Network Adapter Cards ® AT-2400 Series AT-2450/AT-2451 Series AT-2500/AT-2501 Series AT-2700/AT-2701 Series AT-2745/AT-2746 Series AT-2801FX AT-2915 Series AT-2916T Series AT-2930 Series AT-2970/AT-2971 Series Installation Guide BOOK II FOR MICROSOFT WINDOWS FOR WORKGROUPS 3.11, MICROSOFT DOS CLIENT 3.0, NOVELL NETWARE 4.X, 5.X, AND 6.X, LINUX 2.2X AND 2.
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Electrical Safety and Emission Statement Standards: This product meets the following standards. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Radiated Energy 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.
Table of Contents Electrical Safety and Emission Statement ............................................................................................................................................... 3 Preface ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Purpose of this Guide ...........................................................
Table of Contents Chapter 3 Microsoft DOS Client 3.0 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 37 Installing a Network Adapter Driver ............................................................................................................................................................. 38 Sample Configuration ............................................................
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Chapter 7 AT-2971 Solaris Sparc ......................................................................................................................................................................................69 Installing a Solaris Sparc Driver on a AT-297x Series Adapter .............................................................................................................70 Overview..............................................................
Preface This installation guide contains instructions on how to install an Allied Telesyn adapter card in your computer and how to load the adapter driver. This guide also explains the AT-Setup program which simplifies the task of installing or updating an adapter driver. Purpose of this Guide This guide is intended for anyone who needs to install or update a network adapter card or driver on their PC-compatible system.
Preface How This Guide is Organized This guide contains the following chapters and appendix: Chapter 1, Installing the Network Adapter Card, describes how to install an adapter card into your computer. Chapter 2, Diagnostics, contains procedures for running and using the diagnostics program for your Allied Telesyn adapter. Chapter 3, Microsoft DOS Client 3.0, contains procedures for manually installing a network adapter driver on a PC-compatible system running Microsoft DOS Client 3.0.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Document Conventions This guide uses several conventions that you should become familiar with before you begin to install the product. Note Notes provide additional information. Warning Warnings inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in bodily injury. Caution Cautions inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data.
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Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Contacting Allied Telesyn This section provides Allied Telesyn contact information for technical support as well as sales or corporate information. Online Support E-mail and Telephone Support Returning Products You can request technical support online by accessing the Allied Telesyn Knowledge Base from the following web site at kb.alliedtelesyn.com.
Chapter 1 Installing the Network Adapter Card This chapter contains instructions for installing the following Allied Telesyn network adapter cards: ❑ AT-2400 Series ❑ AT-2450/AT-2451 Series ❑ AT-2500/AT-2501 Series ❑ AT-2700/AT-2701 Series ❑ AT-2745/AT-2746 Series ❑ AT-2801FX Series ❑ AT-2915 Series ❑ AT-2916T Series ❑ AT-2930 Series ❑ AT-2970/AT-2971 Series Verifying Package Contents Make sure the following items are included in your package.
Installing the Network Adapter Card Reviewing Safety Precautions Please review the following safety precautions before you install the network adapter card. Warning This is a “Class 1 LED product”. 6 Warning Do not stare into the laser beam. (AT-2450FT, AT-2450FL, AT-2451FTX, AT-2700FX, AT-2701, AT-2970, AT-2971SX Series only) 7 Warning Lightning Danger: Do not work on this equipment or cables during periods of lightning activity.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Installing a Network Adapter Card This section explains how to install a network adapter card in most PCcompatible computers. Note If you are installing an AT-2801FX CardBus PC Card, refer to Installing an AT-2801FX on page 19. To install the adapter card, perform the following procedure: 1. Shutdown your PC and disconnect the power cord from the outlet. 2. Remove the PC’s cover by removing the screws from the chassis and gently sliding off the cover.
Installing the Network Adapter Card Note If you cannot locate or know how to find an PCI slot, refer to the documentation that came with your PC. 4. Remove the network adapter card from the shipping package and store the packaging material in a safe location. Caution Wear a grounding device and observe electrostatic discharge precautions when installing the network adapter card in a PC. Failure to observe this caution could result in damage to the adapter card. 5.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II 7. For the AT-2450, AT-2500, or AT-2700 Series adapters, to use the adapter card’s Wake-on-LAN feature in your computer using an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI), you must connect the Wake-on-LAN cable to the Wake-on-LAN connector on the adapter card and to the Wake-on-LAN connector on the motherboard of the computer. For the location of the Wake-on-LAN connector on the motherboard, refer to the documentation that came with your computer.
Chapter 2 Diagnostics This chapter contains the following procedures: ❑ Running Diagnostics on page 22 ❑ Additional Functions of the Diagnostics Program on page 31 21
Diagnostics Running Diagnostics For the AT-24xx Series For the AT-24xx, AT-25xx, AT-27xx, AT-2915, and AT-2930 Series Command line option for diag.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Diagnostics There are two diagnostic utilities, Card Test and Network Test. ❑ Card Test This test checks several parts and functions of the adapter card to ensure proper operation of the adapter card. ❑ Network test This test allows the user to send and receive raw packets without a driver loaded to check the card functionality. For the AT-2801FX Series The AT-2801FX is a CardBus PC Card that must be inserted into a CardBus slot.
