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Contents vii Contents 1. Product Overview 1 Hardwar e and Software Requir ements 2 Media Independent Interface (MII) Connector 2 Features 3 2. Installing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 5 ▼ T o Install the Adapter 5 3.
viii Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 Configuring Driver Parameters 13 Increasing TCP/IP Performance 13 Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps 14 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter ’s local-mac-address Property 15 External T ransceivers 16 A.
Preface ix Pr eface This manual describes how to install and confgure your Sun™ FastEthernet™ PCI Adapter . The procedur es in this manual assume that you are a system or network administrator experienced in installing similar hardware in a Solaris™ operating environment.
x Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 UNIX Commands This document may not include specific softwar e commands or procedures. Instead, it may name software tasks and r efer you to operating system documentation or the handbook that was shipped with your new hardware.
xi Shell Pr ompts The following table shows the default system prompt and super user prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell. Related Documents The following documents contain topics that relate to the information in the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User ’ s Guide .
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1 CHAPTER 1 Pr oduct Overview The Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter offers 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps Ethernet networking with both an RJ-45 and a media independent interface (MII) connector .
2 Sun F astEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 Har dwar e and Softwar e Requir ements Before using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter, make sur e your system meets the fol.
Chapter 1 Product Ov erview 3 Featur es Following is a list of the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter features: PCI Ethernet Interface ■ 32-bit PCI up to 33 MHz ■ 32-bit target access to internal r egis.
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5 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter This chapter describes procedures for installing the adapter in your system. Note – Refer to your system installation or service manual for detailed instructions for the following tasks. ▼ T o Install the Adapter 1.
6 Sun F astEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 7. If necessary , reinstall the PCI f iller panel in the unused PCI opening. 8. Detach the wrist strap and close the system unit. Note – See the next chapter to complete the software configuration and additional setup procedur es.
7 CHAPTER 3 Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter This chapter tells you how to verify that the adapter is functioning properly and how to optimize its performance. V erifying the Installation Before booting the system , verify the installation by performing the tasks that follow .
8 Sun F astEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 3. Use the show-devs command to list the system devices. Y ou should see output, similiar the following example, displayed on your screen. ■ SUNW,hme identifies the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Ethernet device.
Chapter 3 Using the Sun F astEther net PCI Adapter 9 Auto-Negotiation A key feature of the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter is auto-negotiation. The auto-negotiation protocol, as specif ied by the 100BASE.
10 Sun F astEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 Monitoring Network Activity Perform the following task to verify that the system recognizes the Ethernet connection. Make sure that you ar e connected to an active network.
Chapter 3 Using the Sun F astEther net PCI Adapter 11 Conf iguring Host Files After installing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter, you must create a hostname.hme <num> file for its Ethernet interface. Y ou must also assign an IP address and a hostname for its Ethernet interface in the /etc/hosts file.
12 Sun F astEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 2. Create an appropriate entry in the /etc/hosts f ile for each active hme channel. Using the example in Step 1, you will have: Booting fr om the Network Y ou can use the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter interface as the boot device for your system.
Chapter 3 Using the Sun F astEther net PCI Adapter 13 Post-Installation Pr ocedur es (Optional) Perform the tasks in the following sections to customize the performance of the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter. Conf iguring Driver Parameters The hme device driver controls the SUNW,hme Ethernet device.
14 Sun F astEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 ▼ T o Incr ease TCP/IP Performance ● As superuser , type: The changes will take effect immediately and af fect all system networking interfaces. For cing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps ▼ T o For ce Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps 1.
Chapter 3 Using the Sun F astEther net PCI Adapter 15 5. T ype: 6. Reboot your system. Refer to the Platform Notes: The hme Fast Ethernet Device Driver document for more information on the hme device driver and forcing network speed. This document is also available on the Solaris AnswerBook.
16 Sun F astEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 External T ransceivers Some external transceivers support multiple link capabilities, such as 100BASE-T4, 100BASE-TX, and 10BASE-T , but not auto-negotiation.
17 APPENDIX A Using the selftest Diagnostics The following tests are available to help identify problems when the system containing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter does not boot. The FCode selftest is added to the device tree during the pr obing phase of the OpenBoot PROM start-up sequence.
18 Sun F astEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 Ethernet FCode selftest Diagnostic ● T ype the following to run selftest using the test command: The following tests ar.
19 APPENDIX B Interface Signals This appendix lists the interface signals of the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter’s connectors. Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Connectors FIGURE B-1 Sun FastEthernet PCI Ad.
20 Sun F astEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 MII Connector Signals T ABLE B-1 MII Connector Signals Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 +5V 21 +5V 2 MDIO 22 GND 3 MDC 23 GND 4 RX.
Appendix B Interf ace Signals 21 RJ-45 Connector Signals T ABLE B-2 RJ-45 Connector Signals Pin Signal 1 T ransmit+ 2 T ransmit- 3 Receive+ 4 No Connection 5 No Connection 6 Receive- 7 No Connection 8.
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23 APPENDIX C Specif ications Physical Characteristics T ABLE C-1 Physical Characteristics Dimension Measurement Length (with bracket) 7.395 in (186.06 mm) W idth (with bracket) 4.759 in (120.88 mm) Height (not including PCB): Primary component side 0.
24 Sun F astEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 Power Requir ements Performance Specif ications T ABLE C-2 Power Requir ements Specification Measurement Maximum power consumption 15 W atts V oltage 5V +/- 5% Ripple Maximum 100 mV T ABLE C-3 Performance Specif ications Feature Specification PCI clock 33 MHz max.
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