 2 1 Network Interface 100BASE TX using Category 5 data grade cable 10BASE T using Category 3 voice grade cable or better Single UTP RJ 45 for both 10 and 100 Mbps per channel 20 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and Us
20. capability Link partner capability Link partner capability Link partner capability Link partner capability Device instance Additional delay before transmitting a packet Additional delay before transmitting a packet Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 27 TABLE C 2 Read Only Parameters Defining the Current Status Parameter Values Description link status 0 Current link status 1 Link down Link up link_speed 0 Valid only if the link is up 1 10 Mbps 100 Mbps link_mode 0 Valid only if the link is up 1 Half duplex Full duplex Inter Packet Gap Parameters The PCI Fast Ethernet and Expansion PFEX ASIC supports the programmable Inter Packet Gap IPG parameters ipg1 and ipg2 The total IPG is the sum of ipg1 and ipg2 The total IPG is 9 6 microseconds when the link speed set by the auto negotiation protocol is 10 Mbps When the link speed is 100 Mbps the total IPG is 0 96 microseconds Table C 3 lists the default values and allowable values for the inter packet gap IPG parameters ipg1 and ipg2 TABLE C 3 Read Write Inter Packet Gap Parameter Values and Descriptions Values Parameter Byte time Description ipgl 0 255 ipg1 8 default at initialization ipg2 0 255 ipg2 4 default at initialization By default the driver sets ipg1 to 8 byte time and ipg2 to 4 byte time which are the standard values Byte time is the time it takes to transmit one byte on the link with a link spe
21. cluding interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures m Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna m Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver m Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected m Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Shielded Cables Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to maintain compliance with FCC radio frequency emission limits Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted pair UTP cables Modifications Any modifications made to this device that are n
22. d is 100 Mbps nibble time is equal to 40 ns For example if the link speed is 10 Mbps and you set ipg0 to 20 nibble times multiply 20 by 400 ns to get 800 ns If the link speed is 100 Mbps and you set ipg0 to 30 nibble times multiply 30 by 40 ns to get 120 ns Table C 4 defines the lance_mode and ipg0 parameters TABLE C 4 Parameters Defining lance_mode and ipg0 Parameter Values Description lance_mode 0 lance_mode disabled 1 lance_mode enabled default ipg0d 0 311 Additional IPG before transmitting a packet after receiving a packet 1 The default value is 16 nibble times which is 6 4 microseconds for 10 Mbps and 0 64 microseconds for 100 Mbps Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 29 Operational Mode Parameters Table C 5 describes the operational mode parameters and their default values TABLE C 5 Operational Mode Parameters Parameter Values adv_autoneg_cap 1 adv_100fdx_capl 0 adv_100hdx_capl 0 adv_10fdx_capl 0 adv_1 Ohdx_cap Description Local transceiver capability advertised by the hardware Forced mode Auto negotiation default Local transceiver capability advertised by the hardware read write parameter Not 100Mbit sec full duplex capable default in the Solaris 2 5 and 2 5 1 software environments 100Mbit sec full duplex capable default in the Solaris 2 6 software environment Local transceiver capability advertised by the hardware read writ
23. duplex transmission 1 10Mbit sec half duplex If the link partner is not capable of auto negotiation when 1p_autoneg_cap is 0 the information described in Table C 8 is not relevant and the parameter value 0 32 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 If the link partner is capable of auto negotiation When 1p_autoneg_cap is 1 then the speed and mode information is displayed when you use auto negotiation and get the link partner capabilities Setting qfe Driver Parameters You can set the gfe device driver parameters in three ways ndd etc system and qfe conf depending on your needs To set parameters that are valid until you reboot the system use the ndd utility Using ndd is a good way to test parameter settings To set parameters so they remain in effect after you reboot the system m Add the parameter values to the etc system file when you want to configure parameters for all devices in the system m Create a kernel drv qfe conf file and add parameter values to the 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 qfe driver and the ndd utility to modi
24. e 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense 45 Shielded Cables Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to maintain compliance with FCC radio frequency emission limits Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted pair UTP cables Modifications Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems Inc may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment FCC Class B Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received in
