Autonegotiation Mode; To Set Autonegotiation To Off (Forced Mode) - Sun Microsystems Solaris 7 User Manual

To list all the parameters supported by the ge driver, type ndd /dev/ge \?.
(See through
TABLE 1
# ndd /dev/ge \?
?
link_status
link_speed
link_mode
ipg1
ipg2
instance
lance_mode
ipg0
adv_1000autoneg_cap
adv_1000fdx_cap
adv_1000hdx_cap
adv_pauseTX
adv_pauseRX
1000autoneg_cap
1000fdx_cap
1000hdx_cap
asm_dir_cap
pause_cap
lp_1000autoneg_cap
lp_1000fdx_cap
lp_1000hdx_cap
lp_asm_dir_cap
lp_pause_cap
#

Autonegotiation Mode

By default, autonegotiation is set to on. This means that the adapter will
communicate with its link partner to determine a compatible network speed, duplex
mode, and flow control capability.
If your network equipment does not support autonegotiation, or if you want to
specify your network speed, you can set autonegotiation to off on the ge device.

To Set Autonegotiation to Off (Forced Mode)

1. Select the following parameters: adv_1000fdx_cap, adv_1000hdx_cap,
adv_pauseTX and adv_pauseRX, and set those values according to the user's
manual that shipped with your link partner device (for example, switch). See
for parameter values.
TABLE 6
for parameter descriptions.)
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