.........................Contents


1. Introduction to the hme Fast Ethernet Device Driver 1</>
..Related Documentation 1
..Typographic Conventions 2
..Shell Prompts in Command Examples 2
..Ordering Sun Documents 3
..Sun Welcomes Your Comments 4
2. The hme Device Driver 5</>
..Hardware Overview 5
..Operating Speeds and Modes 6
..Auto-Negotiation 6
.....Internal Transceiver 7
.....External Transceiver 7
3. Parameter Definitions 9
..Driver Parameter Values and Definitions 9
.....Defining the Current Status 10
.....Inter-Packet Gap Parameters 11
.....Defining an Additional Delay Before Transmitting a
.........Packet Using lance_mode and ipg0 12</>
.....Operational Mode Parameters 13


.....Defining the Number of Back-to-Back Packets to Transmit 14
.....Reporting Transceiver Capabilities 15
.....Reporting the Link Partner Capabilities 16
4. Setting Parameters 17
..Parameter Options 17
..Setting Parameters Using ndd 18</>
.....Identifying Device Instances 18
.....Non-Interactive and Interactive Modes 19
.....Configuring TCP/IP for Maximum Performance 21
..Setting Parameters in the /etc/system File 22
..· To Set the ipg1 to 10 and ipg2 to 5 When Rebooting 23
..Setting Parameters Using the hme.conf File 23
..· To Set ipg1 to 20 and ipg2 in SBus Slot 0xe 24
.....Setting Driver Parameters for PCI-Bus hme Interfaces Using `hme.conf 25`