Network Card User Manual

Sun GigabitEthernet PCI Adapter Product Notes 7
TABLE 3 explains the available parameters and shows the default value as well as the
minimum and maximum allowed values of each.
● To change the default settings, use the following format:
Open Issues
This section addresses Sun GigabitEthernet PCI adapter issues that were not
resolved at the time the Sun GigabitEthernet PCI Adapter 1.0 User’s Guide was printed.
Flow Control
Flow control is not supported in this release.
TABLE 3 Explanation of ndd Parameters
Parameter Meaning Default Minimum Maximum
stat_ticks Minimum number of 100 usec
tics between interrupts
100 0 No limit
send_max_coalesced_bds Number of sends before a
send complete event is set.
60 1 127
recv_max-coalesced_bds Maximum number of receives
that can be bundled into an
event.
61511
nic_tracing (not currently used) 0 0 No limit
link_negotiation Used to set link negotiation to
auto or off
1 for auto 0 for off 1 for auto
instance Used to set the device number
from which the previous data
is extracted.
0 0 Number of
Gigabit
Ethernet
NICs in the
system
# ndd -set /dev/vge parameter_name value