Diagnostics To run diagnostics, perform the following procedure: Note Diagnostics is a DOS based program and must be run in true DOS, not in a DOS shell within Windows. 1. If ON, power OFF your computer and reboot into DOS mode. 2. At the DOS prompt and without the drivers loaded, type diag.exe. The location of the diagnostic files on the CardAssistant CD are: Adapter Card Diagnostic Location AT-2400 Series \drivers\at2400\diag\diag24.exe AT-2500, AT-2501 Series \drivers\at2500\diag\diag25.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Note The tests do not run in a Windows DOS box. The location of the diagnostic file on the CardAssistant CD is: Loopback Test for Fiber Adapters Adapter Card Driver Location AT-2916T, AT-2970, AT-2971 Series \drivers\at2971_16\diag\diagGE.exe To perform the loopback test on fiber adapters, you will need a loopback connector. Refer to Figure 5 below.
Diagnostics 8. From the Main Menu of the diagnostics program, select one of the following: ❑ DIAGNOSTICS for the simple test (no loopback) ❑ LOOPB. WRAP PLUG for the loopback test The various components will now be tested. This will take between one and two minutes. If the test was successful, a window similar to Figure 6 will be displayed. Figure 6 Diagnostic Window (1 of 5) You can follow the progress of the test in the right-hand window. Each test is displayed as it is being performed (e.g.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II 12. Remove the loopback connector from the port. 13. Re-connect the data cables to the network port. Caution For safety reasons, if the adapter is not connected immediately to the data network, insert the protective plug. Otherwise laser light may be emitted. Inserting the protective plug is also protects the port against dust and dirt.
Diagnostics 12. Insert the CardAssitant CD into the CD-ROM drive. 13. Go to the product directory and type diagGE. 14. Press . 15. From the Main Menu of the diagnostics program, select LOOPB.WRAP PLUG. 16. Press . When the test was successful, the message All tests passed successfully is dis-played. When the test fails, the message failed is displayed. The further procedure is described in section Failure of a Test. 17. Press any key to continue. 18.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Failure of a Test Figure 7 Diagonstic Window (2 of 5) For a test to be completed successfully, each of the following conditions must be met: ❑ The network adapter operates correctly. ❑ The network adapter is cabled correctly for the test or is equipped with the correct connectors. ❑ The network adapter has been installed correctly in the computer. The failed message does not necessarily imply that the network adapter is faulty.
Diagnostics If it is necessary to install the network adapter again, perform the following procedure: 1. Switch OFF the computer. Be sure to observe the Translated Safety and Emission Information on page 121. 2. Remove the computer cover. Refer to the manual that came with your computer for instructions or refer to Installing a Network Adapter Card on page 17. 3. Make sure the network adapter is properly seated in the PCI bus slot on the motherboard.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Additional Functions of the Diagnostics Program Checking Other Displays and Data In addition to performing the three network adapter tests, the diagnostics program can also read out network adapter-specific data that may be useful for pinpointing the causes of failure. You can: ❑ read sensor data ❑ read configuration data ❑ read and write VPD data ❑ read and write Flash EPROM data Main Program To start the main program, proceed as follows: 1.
Diagnostics The Main Menu as shown in Figure 8 is displayed: Figure 8 Diagnostic Window (3 of 5) 6. Select the appropriate item from the menu. 7. To quit the program, select EXIT in the Main Menu. This option is automatically offered for selection if you did not select a menu item previously. Reading Sensor Data To read sensor data, perform the following procedure: 1. Start the main program. Refer to Main Program on page 31 for instructions. 2. Select Show Sensors in the Main Menu.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II 3. You can close the window by selecting Hide Sensors from the Main Menu. Other windows may be opened while this window is still open, for example, the window displaying the configuration data. Reading Configuration Data To read configuration data, perform the following procedure: 1. Start the main program. Refer to Main Program on page 31 for instructions. 2. Select SHOW CONFIGURATION in the main menu.
Diagnostics Figure 9 Diagnostic Window (4 of 5) Reading VPD Data 34 To read VPD data (Vital Product Data), perform the following procedure: 1. Start the main program. Refer to Main Program on page 31 for instructions. 2. Select VPD Data from the Main Menu.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Figure 10 Diagnostic Window (5 of 5) 3. Select the desired option or return to the Main Menu by selecting Exit (default option).
Chapter 3 Microsoft DOS Client 3.
