Fast Ethernet PCI Adapter Installation and User's Guide

viii Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 1997
Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps 16
Auto-Negotiation 17
local-mac-address Property 18
A. Specifications 19
Physical Dimensions 19
Power Requirements 20
Performance Specifications 20
B. Interface Signals 21
C. Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 23
Internal Transceiver 23
Driver Parameter Values and Definitions 24
Defining the Current Status 25
Inter-Packet Gap Parameters 25
Defining an Additional Delay Before Transmitting a Packet Using
lance_mode and ipg0 26
Operational Mode Parameters 27
Defining the Number of Back-to-Back Packets to Transmit 28
Reporting Transceiver Capabilities 28
Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities 29
Setting qfe Driver Parameters 30
Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility 30
▼ To Specify the Device Instance for the ndd Utility 31
▼ To Select One Local Transceiver Capability and Setting Forced
Mode 34
▼ To Set the Mode to Auto-Negotiation 34
Setting Parameters in the /etc/system File 35
▼ Setting the ipg1 and ipg2 Parameters in the /etc/system File 36