Troubleshooting issues, To set autonegotiation to – Sun Microsystems GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter User Manual

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Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 2004

8. After testing the adapter, type the following commands to return the OpenBoot

PROM to the standard operating mode.

9. At the

ok

prompt, reset the

auto-boot?

configuration variable to true.

10. Reset and reboot the system.

Refer to the system’s documentation for the correct procedures for bringing up the
system.

Troubleshooting Issues

Known Incompatibilities With Pre-IEEE 802.3z
Network Switches

You might experience interoperability issues when using the Sun
GigaSwift Ethernet adapter with the SunSwitch switch, the Alteon ACE 110 switch,
or other pre- or non-IEEE 802.3z standard compliant network equipment. If you
experience difficulties with noncompliant equipment, set the adapter and switch
autonegotiation properties to

off

and try to configure the interface manually.

▼

To Set Autonegotiation to

off

for a SunSwitch

or an Alteon ACE 110 Switch

You can set autonegotiation to

off

for SunSwitch and Alteon ACE 110 switches

using those switches’ configuration program (

cgf

). Refer to your switch

documentation for instructions on how to access and use the

cgf

program.

ok setenv diag-switch? false

ok setenv auto-boot? true

ok reset-all

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