Microsoft DOS Client 3.0 Installing a Network Adapter Driver This section contains the procedure for installing a network adapter driver on a Microsoft DOS Client 3.0 system. Note Before starting with the installation procedure, make sure that the adapter is properly configured using setup25.EXE provided on the CardAssistant CD. If necessary, match the speed and duplex settings of the network card with the hub with which it is connected.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Adapter Card Driver Location AT-2450, AT-2700 Series \drivers\at24_27\msclient If you are using a driver installation disk, the driver location is: \msclient. For example, if you are using the CardAssistant CD and the CD driver is mapped to drive D and you are installing an AT-2500 Series adapter, you would enter D:\drivers\at2500\msclient. 10. Once you have entered the drive letter and path to the adapter driver and pressed Return.
Microsoft DOS Client 3.0 Removing a Network Adapter Driver This section contains the procedure for removing an adapter driver from a system running Microsoft Client 3.0. To remove an adapter driver, perform the following procedure: 40 1. Start the Microsoft setup utility. 2. Select Change Network Configuration. 3. Select the network adapter whose driver you want removed from the system. 4. Click Remove.
Chapter 4 Microsoft Windows for Workgroups This chapter contains procedures the following procedures for the AT-24xx, AT-25xx, AT-2700 Series adapters: ❑ Installing a Network Adapter Driver on page 42 ❑ Removing a Network Adapter Driver on page 48 41
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups Installing a Network Adapter Driver This section contains the instructions for manually installing a network adapter driver on a PC running Windows for Workgroups 3.11. Installing NDIS2 and ODI Drivers 1. Power OFF the computer. 2. Install the network adapter card. Refer to the Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book I and the documentation that came with your computer. 3. Power ON the computer. 4.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II If you are using a Driver Installation Disk, the driver location is the root (\) directory. 14. In the Network Adapters list of the Unlisted or Updated Network Adapter dialog box, verify that Allied Telesyn PCI Ethernet Adapter is highlighted, then click OK. 15.
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups AT-245x, AT-27xx NDIS2 Keywords The AT-245x and AT-27xx series NDIS2 driver supports the following options: ❑ 0 = auto ❑ 1 = 100H ❑ 2 = 100F ❑ 3 = 10H ❑ 4 = 10F ❑ 5 = hardware Sample PROTOCOL.INI File [network.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Note These are the default values for installation. If you are adding any TCP/IP software, this configuration will satisfy the NDIS 2.0 requirements of TCP/IP systems. NetWareIPXODI Support for NetWare 3.x 1. Create a new directory on your local hard drive (e.g.; C:\ATINET). 2. Copy the contents of the DOSODI directory on the CardAssistant CD or the Driver Installation Disk to the directory you created.
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 12. From the Windows Setup dialog box, select Continue. 13. Edit the Autoexec.bat file by inserting the following file references before C:\WINDOWS\odihlp.exe: c:\ net\lsl c:\net\a2500 (atnic,a2400) c:\net\ipxodi c:\net\netx 14. Exit Windows and re-boot your PC by powering OFF then ON. NetWare IPXODI Support For NetWare 4.x 1. Verify that the ODI drivers for the AT-2500/AT-2501 Ethernet Adapter Card are NOT loaded before setting up Windows for Workgroups. 2.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Sample NET.CFG and PROTOCOL.INI Files NET.CFG Preferred Server = MyServer Link Driver a2500 LineSpeed 100F (optional) Frame Ethernet_802.3 Frame Ethernet_II Frame Ethernet_802.2 Frame Ethernet_SNAP VLM Support NETWARE DOS REQUESTER FIRST NETWORK DRIVE=F PROTOCOL.INI [network.
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups Removing a Network Adapter Driver This section contains the procedure for removing a network adapter driver from a system running Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11. The initial installation copies the OEMSETUP.INF to your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. It renames the file to OEMx.INF, where x is a number starting with 0 for drivers that are not shipped with Windows for Workgroups; this also pertains to video and printer drivers. 48 1.
Chapter 5 Novell Netware This chapter contains the following procedures: ❑ Installing a Network Adapter Driver on Novell Netware 4 Server on page 50 ❑ Installing a Network Adapter Driver on Novell NetWare 5.x/6.
Novell Netware Installing a Network Adapter Driver on Novell Netware 4 Server This section contains the procedure for installing a network adapter driver on a system running Novell NetWare 4 Server. Files Needed for Installation The .LDI file and the .LAN file for your adapter must be present to succesfully complete installation.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II local network. When the primary adapter fails, the secondary adapter then handles the network traffic until the primary adapter is restored. Proceed with the installation as outlined by Novell. Installing the Drivers 1.
Novell Netware Note The default frame type for Novell file servers is now Ethernet_802.2. If you require Ethernet_802.3, specify FRAME=ETHERNET_802.3 on the command line when loading the driver. To load multiple frame types for a single card, enter a LOAD and BIND statement for each frame type. You need to supply a name on each load line in order to avoid being prompted for which board to bind IPX to. If you do not have the name option in the AUTOEXEC.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Multiple Adapters If a system has multiple Allied Telesyn Ethernet Adapters, you use the keyword SLOT to identify each card to the driver. If you have multiple adapters in a single server, each adapter must have a different network number and SLOT number. Also, you might want to name each adapter. So add the options in LOAD commands to distinguish particular adapters. For example: LOAD BIND LOAD BIND FRAME=Ethernet_802.
