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Troubleshooting issues, To set autonegotiation to – Sun Microsystems GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter User Manual

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Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 2004

8. After testing the adapter, type the following commands to return the OpenBoot

PROM to the standard operating mode.

9. At the

ok

prompt, reset the

auto-boot?

configuration variable to true.

10. Reset and reboot the system.

Refer to the system’s documentation for the correct procedures for bringing up the
system.

Troubleshooting Issues

Known Incompatibilities With Pre-IEEE 802.3z
Network Switches

You might experience interoperability issues when using the Sun
GigaSwift Ethernet adapter with the SunSwitch switch, the Alteon ACE 110 switch,
or other pre- or non-IEEE 802.3z standard compliant network equipment. If you
experience difficulties with noncompliant equipment, set the adapter and switch
autonegotiation properties to

off

and try to configure the interface manually.

To Set Autonegotiation to

off

for a SunSwitch

or an Alteon ACE 110 Switch

You can set autonegotiation to

off

for SunSwitch and Alteon ACE 110 switches

using those switches’ configuration program (

cgf

). Refer to your switch

documentation for instructions on how to access and use the

cgf

program.

ok setenv diag-switch? false

ok setenv auto-boot? true

ok reset-all