Thanks to Casper Dik and AYY Choi
The late collision message occured because the sun was not set to full duplex
in /etc/system
                set hme:hme_adv_autoneg_cap=0
                set hme:hme_adv_100hdx_cap=0
                set hme:hme_adv_100fdx_cap=1
or from the command line or /etc/rc2.d script
In case you have multiple instances, you need to select the specific
    hme instance first, e.g., use the following to select hme1:
                ndd -set /dev/hme instance 1
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#!/bin/sh
   
# 100 Mbps optimization (TCP and UDP drivers are not writen for a 100 Mps)
# see SunFastEthernet Adapter 2.0 and Users's Guide (ref 802-6022-10)
ndd -set /dev/tcp tcp_xmit_hiwat 65535
ndd -set /dev/tcp tcp_recv_hiwat 65535
ndd -set /dev/tcp tcp_cwnd_max   65534
     
# set 100 Mbps / full duplex / no negociation 
ndd -set /dev/hme adv_100fdx_cap   1
ndd -set /dev/hme adv_100hdx_cap   0
ndd -set /dev/hme adv_10fdx_cap    0
ndd -set /dev/hme adv_10hdx_cap    0
ndd -set /dev/hme adv_autoneg_cap  0
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Also see Sun FAQ
<http://www.wins.uva.nl/pub/solaris/solaris2/>
Thanks again for all the responses
Joe
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