25. e Specifications 20 Interface Signals 23 C Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 25 Internal Transceiver 25 Driver Parameter Values and Definitions 26 Defining the Current Status 27 Inter Packet Gap Parameters 28 Defining an Additional Delay Before Transmitting a Packet Using lance_mode and ipg0 29 Operational Mode Parameters 30 Defining the Number of Back to Back Packets to Transmit 31 Reporting Transceiver Capabilities 31 Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities 32 Setting qfe Driver Parameters 33 Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility 33 Setting Parameters in the etc system File 37 Y Setting the ipg1 and ipg2 Parameters in the etc system File 38 Setting Parameters Using the qfe conf File 38 Setting ipg Driver Parameters Using a qfe conf File 39 D Running Diagnostics Tests 41 Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Selftest 41 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 Y Running the Ethernet FCode Selftest Diagnostic 42 Regulatory Compliance Statements 45 FCC Class A Notice 45 FCC Class B Notice 46 DOC Class A Notice Avis DOC Classe A 47 DOC Class B Notice Avis DOC Classe B 47 Declaration of Conformity 48 EMC 48 Supplementary Information 49 Index 51 Contents vi vii Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and Users Guide Revision A August 1997 Preface The Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide provides installation in
26. e parameter Not 100Mbit sec half duplex capable 100Mbit sec half duplex capable default Local transceiver capability advertised by the hardware read write parameter Not 10Mbit sec full duplex capable default 10Mbit sec full duplex capable Local transceiver capability advertised by the hardware read write parameter Not 10Mbit sec half duplex capable 10Mbit sec half duplex capable default 1 The priority in descending order for these parameters is adv_100fdx_cap adv_100hdx_cap adv_10fdx_cap and adv_10hdx_cap 30 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 Defining the Number of Back to Back Packets to Transmit The pace_size parameter see Table C 6 defines the maximum number of back to back packets you can transmit at one time If the value is zero there is no limit to the number of back to back packets that can be transmitted TABLE C 6 Back to back Packet Transmission Capability Parameter Values Description pace_size 1 to 255 Number of back to back packets transmitted at one time 0 No limit to the number of back to back packets that can be transmitted default Reporting Transceiver Capabilities Table C 7 describes the read only transceiver capabilities These parameters define the capabilities of the hardware The internal transceiver can support all of these capabilities TABLE C 7 Read Only Transceiver Capabilities Parameter Vekoes
27. ed of either 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps 28 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 If your network has systems that use longer IPG the sum of ipg1 and ipg2 and if those machines seem to be slow in accessing the network increase the values of ipgi and ipg2 to match the longer IPGs of other machines Defining an Additional Delay Before Transmitting a Packet Using lance_mode and ipg0 The PCI Fast Ethernet and Expansion PFEX ASIC supports a programmable mode called lance_mode The ipg0 parameter is associated with lance_mode After a packet is received with lance_mode enabled default an additional delay is added by setting the ipg0 parameter before transmitting the packet This delay set by the ipg0 parameter is in addition to the delay set by the ipg1 and ipg2 parameters The additional delay set by ipg0 helps to reduce collisions Systems that have lance_mode enabled might not have enough time on the network If lance_mode is disabled the value of ipg0 is ignored and no additional delay is set Only the delays set by ipg1 and ipg2 are used Disable lance_mode if other systems keep sending a large number of back to back packets You can add the additional delay by setting the ipg0 parameter from 0 to 31 which is the nibble time delay Note that nibble time is the time it takes to transfer four bits on the link If the link speed is 10 Mbps nibble time is equal to 400 ns If the link spee
28. eiver_inuse read only link_status read only link_speed read only link_mode read only ipgl read and write ipg2 read and write use_int_xcvr read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write read and write pace_size adv_autoneg_cap adv_100fdx_cap adv_100hdx_cap adv_10fdx_cap adv_10hdx_cap autoneg_cap read only 100fdx_cap read only 100hdx_cap read only 10fdx_cap read only 10hdx_cap read only lp_autoneg_cap read only 1p_100fdx_cap read only 1p_100hdx_cap read only 1p_10fdx_cap read only 1p_10hdx_cap read only instance read and write lance_mode read and write ipg0d read and write Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 35 Setting Forced Mode This section describes how to set forced mode not capable of auto negotiation v To Select One Local Transceiver Capability and Setting Forced Mode 1 Select one of the following capabilities adv_100fdx_cap adv_100hdx_cap adv_10fdx_cap or adv_10hdx_cap and set its value to 1 If you select more than one of the local transceiver capabilities the driver selects the one that is highest in the priority order see the footnote from Table C 5 2 Set the local transceiver capabilities advertised by the hardware to forced mode 0 which is not capable of auto negotiation adv_autoneg_cap 0 Use the ndd utility as described in
