Sun Microsystems Fire 880, Owner'S Manual

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Chapter 5 Configuring Network Interfaces 111
The
eri
and
ge
device drivers for the system’s on-board Ethernet interfaces are
automatically installed with the Solaris release. For information about operating
characteristics and configuration parameters for these drivers, refer to the following
documents:
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Platform Notes: The eri FastEthernet Device Driver
■
Platform Notes: The Sun GigabitEthernet Device Driver
These documents are available on the Solaris on Sun Hardware AnswerBook , which is
provided on the Computer Systems Supplement CD for your specific Solaris release.
Note – This system conforms to the Ethernet 10/100BASE-T standard, which states
that the Ethernet 10BASE-T link integrity test function should always be enabled on
both the host system and the Ethernet hub. If you have problems establishing a
connection between this system and your Ethernet hub, verify that the hub also has
the link test function enabled. Consult the manual provided with your hub for more
information about the link integrity test function.