Sun Microsystems Ethernet Device Driver none - Manual (Page 6)

vi Platform Notes: The hme Fast Ethernet Device Driver—May 1996
Operational Mode Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Defining the Number of Back-to-Back Packets To Transmit 15
Reporting Transceiver Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4. Setting Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Parameter Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Setting Parameters Using ndd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Identifying Device Instances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
▼ To specify the device instance for the ndd utility 20
Non-Interactive and Interactive Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
▼ To modify a parameter value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
▼ To display the value of a parameter . . . . . . . . . . . 22
▼ To modify a parameter value in interactive mode 22
▼ To list all the parameters supported by the
hme driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
▼ To select one of the five local transceiver
capabilities and set the mode to forced mode . . . 24
▼ To set the mode to auto-negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Configuring TCP/IP for Maximum Performance . . . . . . . . 25
▼ To benchmark the TCP/IP throughput . . . . . . . . . 25
▼ To set the TCP hiwater marks for best
performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25