[rescue] U1e Dead Ethernet

[Phil Brutsche]

Jonathan C Patschke wrote:
 > Hrm.  It looks like the onboard transceiver on my U1e has gone south:
 >
 >   ok test-all
 >   Testing /sbus at 1f,0/SUNW,hme at 0,8c00000
 >   Internal loopback test -- succeeded.
 >   Transceiver check  -- failed
 >
 > I googled around and followed the hints outlined on a Sun-Managers
 > thread mentioning the same problem, but that didn't get the net
 > working.

I have a U1E with the same issue.  I guess I'll have to try that...

 > Assuming the onboard transceiver really is dead, where would I find a
 >  transceiver that would plug into the MII port?  eBay turns up
 > completely dry, and most of the places I've found via Google don't
 > have prices listed, which typically means "if you have to ask, and
 > can't order them in lots of 1000, it's going to hurt."

The MII transceivers I've seen cost as much as replacing the Sun outright.

It's cheaper just to get a HME sbus card :(

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Phil Brutsche
phil at tux.obix.com