[Sunhelp] Replacing ethernet card.

[Kevin Stevens]

>From: "Fuerst, Robert C. (Chris)" <robert.fuerst at sylvania.com>
>Reply-To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>To: "'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'" <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: RE: [Sunhelp] Replacing ethernet card.
>Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 05:00:43 -0400
>
>Sounds that easy but I would have a /etc/system file with the following
>already in place:
>
>* NDD params for 100baseT/Full Duplex
>        set hme0:hme_adv_autoneg_cap=0
>        set hme0:hme_adv_10hdx_cap=1
>        set hme0:hme_adv_10fdx_cap=0
>        set hme0:hme_adv_100hdx_cap=0
>        set hme0:hme_adv_100fdx_cap=0
>        set hme0:tcp_xmit_hiwat=65535
>        set hme0:tcp_recv_hiwat=65535
>        set hme0:tcp_cwnd_hiwat=65534
>        set hme0:nautopush=32
>        set hme0:maxusers=40
>        set hme0:max_nprocs=2048
>        set hme0:maxuprc=100
>        set hme0:ncsize=10240
>

<snip>

Looks good, thanks.

>I'm trying to figure out what you gained by putting a 10 card in it in the 
>first place if your not using it for another interface?
>If it is then you'll need a hme0 and a hme1.
>
>1st

I'm not sure I understand your question, but here's a brief explanation.  
The box currently has a le0 interface on a 10Mb-only segment, which goes 
upstream to an internet firewall/news feed.  It currently has a le1 
interface on a 10/100Mb switched segment, which goes downstream to a bunch 
of hungry workstations for which it provides file, print, and news service.  
Very unbalanced traffic.  I am replacing the le1 interface with an hme0 to 
better feed the chicks.

As to why it had a 10Mb card in it in the first place, you'd have to ask the 
person who set it up.  My guess would be that it predated the 10/100 switch.

Make sense?  If I misunderstood your question please restate/clarify.

KeS


>
>
>	-----Original Message-----
>	From:	Kevin Stevens [SMTP:Kevin_Stevens at bigfoot.com]
>	Sent:	Wednesday, April 19, 2000 3:43 AM
>	To:	sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>	Subject:	[Sunhelp] Replacing ethernet card.
>
>	I'm replacing my 10Mb le1 ethernet card with a 100Mb hme0 card
>tomorrow, and wondering about the best way to do it under Solaris 8
>(SS20, if it matters).

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