[Sunhelp] How to disable unconnected e-net ports?

[Tribick Jay]

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert.Cross at scottish-newcastle.co.uk
> [mailto:Robert.Cross at scottish-newcastle.co.uk]
> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 1:59 PM
> To: sunhelp at ohno.mrbill.net
> Subject: [Sunhelp] How to disable unconnected e-net ports?
> 
> 
> Hello, 
> 
> I've got a SPARCserver 1000 up here which I've just upgraded 
> from Solaris 2.4 to
> Solaris 2.6. Unfortunately, this system has four cpu boards, 
> each one of which 
> has
> it's own ethernet port. Only the first board has a connection 
> to it's port.
> 
> The problem is that the bootup sequence insists on probing 
> all of these ports 
> and
> complaining repeatedly that there's no carrier - that's 
> because it ain't 
> connected!
> 
> Is there any way that I can tell the system to confine it's 
> configuration 
> attempts to
> only the first ethernet interface?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Robert Cross, Systems Programmer, Scottish & Newcastle plc.
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