29. er s Guide Revision A August 1997 TABLE A 3 Performance Specifications continued Ethernet Version PCI clock PCI data burst transfer rate PCI Data Address Lines PCI modes Conforms to IEEE 802 3u 33 MHz max 133 MB sec AD63 0 Master slave Specifications 21 22 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and Users Guide Revision A August 1997 APPENDIX B Interface Signals Ethernet channek 1 2 3 LM cs 1 g 1617 4 ew Figure B 1 32 Pin RJ 45 Connectors TABLE B 1 Pin Descriptions for the 32 Pin RJ 45 Connectors Channels 0 3 Description CHO CH1 CH2 CH3 TD 1 9 17 25 TD 2 10 18 26 RD 3 11 19 27 Not Used 4 12 20 28 Not Used 5 13 21 29 RD 6 14 22 30 Not Used 7 15 23 31 Not Used 8 16 24 32 23 TABLE B 1 Pin Descriptions for the 32 Pin RJ 45 Connectors Channels 0 3 continued 24 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 APPENDIX C Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters The qfe device driver controls the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter s SUNW qfe Ethernet devices You can manually configure the qfe device driver parameters to customize each SUNW qfe device in your system This appendix provides an overview of the internal transceiver used in the adapter lists the available qfe device driver parameters and describes how you can configure these parameters Internal Transceiver The four SUNW qfe c
30. fy with the set option or display without the set option the parameters for each SUNW qfe device Identifying Device Instances Before you use the ndd utility to get or set a parameter for a qfe device you must specify the device instance for the utility since there will be at least four SUNW qfe devices v To Specify the Device Instance for the nda Utility 1 Check the etc path_to_inst file to identify the instance associated with a particular device grep qfe etc path_to_inst pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 0 1 4 qfe Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 33 pci 1lf 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 1 1 5 qfe pci 1lf 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 2 1 6 qfe pci 1lf 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 3 1 7 qfe In the example above the four SUNW qfe x 1 instances are from a Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter installed in slot 2 For clarity the instance numbers are bold 2 Use the instance number to select the device ndd set dev qfe instance instance The device remains selected until you change the selection Non Interactive and Interactive Modes You can use the ndd utility in two modes m Non interactive m Interactive In non interactive mode you invoke the utility to execute a specific command Once the command is executed you exit the utility In interactive mode you can use the utility to get or set more than one parameter value Refer to the ndd 1M man page for more information Using
31. hannels provide 10BASE TX or 100BASE T networking interfaces using the PCI Fast Ethernet and Expansion PFEX ASIC and an internal transceiver The driver automatically sets the link speed to 10 or 100 Mbps and conforms to the 100BASE T IEEE 802 3u Ethernet standard The PFEX ASIC provides the PCI interface and Media Access Control MAC functions The internal transceiver which connects to an RJ 45 connector provides the physical layer functions The internal transceiver is capable of all the operating speeds and modes listed in the section Auto Negotiation on page 16 The internal transceiver performs auto negotiation with the remote end of the link link partner to select a common mode of operation The internal transceiver also supports a forced mode of operation You can select the speed and mode using the ndd utility by editing the etc systenm file or creating a qfe conf file 25 26 Driver Parameter Values and Definitions This section describes the parameters and settings for the qfe device driver Table C 1 lists these parameters TABLE C 1 qfe Driver Parameter Status and Descriptions Parameter transceiver_inuse link_status link_speed link _mode ipgl ipg2 use_int_xcvr pace_size adv_autoneg_cap adv_100fdx_cap adv_100hdx_cap adv_10fdx_cap adv_10hdx_cap autoneg_cap 100fdx_cap Status Read only Read only Read only Read only Read and write Read and write
32. ne licence non exclusive de Xerox sur l interface d utilisation graphique cette licence couvrant aussi les licenci s de Sun qui mettent en place les utilisateurs d interfaces graphiques OPEN LOOK et qui en outre se conforment aux licences crites de Sun CETTE PUBLICATION EST FOURNIE EN L ETAT SANS GARANTIE D AUCUNE SORTE NI EXPRESSE NI IMPLICITE Y COMPRIS ET SANS QUE CETTE LISTE NE SOIT LIMITATIVE DES GARANTIES CONCERNANT LA VALEUR MARCHANDE L APTITUDE DES PRODUITS A REPONDRE A UNE UTILISATION PARTICULIERE OU LE FAIT QU ILS NE SOIENT PAS CONTREFAISANTS DE PRODUITS DE TIERS 4 m Lky A BS Adobe PostScript Please Recycle Contents Preface viii Product Overview 1 Features 2 Hardware and Software Requirements 2 Checking the OpenBoot PROM Revision Level 3 v Displaying the OpenBoot PROM Revision Level 3 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 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 Contents iv Increasing TCP IP Performance 14 Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps 15 Auto Negotiation 16 local mac address Property 16 A Specifications 19 Physical Dimensions 19 Power Requirements 20 Performanc
