Hi All
Thx for the many replies;
Orginal Question;
>
> We have an E3000, firstly does this have a full duplex 100Mb card in it
> or is it half-duplex, I think it's half but am getting an argument about
> this?
>
> We need more bandwidth, I think we should put a Quad Ethernet card in it
> for up to 400Mbs, is this a normal thing to do?
Answer;
The E3000 does have full duplex 100Mb/s, it isn't enabled by default.
(FAQ)", "Subject: 12.3)". To find out...
Do a:
# ndd /dev/hme \?
as a reminder, then:
# ndd /dev/hme link_speed link_mode
link_speed: 0=10mbps, 1=100mbps
link_mode: 0=half-duplex, 1=full-duplex
There are several ways of changing the default settings and force
full-duplex mode; you may need to alter your
switch settings as well.
Setting through /etc/system
set hme:hme_adv_autoneg_cap=0
set hme:hme_adv_100hdx_cap=0
set hme:hme_adv_100fdx_cap=1
Setting with ndd
ndd -set /dev/hme adv_autoneg_cap 0
ndd -set /dev/hme adv_100hdx_cap 0
ndd -set /dev/hme adv_100fdx_cap 1
In case you have multiple instances (e.g. Quad), you need to select the
specific hme
instance first, e.g., use the following to
select hme1:
ndd -set /dev/hme instance 1
If you need to query the device, you can interrogate various variables
such as ``link_status'', ``link_speed'', etc.
Some patches may be required
102979 for 2.5
104212 for 2.5.1
Sun trunking s/w is needed to make the Quad Card run as 4 combined
channels, but is a normal thing to do.
Thanks again to all those who answered, too numerous to mention - you
know who you are :)
Regards,
Stephen.
-- Stephen Johnston Phone: +49 89 32006443 UNIX Sysadmin Fax : +49 89 32006380 European Southern Observatory Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2 D-85748 Garching bei Muenchen
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