Sun Microsystems 2.0 - Manual (Page 6)

vi SunFastEthernet Adapter 2.0 Installation and User’s Guide—July 1996
3.5 Booting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
3.5.1 Booting From the Network Using Solaris 2.5 . . . . . 3-6
3.5.2 Diskless Client Booting for Solaris 2.4 . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
3.5.3 Booting From the Network Using Solaris 2.4 . . . . . 3-8
3.6 Post-Installation Procedures (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
3.6.1 Using Hubs That Do Not Send Link Pulses. . . . . . . 3-10
3.6.2 Configuring Driver Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
3.6.3 Increasing TCP/IP Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
3.6.4 Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps
3-12
3.6.5 Auto-Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13
3.6.6 External Transceivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
4. Installing SunFastEthernet
Adapter 2.1 Software
On Solaris 1.1.1 and 1.1.2 Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4-1
4.1 Preparing for Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
4.2 Installing from the CD-ROM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.2.1 Access to Remote CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.2.2 Using cdm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.2.3 Mounting the CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.2.4 Installing Script Using cdm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
4.2.5 Host File Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
4.2.6 SunFastEthernet Directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
4.2.7 Installation Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
4.3 Setting Up Diskless Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12