33. ng For Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter diagnostic testing see Appendix D Examining Network Activity After you have installed the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter but before booting the system verify the installation by examining the network interfaces with the OpenBoot PROM watch net all command Make sure that the interfaces are connected to an active network Installing the Adapter 7 1 Examine network activity and incoming network packets by typing watch net all at the ok prompt The watch net all command monitors network traffic on all network interfaces in the system In the example below the watch net all command tests all four of the adapter s interfaces two of which are connected to a network CODE EXAMPLE 2 1 watch net all Commad Output ok watch net all pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 0 1 Internal loopback test succeeded Transceiver check failed pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 1 1 Internal loopback test succeeded Transceiver check passed Looking for Ethernet Packets is a Good Packet X is a Bad Packet Type any key to stop nue ere bition wuts De dau Hotels Der ON ent des le ec Press any key to continue pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 2 1 Internal loopback test succeeded Transceiver check failed pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 3 1 Internal loopback test succeeded Transceiver check passed Looking for Ethernet Packets is a Good Packet X is a Bad Packet Ty
34. or the device Refer to the pci 4 man page for more information about the PCI device specification In the first line of the previous example m Name SUNW gfe m Parent pci 1lf 2000 pci 2 m Unit address 0 1 In the second line in the previous example m Name SUNW gfe m Parent pci 1lf 2000 pcit2 m Unit address 1 1 In the third line in the previous example m Name SUNW qfe m Parent pci 1f 2000 pci 2 m Unit address 2 1 In the fourth line in the previous example Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 39 40 m Name SUNW gfe m Parent pci 1f 2000 pci 2 m Unit address 3 1 1 Set the ipg1 and ipg2 parameters for the above four devices in the kernel drv qfe conf file name SUNW qfe parent pci 1lf 2000 pci 2 unit address 0 1 ipgl 20 ipg2 10 name SUNW qfe parent pci 1f 2000 pci 2 unit address 1 1 ipgl 20 ipg2 10 name SUNW qfe parent pci 1f 2000 pci 2 unit address 2 1 ipgl 20 ipg2 10 name SUNW qfe parent pci 1lf 2000 pci 2 unit address 3 1 ipgl 20 ipg2 10 2 Save the gfe conf file 3 Save and close all files and programs and exit the windowing system 4 Halt and reboot the system by typing the init 6 command at the superuser prompt Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A
35. ot approved by Sun Microsystems Inc may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment 46 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 DOC Class A Notice Avis DOC Classe A This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada DOC Class B Notice Avis DOC Classe B This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada CC BCI S EVCC BEC LT B RVCOPRE MEST PARP a YRS ibh RE Sey CNSONRES TEONA LEF Te BER Lee Tee eee Te LIEN TOE PS CL ae ee eee Ooo MSL THOT LT RE RES OO ENS LR T C HRRDETE Ft FE Pe MN NL SC ER OR REMOTE L BR ad a Regulatory Compliance Statements 47 RORYCCIRRE HIT aC eee CPE ETES PR p re RER TT CS ONE FETAH ET CO Be ee a Th CR PEN Ce eo ee 2 Lee ee Ce VCCI L TR CET Lal EERE 7277 PEP a SCL HRA eT SS Ee eT Ree TEL lt a a Declaration of Conformity Compliance ID QFEPCI Product Name SUN QFE PCI This product has been tested and complies with EMC European Union EC This equipment complies with the following
36. pe any key to stop ne Bret BASLE Dia Matias sietane ae sn ve obs BS Be aris Press any key to continue In addition to testing the adapter s interfaces the wat ch net all command may also test other network devices on the system Note The network speed is the same as the speed of the network that your system is connected See the section Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps on page 15 for more detailed information about speed selection Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 Rebooting the System After you have examined the network activity perform a reconfiguration boot on your system so the operating environment can recognize the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter 1 Perform a reconfiguration boot on the system ok boot r Refer to the Solaris 2 x Peripheral s Handbook for more information Installing the Adapter 9 10 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 CHAPTER 3 Configuring the Driver Software This chapter describes how to configure the driver software used by the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter Installing the Driver Software The Sun Quad FastEthernet 2 0 CD ROM contains the software required by the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter Install the software driver packages as described in the CD insert Future revisions of the Sun Quad FastEthernet software will also work with
