Sun Microsystems 805-1797-10 Network Card User Manual


 
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
Performance Specifications 20
B. 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
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
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Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide Revision A, August 1997