Page 3 - Regulatory Compliance Statements; FCC Class A Notice
Regulatory Compliance Statements iii Regulatory Compliance Statements Your Sun product is marked to indicate its compliance class: • Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — USA • Department of Communications (DOC) — Canada • Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) — Japan Please read the...
Page 5 - Declaration of Conformity; EMC; FCC Class B; Safety
Declaration of Conformity v Declaration of Conformity Compliance ID: FRESH-LITE Product Name: SUN FE PCI This product has been tested and complies with the following EMC and Safety standards: EMC FCC Class B — USA This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follow...
Page 7 - Contents; Product Overview
Contents vii Contents 1. Product Overview 1 Hardware and Software Requirements 2 Media Independent Interface (MII) Connector 2 Features 3 2. Installing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 5 ▼ To Install the Adapter 5 3. Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 7 Verifying the Installation 7 ▼ To Verify t...
Page 8 - Diagnostics; selftest; Interface Signals
viii Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 Configuring Driver Parameters 13 Increasing TCP/IP Performance 13 Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps 14 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter ’s local-mac-address Property 15 External Transceivers 16 A. Using the self...
Page 9 - Preface; How This Book Is Organized; Appendix C, “Specifications,” lists the hardware specifications.
Preface ix Preface This manual describes how to install and confgure your Sun™ FastEthernet™ PCIAdapter. The procedures in this manual assume that you are a system or networkadministrator experienced in installing similar hardware in a Solaris™ operatingenvironment. How This Book Is Organized The do...
Page 11 - Shell Prompts
xi Shell Prompts The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for theC shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell. Related Documents The following documents contain topics that relate to the informationin the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User ’s Guide. Shell Pro...
Page 12 - Ordering Sun Documents; Sun Welcomes Your Comments
xii Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 Ordering Sun Documents SunDocs SM is a distribution program for Sun Microsystems technical documentation. Contact SunExpress for easy ordering and quick delivery. You can find a listing ofavailable Sun documentation on the Wo...
Page 15 - Features; PCI Ethernet Interface
Chapter 1 Product Overview 3 Features Following is a list of the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter features: PCI Ethernet Interface ■ 32-bit PCI up to 33 MHz ■ 32-bit target access to internal registers ■ 8- , 16-, or 32-bit target access to configuration registers ■ 32-bit master data transfers ■ Two DM...
Page 17 - Note –; To Install the Adapter; Power off your system and open the system unit.; Caution –
5 C H A P T E R 2 Installing the Sun FastEthernet PCIAdapter This chapter describes procedures for installing the adapter in your system. Note – Refer to your system installation or service manual for detailed instructions for the following tasks. ▼ To Install the Adapter 1. Power off your system an...
Page 18 - Detach the wrist strap and close the system unit.
6 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 7. If necessary, reinstall the PCI filler panel in the unused PCI opening. 8. Detach the wrist strap and close the system unit. Note – See the next chapter to complete the software configuration and additional setup procedures.
Page 19 - Verifying the Installation; To Verify the Installation; and to get to the
7 C H A P T E R 3 Using the Sun FastEthernet PCIAdapter This chapter tells you how to verify that the adapter is functioning properly andhow to optimize its performance. Verifying the Installation Before booting the system, verify the installation by performing the tasks that follow.Refer to the Sol...
Page 20 - command to list the system devices.; Diagnostics Testing
8 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 3. Use the show-devs command to list the system devices. You should see output, similiar the following example, displayed on your screen. ■ SUNW,hme identifies the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Ethernet device. ■ network identif...
Page 22 - Monitoring Network Activity; Rebooting the System; Perform a reconfiguration boot on the system.
10 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 Monitoring Network Activity Perform the following task to verify that the system recognizes the Ethernetconnection. Make sure that you are connected to an active network. ● To monitor network activity or incoming network packe...
Page 23 - Configuring Host Files
Chapter 3 Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 11 Configuring Host Files After installing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter, you must create a hostname.hme <num> file for its Ethernet interface. You must also assign an IP address and a hostname for its Ethernet interface in the /etc/hosts fil...
Page 24 - Booting from the Network; To Boot from the Network
12 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 2. Create an appropriate entry in the /etc/hosts file for each active hme channel. Using the example in Step 1, you will have: Booting from the Network You can use the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter interface as the boot device ...
Page 25 - Configuring Driver Parameters; Increasing TCP/IP Performance
Chapter 3 Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 13 Post-Installation Procedures (Optional) Perform the tasks in the following sections to customize the performance of the SunFastEthernet PCI Adapter. Configuring Driver Parameters The hme device driver controls the SUNW,hme Ethernet device. The devi...
Page 26 - Type the following, pressing the Return key at the end of line
14 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 ▼ To Increase TCP/IP Performance ● As superuser, type: The changes will take effect immediately and affect all system networking interfaces. Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and100 Mbps ▼ To Force Network Speed Between 10...
Page 27 - Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter’s
Chapter 3 Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 15 5. Type: 6. Reboot your system. Refer to the Platform Notes: The hme Fast Ethernet Device Driver document for moreinformation on the hme device driver and forcing network speed. This document is also available on the Solaris AnswerBook. Sun FastEth...
Page 28 - External Transceivers
16 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 External Transceivers Some external transceivers support multiple link capabilities, such as 100BASE-T4,100BASE-TX, and 10BASE-T, but not auto-negotiation. In this case, the driverattempts to bring-up the link in the highest p...
Page 29 - Using the
17 A P P E N D I X A Using the selftest Diagnostics The following tests are available to help identify problems when the systemcontaining the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter does not boot. The FCode selftest is added to the device tree during the probing phase of the OpenBoot PROM start-up sequence. Yo...
Page 30 - Type the following to run; using the
18 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 Ethernet FCode selftest Diagnostic ● Type the following to run selftest using the test command: The following tests are run when the test command is executed: ■ hme register ■ MAC Internal Loopback ■ 100 Mbps PHY Loopback ■ 10...
Page 32 - MII Connector Signals
20 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997 MII Connector Signals TABLE B-1 MII Connector Signals Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 +5V 21 +5V 2 MDIO 22 GND 3 MDC 23 GND 4 RXD<3> 24 GND 5 RXD<2> 25 GND 6 RXD<1> 26 GND 7 RXD<0> 27 GND 8 RX_DV 28 GND 9 RX_CL...
Page 35 - Specifications
23 A P P E N D I X C Specifications Physical Characteristics TABLE C-1 Physical Characteristics Dimension Measurement Length (with bracket) 7.395 in (186.06 mm) Width (with bracket) 4.759 in (120.88 mm) Height (not including PCB): Primary component side 0.570 in. (14.48 mm) Back side 0.105 in. (2.67...
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Ordering Sun Documents SunDocs SM is a distribution program for technical documentation and is available from SunExpress. To order or for more information: Sun Welcomes Your Comments We are interested in improving our documentation and welcome your comments. Use the readercomment card or send commen...
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