Novell Netware Removing an Adapter Driver from Novell Netware 4 Server 54 This section contains the procedure for removing a network adapter driver from a system running Novell Netware 4 Server. 1. Type LOAD INSTALL at the server console to bring up the server installation module. 2. Select Driver Options and press Return. 3. Select Deselect a selected driver from the next menu and press Return. The highlight is moved to the installed adapter(s). 4.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Installing a Network Adapter Driver on Novell NetWare 5.x/6.x This section contains the procedure for installing a network adapter driver on a system running Novell NetWare 5.x/6.x. Files Needed for Installation The .LDI file and the .LAN file for your adapter must be present to succesfully complete installation.
Novell Netware If you are using the CardAssistant CD, the names and locations of the adapter drivers are as follows: Adapter Card Location AT-2400 Series \drivers\at2400\netware\ AT-2500/AT-2501 Series \drivers\at2500\netware\ AT-2450/AT-2451 Series, AT-2700/AT-2701 Series, AT-2745/AT-2746 Series, \drivers\at24_27\netware\ AT-2915 Series, AT-2930 Series \drivers\at29xx\netware\ AT-2916T, AT-2970, AT-2971 Series drivers\at2971_16\netware\1 1.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Where and are the drive and directory where you copied the NLMs and the adapter driver file. is the filename of the driver. Note If MSM and ETHERTSM NLMs are not loaded, they will automatically load before the driver. You will be prompted if you do not specify a SLOT number. Type the following command to bind the LAN driver to IPX in order to attach to the server.
Novell Netware Add the load and bind statements you require to the server's AUTOEXEC.NCF file so that the LAN driver will load automatically each time the server starts up. Here's an example of how the commands would look in your AUTOEXEC.NCF file. ("NCF Files Options - Create / Edit Server Startup Files") LOAD A2500v3 FRAME=Ethernet_802.3 (overrides default frame type) BIND IPX to A2500v3 net=1 (all servers on the LAN segment need the same #) 2.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II 1-3 adapters: 100 4 adapters: 150 The maximum you can specify depends on the amount of memory in the server, but it must be greater than the minimum.
Novell Netware Removing an Adapter Driver from Novell Netware 5/6 Server 60 This section contains the procedure for removing a network adapter driver from a system running Novell Netware 5 or Netware 6 Server. To remove a driver, you can either use the NWCONFIG program supplied with NetWare or edit the AUTOEXEC.NCF in the SYS:SYSTEM directory with a text editor. The procedure below explains how to remove a driver using the NWCONFIG program. 1.
Chapter 6 Linux This chapter contains the following procedures: ❑ Installing the ATNIC Driver for AT-2450/AT-2451, AT-2700/ AT-2701 Series, and AT-2745/AT-2746 Series PCI Ethernet Adapters on page 62 ❑ Installing a Linux Driver for an AT-2915 and AT-2930 Series Network Adapter on page 64 ❑ Installing Linux Driver on a AT-2916T, AT-2970, or AT-2971 Series Adapters on page 67 61
Linux Installing the ATNIC Driver for AT-2450/AT-2451, AT-2700/ AT-2701 Series, and AT-2745/AT-2746 Series PCI Ethernet Adapters This driver supports dynamic loading and unloading via the KLM support provided by Linux. As a result, you must custom build the driver for the particular version of the kernel installed. The driver is located on CardAssistant at/drivers/at2701/linux. Limitations The current version of the driver has been tested as a loadable module on Red Hat 7.0, 7.1, and 7.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Dynamic Loading Type insmod atnic32.o to dynamically load the driver without installing it into the operating system. To configure network protocol and address, refer to Linux documentations. Changing Configuration Settings To enable Autonegotiation edit the /etc/conf.modules file to add the line options atnic options=0 below the alias eth0 atnic line. The following indicate the various options for enabling the various interfaces.
Linux Installing a Linux Driver for an AT-2915 and AT-2930 Series Network Adapter This driver supports dynamic loading and unloading via the KLM support provided by Linux. As a result, you must custom build the driver for the particular version of the kernel installed. The driver is located on CardAssistant at/drivers/at29xx/linux. Limitations The current version of the driver has been tested as a loadable module on Red Hat 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2 Linux distributions for i386 and ia64.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Module Parameters Optional parameters for the driver can be supplied as command line arguments to the insmod command. Typically, these parameters are set in the file /etc/modules.conf (see the man page for modules.conf). These parameters take the form: =value[,value,...] where the multiple values for the same parameter are for multiple NICs installed in the system. Note The default values will be used when invalid values are selected.
