Sun Microsystems FASTETHERNET 6U - Manual (Page 9)

Contents ix
Booting the System Over a Sun Quad FastEthernet Interface 48
▼ To Boot the System Over the Network 48
A. Specifications 51
Ethernet Port Locations and Descriptions 52
Operation Specifications 53
Physical Dimensions 54
Physical Dimensions of the Rear-Access Adapter 54
Physical Dimensions of the Front-Access Adapter 55
Environmental Specifications 55
Power Requirements 56
B. Configuring the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 57
Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 58
Hardware Overview 58
Device Driver Parameter Values and Definitions 59
Parameters that Define the Current Status 60
Interpacket Gap Parameters 60
Defining an Additional Delay Before Transmitting a Packet 61
Operational Mode Parameters 62
Defining the Number of Back-to-Back Packets to Transmit 63
Parameters That Report Transceiver Capabilities 63
Parameters That Report the Link Partner Capabilities 64
Setting the qfe Device Driver Parameters 65
Using the ndd Utility to Set and Display Parameters 65
Setting Parameters Using the qfe.conf File 72
▼ To Set Driver Parameters By Creating a qfe.conf File 73
C. Removing and Replacing the Adapter 75