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Network Linkups/Speed Selection

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5.2 Speed Selection

If you receive the following messages after connecting to a 10 or 100Mbps
network then more than likely the external hub and the SunFastEthernet are
out of sync. In these instances speed selection may be done manually using the
be_speed utility as indicated in the procedure that follows:

This utility is available in the directory /usr/sbin only if patch ID 101820-01 is
installed. This patch is mandatory for the Solaris 2.3 Hardware: 5/94 release;
for the Solaris 2.x Hardware: 8/94 release the patch is needed only if the
be_speed utility is required.

To use the utility for Solaris 1.x, type the following at the prompt:

To use the utility for Solaris 2.x, type the following at the prompt:

Wherein is the SunFastEthernet Adapter card number and the
arguments are:

auto (automatic speed selection)

100 (forces 100 Mbps mode)

10 (forces 10 Mbps mode)

If no arguments are selected then the current mode (auto or forced) and speed
(10 or 100Mbps) of the interface will be printed.

# be: 100 Mbps Link Up

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10 Mbps Link Up

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# /usr/bin/be_speed be

# /usr/sbin/be_speed be