Linux ❑ rx_flow_control Enables or disables receiving flow control (pause) frames. This parameter is used together with auto_flow_control. The valid values are: 0 pause receive disabled (default) 1 pause receive enabled if auto_flow_control is set to 0, or pause receive advertised if auto_flow_control is set to 1 ❑ tx_flow_control Enables or disables transmitting flow control (pause) frames. This parameter is used together with auto_flow_control.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Installing Linux Driver on a AT-2916T, AT-2970, or AT-2971 Series Adapters Overview Required FIles Installation Guidelines The sk98lin driver installation script supports the Allied Telesyn AT-2971 and AT-2916 Series Adapters. It has been tested with Linux on Intel/x86 systems. The Linux kernel source is available in directory ‘/usr/src/linux’ and the compiler tools (for example, gcc, make etc).
Linux Loading the Module Manually To load the module manually, perform the following procedure: 1. Enter modprobe sk98lin. 2. If an AT-2971 or AT-2916 adapter is installed in your computer and you have a /proc file system, execute the command: # ls /proc/net/sk98lin/ This should produce an output containing a line with the following format: eth0 eth1 ... which indicates that your adapter has been found and initialized.
Chapter 7 AT-2971 Solaris Sparc This chapter contains the following sections: ❑ Installing a Solaris Sparc Driver on a AT-297x Series Adapter on page 70 ❑ Removing the Driver on page 73 ❑ Adding Adapters on page 74 ❑ Driver Parameters on page 75 ❑ Dual Net Operation Mode on page 86 ❑ VLAN Configuration and Parameters on page 90 ❑ PCI Hot Plug and Power Management on page 104 ❑ Tuning on page 106 ❑ “ndd” Support on page 107 ❑ Virtual Cable Tester (TM) (VCI) on page 109 ❑ Troubleshooting on page 112 ❑ Error
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc Installing a Solaris Sparc Driver on a AT-297x Series Adapter Overview Required Files Installing the Driver The AT-2971 driver supports the Allied Telesyn AT-2970 and AT-2971 Adapter Series on Solaris 7 or higher. The driver installation files are located in AT2971_sparcv6.08.tar.Z. You can copy this file onto your system, as long as you do not change the files within the package.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II 4. If no, only the driver will be loaded and you have to configure all the interfaces manually. 5. If successful, you will be prompted to reboot your system. The driver has been loaded. Automatic Installation During automatic installation, you are not required to enter any input. After pkgadd has run, the driver is added to the system, but no IP interfaces have been attached to it. You have to do this manually after installation is complete.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc 9. (Optional) Reboot your system. The driver has been loaded. Procedures During Installation This is a brief description of what happens during installation. This information is not needed to install and use the driver but it may be useful if any problems occur: ❑ The driver software package is added to the Solaris package database. ❑ The driver binary is copied to /kernel/drv (or /kernel/drv/sparcv9 on 64 bit systems). ❑ The sample configuration file skge.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Removing the Driver Note In case you have changed the configuration settings in the skge.conf file and you want to keep the settings, make a backup file before removing the driver. To remove the driver, perform the following procedure: 1. Enter pkgrm SKGEsol. 2. Remove all according lines with the IP addresses in /etc/hosts. 3. Remove all according lines with the netmasks in /etc/netmasks. The driver has been removed.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc Adding Adapters There are two ways of adding additional adapters to an existing installation: ❑ Remove the driver with pkgrm, insert the additional adapters, and then reinstall the driver using pkgadd. ❑ Add the necessary adapters manually. Installing the Adapter using pkgrm and pkgadd To add additional adapters, perform the following procedure: 1. Enter pkgrm SKGEsol. You do not need to clean up /etc/hosts, /etc/netmasks, and the configuration file. 2.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Driver Parameters Parameters can be set in a file called skge.conf in the directory /kernel/drv. This file is created during installation, but does only contain comments. Edit it to review your settings. The syntax for this file is : ❑ for string parameters: ParamName="string"; ❑ for integer parameters: ParamName=value; You can also see: man driver.conf. Note All parameters and values are case sensitive. Write them exactly as shown.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc 69 1026bb64 322bb 67 1 skge ... The module ID is the first value in the row above, in our example "69". This ID is needed to unload the driver with the command modunload. 4. Remove the driver module from the kernel with the command: modunload -i If there are any remaining connections to any of the adapters (refer to Steps 1 and 2), you will see the following error messages: can't unload the module: Device busy 5. Exchange with the value from Step 3. 6.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Note Sense-mode will fail if your link partner is configured to half-duplex with no auto-negotiation enabled. AutoNegotiation_? and DuplexCapabilities_? have to be set manually in this case. Note Sense-mode is not possible with 1000Base-T (copper) adapters. If you select Sense, it will be mapped to ON automatically.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc The values represent the following configurations: ❑ SymOrRem = SymmetricOrRemote Both or only the remote link partner are allowed to send PAUSE frames (possible results: symmetrical flow control, asymmetrical flow control towards local station, no flow control). ❑ Sym = Symmetric Both link partners are allowed to send PAUSE frames (possible results: symmetrical flow control, no flow control).
