[SunHELP] Re: 10/100bT in sparcstation 10

Sun Mar 11 18:18:36 CST 2001

<html><P align=left>thank you for your help i will try that.</P>
<P align=left>shane<BR><BR></P>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: "Bob C. Ruddy" <RUDDY at UDLUG.ORG>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org 
<DIV></DIV>>To: <SUNHELP at SUNHELP.ORG>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: [SunHELP] Re: 10/100bT in sparcstation 10 
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2001 15:02:08 +0000 (GMT) 
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<DIV></DIV>>i am kinda confused at what card he has but if you have a 10/100 card you 
<DIV></DIV>>want a file called hostname.hme0 if you have a quad fast ethernet then you 
<DIV></DIV>>want hostname.qfe0 or if like Bob said you have another 10 card then you 
<DIV></DIV>>want hostname.le1 
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<DIV></DIV>>Bob 
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<DIV></DIV>>On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, Bob Minvielle wrote: 
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<DIV></DIV>>->I _think_ you need to do the following: 
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<DIV></DIV>>->First: boot -r 
<DIV></DIV>>->Then: mv hostname.le0 to broken.hostname.le0 
<DIV></DIV>>->then vi a file called hostname.le1 and make 
<DIV></DIV>>->it them same as the hostname.le0... I would 
<DIV></DIV>>->keep hostname.le0 as a backup just in case :) 
<DIV></DIV>>-> 
<DIV></DIV>>->These files are in /etc... 
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<DIV></DIV>>->>Message: 14 
<DIV></DIV>>->>From: "shane massey" <SHANEM69S at HOTMAIL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>->>To: <SUNHELP at SUNHELP.ORG>
<DIV></DIV>>->>Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 09:44:23 -0800 
<DIV></DIV>>->>Subject: [SunHELP] i need help installing a 10/100 
<DIV></DIV>>->>10baset Sbus card in 
<DIV></DIV>>->>my SparcStation 10 
<DIV></DIV>>->>Reply-To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org 
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<DIV></DIV>>->>The ethernet port on the mother board is bad i think. 
<DIV></DIV>>->>when i look at my 
<DIV></DIV>>->>= 
<DIV></DIV>>->>hub the link doesn't stay on. and when i do a command 
<DIV></DIV>>->>the link light = 
<DIV></DIV>>->>comes on but only long enought to send the request it 
<DIV></DIV>>->>never stays on = 
<DIV></DIV>>->>long enought to recieve any data. so i am trying to 
<DIV></DIV>>->>install a 10/100 = 
<DIV></DIV>>->>10baset card but i can't get it to work. 
<DIV></DIV>>->>I have it physicaly intsalled but i am not sure how 
<DIV></DIV>>->to >set it up. it = 
<DIV></DIV>>->>still tries to use the onboard 10 base t port.=20 
<DIV></DIV>>->>i am also doing a fresh solaris 8 install. i have 
<DIV></DIV>>->>tried to find an = 
<DIV></DIV>>->>install guide on docs.sun.com but no luck i just find 
<DIV></DIV>>->>information about 
<DIV></DIV>>->>= 
<DIV></DIV>>->>the quad 100 base t cards. What files do i need to 
<DIV></DIV>>->>edit. and how do i = 
<DIV></DIV>>->>get it to stop using le0.=20 
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<DIV></DIV>>-> 
<DIV></DIV>>->>Shane Massey 
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