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Sun™Quad FastEthernet™
PCI Adapter Installation and
User’s Guide
Part No.: 805-1797-10
Revision A, August 1997
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Regulatory Compliance Statements iii
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.
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 B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with 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.
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
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DOC Class A Notice - Avis DOC, 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 - Avis DOC, 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.

Declaration of Conformity v
Declaration of Conformity
Compliance ID: QFEPCI
Product Name: SUN QFE PCI
This product has been tested and complies with the following EMC and Safety standards:
EMC
EC —Europe
This equipment complies with the following requirements of the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC:
EN55022 / CISPR22 (1985) Class A
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.
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Contents vii
Contents
1. Product Overview 1
Features 2
Hardware and Software Requirements 3
Checking the OpenBoot PROM Revision Level 3
▼Displaying the OpenBoot PROM Revision Level 3
2. Installing the Adapter 5
Adding an Entry to the driver_aliases File 5
Installing the Adapter 6
Verifying the Installation 7
Examining Network Activity 8
Rebooting the System 9
3. Configuring the Driver Software 11
Installing the Driver Software 11
Configuring the Host Files 11
Booting From the Network 14
Post-Installation Procedures (Optional) 15
Configuring Driver Parameters 15
Increasing TCP/IP Performance 15

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Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps 16
Auto-Negotiation 17
local-mac-address Property 18
A. Specifications 19
Physical Dimensions 19
Power Requirements 20
Performance Specifications 20
B. Interface Signals 21
C. Configuring the Quad FastEthernet Device Driver Parameters 23
Internal Transceiver 23
Driver Parameter Values and Definitions 24
Defining the Current Status 25
Inter-Packet Gap Parameters 25
Defining an Additional Delay Before Transmitting a Packet Using
lance_mode and ipg0 26
Operational Mode Parameters 27
Defining the Number of Back-to-Back Packets to Transmit 28
Reporting Transceiver Capabilities 28
Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities 29
Setting qfe Driver Parameters 30
Setting Parameters Using the ndd Utility 30
▼To Specify the Device Instance for the ndd Utility 31
▼To Select One Local Transceiver Capability and Setting Forced
Mode 34
▼To Set the Mode to Auto-Negotiation 34
Setting Parameters in the /etc/system File 35
▼Setting the ipg1 and ipg2 Parameters in the /etc/system File 36

Contents ix
Setting Parameters Using the qfe.conf File 36
Setting ipg Driver Parameters Using a qfe.conf File 37
D. Running Diagnostics Tests 39
Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Selftest 39
▼Running the Ethernet FCode Selftest Diagnostic 40

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