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Role_?_InstX Type: string Default value: Auto Valid values: Auto Master Slave Note This parameter is only valid for SK-982x and SK-982x V2.0 adapters. Note If auto-negotiation is set to OFF, the correct role must be set manually. This parameter defines the role of the port for the physical clock generation. In order for two 1000Base-T ports to communicate, one must take the role as master (providing timing information), while the other must be slave.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc Per-adapter Parameters In the following description, 'X' stands for the instance number of the according adapter. PreferredPort_InstX Type: string Default value: A Valid values: A B Note This parameter is only available for dual link adapters. This parameter determines the preferred port RLMT (Redundant Link Management Technology) will use for all network traffic, if more than one port has an active link to the network.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II ❑ CLPSS (Check Local Port and Segmentation Status): This mode supports the same functions as the CLP mode, and additionally checks network segmentation by sending BPDU hello packets. Thus, this mode is only to be used if Gigabit Ethernet switches are installed on the network that have been configured to use the Spanning Tree protocol.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc To enable support for Jumbo Frames (frames with a length of up to 9014 bytes or up to 9018 bytes in case of VLAN frames), set this parameter to ON. Using Jumbo Frames can speed up network throughput, because longer frames reduce the overhead in the operating system. For full Jumbo Frame support, the MTU (Maximum Transfer Unit) size used by TCP/IP must also be changed. This can be done with the ifconfig command. To change the MTU size, perform the following procedure: 1.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Warning If you want to increase the size of the transmit and/or receive descriptor rings, bear in mind that every descriptor needs about 2 KByte of memory for normal ethernet frames and about 10 KByte of memory for jumbo frames.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc Ignore_LenErr_InstX can be used as a workaround for the EDP frame problem. EDP (Extreme Discovery Protocol) is a proprietary protocol that is used by Extreme Gigabit switches to exchange information about connected switches etc. These frames (at least the ones we have seen on a Extreme Summit 1) have a length field indicating 316 bytes, but a real frame length of 338 bytes.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Global Driver Parameters These parameters will apply to all supported adapters installed on the system. DisplayMessages Type: string Default value: Yes Valid values: Yes No Enable or disable extensive messages during driver load and link up.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc Dual Net Operation Mode Starting with version 5.00, the driver supports the Dual Net mode on dual link adapters. In this mode, the two ports on one adapter are treated as separate interfaces, with different IP addresses and independent operation. To enable Dual Net operation, perform the following procedure: 1. Set the parameter RlmtMode_InstX in skge.conf to DualNet. X is a placeholder for the instance number of the according adapter.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Note Before you choose one of the above possibilities, you MUST remove the device links to the driver in the /dev directory manually. Otherwise these links and the entries in the /devices directory will not be created properly to show the new configuration of the driver.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc If there are any remaining connections to any of the GE adapters (see Steps 1 and 2), you will see the following error messages: “Device busy Cannot unload module: skge Will be unloaded upon reboot.” 4.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II After the changes have been activated, the adapter will behave as two separate interfaces in Dual Net mode, e.g. skge0 and skge50000. Each of the interfaces in Dual Net mode can be configured as if they were single port adapters. Note The RLMT parameters PreferredPort_InstX and RlmtChgBCPrio_InstX (described above) do not work in this mode.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc VLAN Configuration and Parameters Note If you want to configure VLANs for an adapter, all traffic on the adapter has to be handled by VLANs. Mixing VLAN interfaces with non VLAN interfaces connected to the same adapter (or one adapter port in case of Dual Net mode) is not allowed! A different adapter can be configured as a non VLAN adapter at the same time. The complete configuration is executed in the file /kernel/drv/skge.conf.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Instance number belonging to skge0: 0 Instance number belonging to skge1: 1 ... After you have determined the adapters you want to configure, configuration with skge_vlan_config can be started. 3. Start the script by entering the following at the command line: skge_vlan_config The script will prompt you to define the following parameters: 4. Instance number: Enter the instance number of the adapter to configure. 5.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc Note If you execute all changes in skge.conf after package installation and before you reboot the system, no additional steps as described below have to be performed. Note Before you choose one of the above possibilities, you MUST remove the device links to the driver in the /dev directory manually. Otherwise these links and the entries in the /devices directory will not be created properly to show the new configuration of the driver. 10.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II 3. Remove the driver from the system with the command: rem_drv skge If there are any remaining connections to any of the GE adapters (see Step 2), you will see the following error messages: "Device busy Cannot unload module: skge Will be unloaded upon reboot." 4.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc VLAN IP interface naming Example: You have configured two VLANs for instance 0. The values you have chosen might have been the following: First VLAN: ID: 2 Jumbo frame support: OFF Second VLAN: ID: 4 Jumbo frame support: ON The entry in /kernel/drv/skge.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II To start the VLAN interfaces, perform the following procedure: 1. Enter the commands: ifconfig skge0 plumb broadcast + netmask + up ifconfig skge100 plumb mtu 9000 broadcast + netmask + up 2. Exchange with the hostname you have chosen for the VLAN. 3. Now enter 'ifconfig -a' again to check if all interfaces are set up correctly. 