37. pg0 Variable qfe_ipgl qfe_ipg2 qfe_use_int_xcvr qfe_pace_size qfe_adv_autoneg_cap qfe_adv_100fdx_cap qfe_adv_100hdx_cap qfe_adv_10fdx_cap qfe_adv_10hdx_cap qfe_lance_mode qfe_ipg0 Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 37 These parameter values described in Driver Parameter Values and Definitions on page 26 are applicable to all SUNW gfe devices on the system See Table C 1 through Table C 8 for the descriptions of these parameters Here s an example of setting parameters in a etc systen file v Setting the ipgl and ipg2 Parameters in the etc system FileSetting the ipgl and ipg2 Parameters in the etc system File 1 Become superuser 2 Add the following lines to the etc system file set qfe qfe_ipgl 10 set qfe qfe_ipg2 5 3 Save the etc systen file 4 Save all files and exit all programs exit the windowing system 5 Reboot the system by typing init 6 at the superuser prompt Setting Parameters Using the qfe conf File You can also specify the properties described in the section Setting Parameters in the etc system File on page 37 on a per device basis by creating a qfe conf file in the kernel drv directory The properties set in the qfe conf file will override the parameters set in the etc system file Use a qfe conf file when you need to set a particular parameter for a device in the system The parameters you set are read and write p
38. plan to leave unused m The etc hostname qfe lt num gt file must contain the hostname for the appropriate network interface m The host name should have an IP address and should be entered in the etc hosts file m The host name should be different from any other host name of any other interface for example etc hostname hme0 and etc hostname qfe2 cannot share the same host name Using the instance examples in Step 1 on page 11 the following example shows the four etc hostname qfe lt num gt files required for a system called zardoz that has a Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter zardoz 11 zardoz 12 zardoz 13 and zardoz 14 cat etc hostname hme0 zardoz cat etc hostname qfe4 zardoz 11 cat etc hostname qfe5 zardoz 12 cat etc hostname qfe6 zardoz 13 cat etc hostname qfe7 zardoz 14 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 3 Create an appropriate entry in the etc hosts file for each active qfe channel Using the example in Step 1 on page 11 you will have cat etc hosts Internet host table 127 0 0 1 localhost 129 144 10 57 zardoz loghost 129 144 11 83 zardoz 11 129 144 12 41 zardoz 12 129 144 13 67 zardoz 13 129 144 14 30 zardoz 14 4 Reboot your system Booting From the Network To use a Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter ethernet interface as the boot device perform the following tasks 1 At the ok prompt type ok show devs The
39. pter s PCI connector If the adapter does not seat properly when you apply even pressure remove the adapter and carefully reinstall it again If necessary reinstall the PCI filler panel in the unused PCI opening Detach the wrist strap and close the system unit Connect Ethernet cables to the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter and to an Ethernet network 6 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 Verifying the Installation After you have installed the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter but before you boot your system perform the following tasks to verify the installation Refer to the Solaris 2 x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals manual or your Solaris documentation for the detailed instructions 1 Power on the system and when the banner appears press the Stop A keys to interrupt the boot process and to get to the ok prompt 2 Use the show devs command to list the system devices You should see lines in the list of devices similar to the example below specific to the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter ok show devs pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 0 1 pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 1 1 pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 2 1 pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 3 1 The SUNW qfe x 1 entries identify the adapter s four Ethernet devices Note If you do not see the devices listed check that the adapter is properly seated and if necessary reinstall the adapter Diagnostic Testi
40. ption autoneg_cap focal transceiver capability of the hardware z Not capable of auto negotiation Auto negotiation capable 100fdx_cap ocal transceiver capability of the hardware initialized at startup Not OOMbit sec full duplex capable 2 100Mbit sec full duplex capable 100hdx_cap focal transceiver capability of the hardware initialized at startup z Not 100Mbit sec half duplex capable 100Mbit sec half duplex capable Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 31 TABLE C 7 Parameter 10fdx_cap 10hdx_cap Read Only Transceiver Capabilities continued Vekoesption focal transceiver capability of the hardware initialized at startup z Not 10Mbit sec full duplex capable 10Mbit sec full duplex capable focal transceiver capability of the hardware initialized at startup z Not 10Mbit sec half duplex capable 10Mbit sec half duplex capable Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities Table C 8 describes the read only link partner capabilities TABLE C 8 Read Only Link Partner Capabilities Parameter lp_autoneg_cap 0 1p_ 1p_ 1p_ 1p_ LOOfdx_cap LOOhdx_cap LOfdx_cap lOhdx_cap Values Description No auto negotiation 1 Auto negotiation 0 No100Mbit sec full duplex transmission 1 100Mbit sec full duplex 0 No 100Mbit sec half duplex transmission 1 100Mbit sec half duplex 0 No 10Mbit sec full duplex transmission 1 10Mbit sec full duplex 0 No 10Mbit sec half
