Sun Microsystems Ethernet PCI-X Adapter, Installation And User Manual

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Appendix D Installing the Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet Device Driver on Linux Platforms 59
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To Configure VLANs in a Linux Environment
1. Ensure that the
ixge
module is loaded:
2. Plumb the Sun 10-Gigabit Ethernet PCI-X interface:
where
xxx.xxx.xx.xxx
= the IP address of the interface.
3. Insert the vlan module:
4. Add vlan instance (VID):
5. Configure
ixge
vlan (
eth2
in this example):
where xxx.xxx.xx.xxx = the IP address of the interface.
# modprobe ixge
# ifconfig eth2
xxx.xxx.xx.xxx
up
# /sbin/insmod 8021q
# sbin/vconfig add eth2 5
# ifconfig eth2.5
xxx.xxx.xx.xxx
up