4.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc Manual VLAN Configuration The complete VLAN configuration will be carried out in the driver configuration file /kernel/drv/skge.conf. Please refer to 'man driver.conf' for further information about these files. An excerpt from skge.conf looks like the following: # # Configuration file for the skge DualNet/VLAN driver. # See skge.txt or skge.htm for a description of the parameters. # Uncomment and change the settings you need.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II If you want to change the default values, you only have to uncomment the appropriate parameter and set it to the desired value.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc Example: Instance number of the adapter: 0 First VLAN to create: Vlan_0_DevNum, Vlan_0_ID Second VLAN: Vlan_100_DevNum, Vlan_100_ID Third VLAN: Vlan_200_Dev_num, Vlan_200_ID ... and so on. Instance number of the adapter: 1 First VLAN to create: Vlan_1_DevNum, Vlan_1_ID Second VLAN: Vlan_101_DevNum, Vlan_101_ID Third VLAN: Vlan_201_Dev_num, Vlan_201_ID ... and so on.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Example: Vlan_0_ID=2; Vlan_100_ID=122; This parameter defines the VLAN ID as specified in IEEE 802.1Q. It is used to distinguish the VLANs in VLAN capable drivers and switches. For this reason it is not allowed to use a chosen VLAN ID on the same adapter (in Single Net mode) or on the same port (in Dual Net mode) again! The value for Vlan__ID can be any value in the range from 1 to 4094.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc skgeX: GetConfiguration: Missing VLAN parameter Vlan_100_ID! X is the instance number of the according adapter. After the display of this message, the driver will abort the complete configuration of the adapter because it makes no sense to continue. A possible workaround is to look up the configuration file and fill in the missing parameter.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II after the last VLAN entry belonging to this instance number. is a placeholder for the instance number you have chosen.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc For details refer to the description in Dual Net Operation Mode on page 86. VLAN Configuration in Dual Net Mode In Dual Net mode, one or both ports can be configured for VLANs. VLAN configuration on one port VLAN configuration for each port has to be enabled separately. This is executed in skge.conf with the following parameter: Vlan_?_InstX_Enable="Yes"; '?' stands for the port for which you want to configure VLANs (A or B), 'X' stands for the instance number of the adapter.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II When the configuration is finished, you have two possibilities to activate the changes in skge.conf: ❑ Reboot the system. ❑ Unload the driver with rem_drv and load it again with add_drv. For details refer to the description in Dual Net Operation Mode on page 86.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc PCI Hot Plug and Power Management Please refer to the documentation that can with your system to find out whether or not you can use the capabilities of PCI Hot Plug or power management. PCI Hot Plug Please refer to the Solaris documentation for further information about the use of PCI Hot Plug.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Device_name is the name of the device associated with your adapter in the /dev directory. For all supported adapters they look like: /dev/skge0 /dev/skge1 and so on. Threshold is the idle time value in seconds after which the adapter will be power managed by the system to save energy.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc Tuning This section describes settings that affect network performance. Also refer to the description of the CopyThreshold parameter above. The TCP/IP protocol stack of Solaris can be tuned to better suit high speed network adapters. This tuning is executed with the "ndd" tool. The startup script /etc/rcS.d/S50skge is created during installation and it sets some of the TCP parameters. More improvement can be achieved by further increasing e.g.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II “ndd” Support Starting with version 3.10, the driver supports the Solaris tool 'ndd' for reading driver parameters and statistics. For details on 'ndd', refer to the man page. The driver supports the following parameters: -? : a list of all parameters is displayed. Do not forget to quote the question mark with a backspace: ndd /dev/skgeX \? Otherwise the ? will be interpreted by the shell as a metacharacter.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc - Duplex Mode: half- or full-duplex mode? - Flow Control: used mode - Role: this parameter is only valid with 1000Base-T adapters (SK-9821, SK-9822 and SK-9821 V2.0). Please refer to parameter Role_?_InstX in Per-port Parameters on page 76 for details. - dual_net : Dual Net mode enabled? - vlan_props : if VLAN support is enabled on the according interface, a list of four parameters (used in skge.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Virtual Cable Tester (TM) (VCI) The Marvell(R) VCT technology utilizes Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) technology to remotely diagnose the quality and characteristics of the attached cables. Using this technology it is possible to detect and report potential cabling issues such as cable opens, cable shorts or any impedance mismatches in the cable and accurately report - within one meter - the distance to the fault.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc VCT can not be started if the link on the selected device is active. If you should do this accidentally, you will get the following message: "VCT test not started on device skge0! Link is up!" If you have tried to start VCT on a device not supporting it, you will get the following message: "VCT Error: VCT not supported on device skge0!" This message will also appear, if you try to view the VCT status or to get the VCT result on a device not supporting VCT.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II - Short in cable. : Two or more cable pairs are short-circuited together. VCT reports the distance to the short-circuit in meters. - Open in cable. : Lack of continuity between the pins at each end of the twisted-pair cable, i.e. the cable pair is not connected correctly. VCT reports the distance to the open location in meters. - Impedance mismatch. : The impedance on the cable pair is not correct.