41. rformance of the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter can be increased by changing the TCP high water mark to 64K This can be done with the ndd utility as follows 1 As superuser root type ndd set dev tcp tcp_xmit_hiwat 65535 ndd set dev tcp tcp_recv_hiwat 65535 ndd set dev tcp tcp_cwnd_max 65534 The changes take effect immediately and affect all the networking interfaces in the system The changes are lost when you reboot the system 14 Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Revision A August 1997 Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps 1 ok ok At the ok prompt use the show devs command to list the system devices You should see the full path names of the qfe devices similar to the example below pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 0 1 pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 1 1 pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 2 1 pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 3 1 Type nvedit Type the following pressing the Return key at the end of line 0 probe all install console banner 1 apply transfer speed 10 full path name of a qfe device Note If you already have commands in NRAM append these lines to the end of the file Press the Control C keys after typing full path name of a qfe device You will need to perform Steps 2 to 4 to set the network speed for each qfe channel Note In the above example the speed is forced to 10 Mbps To force the speed to 100 Mbps replace 10 with
42. show devs command lists the system devices You should see the full path name of the gfe devices similar to the example below pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 0 1 pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 1 1 pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 2 1 pci 1f 2000 pci 2 SUNW qfe 3 1 Note You need to select only one of these qfe devices for booting 2 At the ok prompt type ok boot full path name of the qfe device Configuring the Driver Software 13 Post Installation Procedures Optional Perform the tasks in the following sections to customize the performance of the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter Configuring Driver Parameters The qfe device driver which is loaded from the CD ROM controls the SUNW qfe Ethernet devices The device driver automatically selects the link speed using the auto negotiation protocol with the link partner See Auto Negotiation on page 16 You can manually configure the qfe device driver parameters to customize each SUNW qfe device in your system in one of three ways m Configure the gfe driver parameters generally for all SUNW gfe devices in the system by entering the parameter variables in the etc systen file m Set a parameter on a per device basis by creating the qfe conf file in the kernel drv directory m Use the ndd utility to temporarily change a parameter This change is lost when you reboot the system See Appendix C for more information Increasing TCP IP Performance The TCP IP pe
43. structions for the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter This manual also describes how to configure the Sun Quad FastEthernet driver software These instructions are designed for system administrators with experience installing similar hardware How This Book Is Organized Chapter 1 describes the hardware and software features for the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter Chapter 2 tells you how to install the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter into your system Chapter 3 describes how to create and edit the device driver configuration files Appendix A lists the specifications for the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter Appendix B lists the pin descriptions Appendix C describes how to configure the Quad FastEthernet qfe driver Appendix D describes the diagnostic procedures for testing the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter Preface viii Related Documents The following documents contain topics that relate to the information in the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Title Part Number Your system installation or service manual System dependent Solaris 2 x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals Release dependent SunVTS User s Guide Release dependent Sun Quad FastEthernet 2 0 CD Insert 804 5901 OpenBoot 3 x Command Reference Manual 802 5837 UNIX Commands This document may not include specific software commands or procedures Instead it may name software tasks and refer you
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