Sun Microsystems 805-1759-10 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Regulatory Compliance Statements

  3
• Declaration of Conformity

  5
• EMC

  5
• Safety

  5
• Supplementary Information

  5
• Contents

  7
• Preface

  9
• Product Overview

  13
  • Hardware and Software Requirements

    14
  • Media Independent Interface (MII) Connector

    14
  • Features

    15
• Installing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter

  17
  • To Install the Adapter

    17
• Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter

  19
  • Verifying the Installation

    19
    • To Verify the Installation

      19
    • Diagnostics Testing

      20
  • Auto-Negotiation

    21
  • Monitoring Network Activity

    22
  • Rebooting the System

    22
  • Configuring Host Files

    23
    • To Prepare Your System for the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter

      23
  • Booting from the Network

    24
    • To Boot from the Network

      24
  • Post-Installation Procedures (Optional)

    25
    • Configuring Driver Parameters

      25
    • Increasing TCP/IP Performance

      25
      • To Increase TCP/IP Performance

        26
    • Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100Mbps

      26
      • To Force Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps

        26
    • Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter’s localmacaddress Property

      27
    • External Transceivers

      28
• Using the selftest Diagnostics

  29
  • Ethernet FCode selftest Diagnostic

    30
• Interface Signals

  31
  • Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Connectors

    31
  • MII Connector Signals

    32
  • RJ-45 Connector Signals

    33
• Specifications

  35
  • Physical Characteristics

    35
  • Power Requirements

    36
  • Performance Specifications

    36
• Ordering Sun Documents

  37
• Sun Welcomes Your Comments

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