AT-2971 Solaris Sparc Troubleshooting This section describes some common problems and their solution. Problem Solution The installation prints the following message: "Driver (skge) successfully added to system but failed to attach" The driver file could not be executed. Check if you have the correct driver version for your system architecture. In the directory above the "SKGEsol" subdirectory, enter: file SKGEsol/reloc/kernel/drv/skge This will tell you which system type the driver supports.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Error Messages This section describes error messages that may be printed by the driver. This list is incomplete! If you get other error messages and you can not solve the problem, contact Allied Telesyn technical support. Note In all following error messages, is a placeholder for the instance number assigned to the adapter by the system.
Chapter 8 BootROM This chapter contains the procedures for installing and configuring an optional BootROM on an AT-2450, AT-2700, and AT-2745 Series Allied Telesyn Network Adapter Card. Managed Boot Agent Managed Boot Agent (MBA) is client-based firmware that allows a client PC to do a "network bootî using the NIC. MBA is fully compliant with the Intel Wired for Management - Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) specification.
BootROM ❑ MBA has extra features and options, e.g.: — The ability to configure speed and duplex without DOS configuration tools.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II Installing a BootROM Note There are two different variations of AT-2450FTX, AT-2700FTX and AT-2745FX Series cards. One with a BootROM switch and one without. If using the version with a switch see Step 3. Also, if using an AT-2700TX or FX, only complete Step 1. Installation Installing the MBA ROM is a straightforward task, but you must take care to ensure that components are not damaged.
BootROM PLCC Socket Installation The PLCC socket has three square corners and one angled corner. The angled corner of the ROM must be oriented to match the angled corner of the socket. Remove the MBA ROM from its anti-static packaging, and align the angled corner of the MBA ROM with the angled corner of the ROM socket on the adapter card. Press down gently and evenly on the ROM to ensure that it is seated correctly in the socket.
Network Adapter Card Installation Guide - Book II The AT-2500 and AT-2501 adapter cards will require the card to be configured for Boot ROM support, it is disabled by default. To enable Boot ROM support, start the AT-2500 or AT-2501 DOS diagnostics program, setup25 and enable the Boot ROM from the configuration menu. BootROM Parameter 1. Run the diagnostics program that came with your Allied Telesyn adapter. (diag.exe, diag25.exe, etc.). 2.
Appendix A Translated Safety and Emission Information Important: This appendix contains multiple-language translations for the safety statements in this guide. Wichtig: Dieser Anhang enthält Übersetzungen der in diesem Handbuch enthaltenen Sicherheitshinweise in mehreren Sprachen. Vigtigt: Dette tillæg indeholder oversættelser i flere sprog af sikkerhedsadvarslerne i denne håndbog. Belangrijk: Deze appendix bevat vertalingen in meerdere talen van de veiligheidsopmerkingen in deze gids.
Translated Safety and Emission Information Standards: This product meets the following standards. U.S. Federal Communications Commission Radiated Energy 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.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book II Normen: Dieses Produkt erfüllt die Anforderungen der nachfolgenden Sicherheitsnormen. 1 Hochfrequenzstörung 2 Warnung: Bei Verwendung zu Hause kann dieses Produkt Funkstörungen hervorrufen. In diesem Fall müßte der Anwender angemessene Gegenmaßnahmen ergreifen.
Translated Safety and Emission Information Normes: ce produit est conforme aux normes de sécurité suivantes : 1 Emission d’interférences radioélectriques 2 Mise En Garde: dans un environnement domestique, ce produit peut provoquer des interférences radioélectriques. Auquel cas, l’utilisateur devra prendre les mesures adéquates.
Network Adapter Installation Guide - Book II Sikkerhetskrav: Dette produktet oppfyller følgende sikkerhetskrav: 1 RFI stråling 2 Advarsel: Hvis dette produktet benyttes til privat bruk, kan produktet forårsake radioforstyrrelse. Hvis dette skjer, må brukeren ta de nødvendige forholdsregler. 3 Immunitet EN55022 Klasse B EN55024 Sikkerhet 4 Elektrisk sikkerhet TUV-EN60950, UL1950, CSA 950 5 Laser EN60825 6 Dette er et “KLASSE 1 LED PRODUKT” 7 Advarsal: Stirr ikke på strålen.
Translated Safety and Emission Information Normer: Denna produkt uppfyller följande säkerhetsnormer. 1 Radiostörning 2 Varning: Denna produkt kan ge upphov till radiostörningar i hemmet, vilket kan tvinga användaren till att vidtaga erforderliga åtgärder. 3 Immunitet EN55022 Klass B EN55024 Säkerhet 4 Elsäkerhet TUV-EN60950, UL1950, CSA 950 5 Laser EN60825 6 Detta är en “KLASS 1 LYSDIODPRODUKT” 7 Varning! Laserstrålning när enheten är öppen.
