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Sun FastEthernet PCI
Adapter Installation and
User’s Guide
Sun Microsystems Computer Company
A Sun Microsystems, Inc. Business
2550 Garcia Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043 USA
415 960-1300 fax 415 969-9131
Part No.: 805-1759-10
Revision A, July 1997
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Copyright 1997 Sun Microsystems, Inc. 2550 Garcia Avenue, Mountain View, California 94043-1100 U.S.A. All rights reserved. This product or document is protected by copyright and distributed under licenses restricting its use, copying, distribution, and decompilation. No part of this product or document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written authorization of Sun and its licensors, if any. Third-party software, including font technology, is copyrighted and licensed from S
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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 appropriate section that corresponds to the marking on your Sun product before attempting to install the product. FCC Class A Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two condition
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DOC Class A Notice - Avis DOC, Classe A This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. DOC Class B Notice - Avis DOC, Classe B This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Rè
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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 following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. EC — Europe This equipment complies with the
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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 the Installation 7 Diagnostics Testing 8 Auto-Negotiation 9 Monitoring Network Activity 10 Rebooting the System 10 Configuring Host Files 11 ▼ To Prepare Your System for the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 11 Booting
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Configuring Driver Parameters 13 Increasing TCP/IP Performance 13 Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps 14 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter’slocal-mac-address Property 15 External Transceivers 16 A. Using theselftest Diagnostics 17 Ethernet FCodeselftest Diagnostic 18 B. Interface Signals 19 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Connectors 19 MII Connector Signals 20 RJ-45 Connector Signals 21 C. Specifications 23 Physical Characteristics 23 Power Requirements 24 Performance Specifications 24 vi
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Preface This manual describes how to install and confgure your Sun™ FastEthernet™ PCI Adapter. The procedures in this manual assume that you are a system or network administrator experienced in installing similar hardware in a Solaris™ operating environment. How This Book Is Organized The document is organized as follows: Chapter 1, “Product Overview,” describes the hardware and software requirements of the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter as well as the adapter features. Chapter 2, “Installing the
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UNIX Commands This document may not include specific software commands or procedures. Instead, it may name software tasks and refer you to operating system documentation or the handbook that was shipped with your new hardware. The type of information that you might need to use references for includes: ■ Shutting down the system ■ Booting the system ■ Configuring devices ■ Other basic software procedures See one or more of the following: ■ Solaris 2.x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals contains Solari
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Shell Prompts The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell. Shell Prompt C shell machine_name% C shell superuser machine_name# Bourne shell and Korn shell $ Bourne shell and Korn shell # superuser Related Documents The following documents contain topics that relate to the information in the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide. Title Part Number Solaris 2.x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals 801-5488 SunVT
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Ordering Sun Documents SM SunDocs is a distribution program for Sun Microsystems technical documentation. Contact SunExpress for easy ordering and quick delivery. You can find a listing of available Sun documentation on the World Wide Web. TABLE P-1 SunExpress Contact Information Country Telephone Fax Belgium 02-720-09-09 02-725-88-50 Canada 1-800-873-7869 1-800-944-0661 France 0800-90-61-57 0800-90-61-58 Germany 01-30-81-61-91 01-30-81-61-92 Holland 06-022-34-45 06-022-34-46 Japan 0120-33-9096
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CHAPTER 1 Product Overview The Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter offers 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps Ethernet networking with both an RJ-45 and a media independent interface (MII) connector. MII connector PCI connector RJ-45 connector FIGURE 1-1 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 1
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Hardware and Software Requirements Before using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter, make sure your system meets the following hardware and software requirements: TABLE 1-1 Hardware and Software Requirements Hardware and Software Requirements Hardware requirements Sun™ systems with an available PCI slot Software requirements Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware: 4/97 and later Solaris releases Firmware OpenBoot™ PROM version 3.0 or greater External transceivers Sun MII-AUI transceiver: order number X467A. IEEE 8
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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 DMA channels with 2 Kbyte FIFOs ■ Unique IEEE MAC address stored on board MII Interface ■ MII complies with IEEE 802.3u standard ■ Connects to TX, T4, FX, AUI and all supporting transceivers ■ Rate of 2.5 MHz for 10 Mbps and 25 MHz
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CHAPTER 2 Installing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 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 and open the system unit. 2. Attach the adhesive copper strip of the wrist strap to the metal casing of the power supply. Wrap the other end twice around your wrist, with the adhesive side against your skin. 3
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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. 6 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • July 1997
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CHAPTER 3 Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter This chapter tells you how to verify that the adapter is functioning properly and how to optimize its performance. Verifying the Installation Before booting the system, verify the installation by performing the tasks that follow. Refer to the Solaris Handbook for SMCC Peripherals manual or your Solaris documentation for the detailed instructions. ▼ To Verify the Installation 1. Power on the system. 2. When the banner is displayed, press the Stop-A
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3. Use the show-devs command to list the system devices. You should see output, similiar the following example, displayed on your screen. ok show-devs /SUNW,ffb@1e,0 /SUNW,UltraSPARC-II@0,0 /counter-timer@1f,1c00 /pci@1f,2000 /pci@1f,4000 /virtual-memory /memory@0,60000000 /aliases /options /openprom /chosen /packages /pci@1f,4000/SUNW,hme@4,1 /pci@1f,4000/pci108e,1000@4 /pci@1f,4000/pci@2 /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3 /pci@1f,4000/network@1,1 /pci@1f,4000/ebus@1 /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/tape /pci@1f,4000/scsi
