Sun Microsystems FastEthernet PCI Adapter 805-1759-10 User Manual

Sun™FastEthernet™PCI Adapter Installation and User’s Guide

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Regulatory Compliance Statements

Your Sun product is marked to indicate its compliance class:

• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) — USA

• Department of Communications (DOC) — Canada

• Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) — Japan

Please read the appropriate section that corresponds to the marking on your Sun product before attempting to install the product.

FCC Class A Notice

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC

Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Shielded Cables: Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to maintain compliance with FCC radio frequency emission limits. Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cables.

Modifications: Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems, Inc. may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment.

FCC Class B Notice

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiateradio frequency energy and,if not installedand used in accordancewith the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.

Modifications: Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems, Inc. may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment.

Regulatory Compliance Statements iii

DOC Class A Notice - AvisDOC, Classe A

This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

DOC Class B Notice - AvisDOC, Classe B

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

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Declaration of Conformity

Compliance ID: FRESH-LITE Product Name: SUN FE PCI

This product has been tested and complies with the following EMC and Safety standards:

EMC

FCC Class B — USA

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

EC — Europe

This equipment complies with the following requirements of the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC:

EN55022 / CISPR22 (1985) Class B EN50082-1 IEC801-2 (1991) 4 kV (direct), 8 kV (air)

IEC801-3 (1984) 3 V/m IEC801-4 (1988) 1.0 kV power lines, 0.5 kV signal lines

EN61000-3-2/IEC1000-3-2 (1994) Pass

Safety

This equipment complies with the following requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC:

• EN60950/IEC950 (1993)

Supplementary Information

This product was tested and complies with all the requirements for the CE Mark when connected to a Sun workstation or server.

/ S / / S / Dennis P. Symanski Date John Shades Date Manager, Product Compliance Manager, Quality Assurance

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1. Product Overview 1

Hardware and Software Requirements 2 Media Independent Interface (MII) Connector 2 Features 3

2. Installing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 5

▼ To Install the Adapter 5

3. Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 7

Verifying the Installation 7

▼ To Verify the Installation 7

Diagnostics Testing 8

Auto-Negotiation 9 Monitoring Network Activity 10 Rebooting the System 10 Configuring Host Files 11

▼ To Prepare Your System for the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 11

Booting from the Network 12

▼ To Boot from the Network 12

Post-Installation Procedures (Optional) 13

Contents vii

Configuring Driver Parameters 13 Increasing TCP/IP Performance 13 Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps 14 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter ’s local-mac-address Property 15 External Transceivers 16

A. Using the selftest Diagnostics 17

Ethernet FCode selftest Diagnostic 18

B. Interface Signals 19

Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Connectors 19 MII Connector Signals 20 RJ-45 Connector Signals 21

C. Specifications 23

Physical Characteristics 23 Power Requirements 24 Performance Specifications 24

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Preface

This manual describes how to install and confgure your Sun™ FastEthernet™ PCI Adapter.

The procedures in this manual assume that you are a system or network administrator experienced in installing similar hardware in a Solaris™ operating environment.

How This Book Is Organized

The document is organized as follows: Chapter 1, “Product Overview,” describes the hardware and software requirements

of the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter as well as the adapter features. Chapter 2, “Installing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter,” tells you how to install

the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter into your system. Chapter 3, “Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter,” explains how to verify that

the adapter is functioning properly and how to customize its performance. Appendix A, “Using the selftest Diagnostics,” describes how to use the FCode

selftest to verify the functionality of the adapter.

Appendix B, “Interface Signals,” lists the PCI adapter’s pin characteristics. Appendix C, “Specifications,” lists the hardware specifications.

Preface ix

UNIX Commands

This document may not include specific software commands or procedures. Instead, it may name software tasks and refer you to operating system documentation or the handbook that was shipped with your new hardware.

The type of information that you might need to use references for includes:

■ Shutting down the system

■ Booting the system

■ Configuring devices

■ Other basic software procedures

See one or more of the following:

■ Solaris 2.x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals contains Solaris™ 2.x software

commands.

■ Online AnswerBook™ for the complete set of documentation supporting

the Solaris 2.x software environment.

■ Other software documentation that you received with your system.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Typeface or Symbol Meaning Example

AaBbCc123 The names of commands, files,

and directories; on-screen computer output

AaBbCc123

AaBbCc123 Command-line placeholder:

AaBbCc123 Book titles, new words or terms,

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What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output

replace with a real name or value

or words to be emphasized

Edit your.login file. Use ls -a to list all files.

machine_name% You have mail.

machine_name% su Password:

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Shell Prompt

C shell machine_name% C shell superuser machine_name# Bourne shell and Korn shell $ Bourne shell and Korn shell

superuser

Sun Microsystems FastEthernet PCI Adapter 805-1759-10 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Regulatory Compliance Statements

Declaration of Conformity

Safety

Supplementary Information

Contents

Preface