Ethernet PCI-X Adapter Installation and User's Guide

Chapter 3 Configuring Driver Parameters 25
● 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/ixge driver instance, and assigns the
value to the parameter:
When you change any parameter, a message similar to the following appears:
● To display the value of a parameter, specify the parameter name and omit the
value.
When you omit the -set option, the utility queries the named driver instance,
retrieves the value associated with the specified parameter, and prints it:
▼ To Use the ndd Utility in Interactive Mode
● To modify a parameter value in interactive mode, specify ndd /dev/ixge:
After you enter the parameter name, the ndd utility prompts you for the parameter
value (see
TABLE 3-1 through TABLE 3-6).
# ndd -set /dev/ixge parameter value
ixge0: xcvr addr:0x01 - link up 10000 Mbps full duplex
# ndd /dev/ixge parameter
# ndd /dev/ixge
name to get/set? (Enter the parameter name or ? to view all
parameters)