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UNIX Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme™ Gigabit
Ethernet Adapter User's Guide
This section contains procedures for installing Broadcom
NetXtreme™ Gigabit Ethernet Adapter drivers for SCO OpenServer 5.0.6 and
UnixWare 7 and includes the
following information:
SCO
Open Server
UnixWare/OpenUnix
8
SCO OpenServer 5.0.6
Overview
This procedure describes the installation
of the SCO OpenServer driver. This driver is released as a media image file
containing the driver package. The media image file can be copied to the target
machine directly for installation, or from an installation diskette that you
can create.
Creating a Diskette
- Copy the file VOL.000.000
to an SCO system.
- Create a diskette using:
dd
if =VOL.000.000 of=/dev/rfd0135ds18.
Installing the Driver
- Use custom
or scoadmin software
to install the SCO OpenServer driver from the media image or from the floppy
created above.
- After the package is installed,
use netconfig to add the new
network adapter.
- Once added, modify the hardware
configuration in Advanced Options to change the Line Speed and Flow Control
if desired. The settings for these parameters are listed below:
Line Speed
- AutoNegotiate (default) (all speeds
advertised)
- Fixed HalfDuplex10
- Auto HalfDuplex10 (only 10 Mbps
half duplex advertised)
- Fixed FullDuplex10
- Auto FullDuplex10 (only 10 Mbps
full duplex advertised)
- Fixed HalfDuplex100
- Auto HalfDuplex100 (only 100 Mbps
half duplex advertised)
- Fixed FullDuplex100
- Auto FullDuplex100 (only 100 Mbps
full duplex advertised)
- Auto HalfDuplex1000 (only 1000
Mbps half duplex advertised)
- Fixed FullDuplex1000 (Note 1)
- Auto FullDuplex1000 (only 1000
Mbps full duplex advertised)
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NOTE 1 1000 Mbps (1 Gbps) full duplex
fixed speed is only valid for fiber connections. For copper, twisted-pair
connections, 1 Gbps can only be set through autonegotiation with a 1 Gbps
partner. |
Flow Control
- Off (default)
- AutoNegotiate (Symmetric Pause
advertised) (Note 2)
- RxPause
- TxPause
- RxPause/TxPause
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NOTE 2 Autonegotiation of Flow Control
is only valid when the Line Speed is set to AutoNegotiate (all speeds advertised
or single speed advertised). |
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NOTE 3 A kernel relink
and reboot is required before the new configuration will take effect. |
Jumbo Frames and Other Advanced
Parameters
Jumbo MTU sizes and other advanced,
tunable parameters for the BCM5700 controller are located in the file space.c
in the directory /etc/conf/pack.d/bcme.
A description for each parameter is contained in space.c.
Modify the desired parameter in space.c,
rebuild the kernel by doing /etc/conf/bin/idbuild
and rebooting the system. Note that the MTU sizes can be individually set for
each adapter in the system, whereas all other parameters apply globally to all
adapters.
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UnixWare/OpenUnix 8
Overview
This procedure describes the installation
procedure for the UnixWare driver. The driver is released as an installable
package in datastream format.
Installing the Driver
- Do the following to install the
bcme package on the Unixware system:
pkgadd -d <install-path>.
Where <install-path>
is the full path name of the installable package bcme-<version>.pkg.
- After the package is installed,
use netcfg or scoadmin
network to add the new network adapter.
- When prompted, select the Line
Speed and then select Advanced Option for Flow Control, MAC Address , and
Jumbo MTU Size settings, if desired. The settings for these parameters are
listed below:
Line Speed
- AutoNegotiate (default) (all speeds
advertised)
- 10 Mbps HalfDuplex Fixed
- 10 Mbps HalfDuplex Auto (only
10 Mbps half duplex advertised)
- 10 Mbps FullDuplex Fixed
- 10 Mbps FullDuplex Auto (only
10 Mbps full duplex advertised)
- 100 Mbps HalfDuplex Fixed
- 100 Mbps HalfDuplex Auto (only
100 Mbps half duplex advertised)
- 100 Mbps FullDuplex Fixed
- 100 Mbps FullDuplex Auto (only
100 Mbps full duplex advertised)
- 1000 Mbps HalfDuplex Auto (only
1000 Mbps half duplex advertised)
- 1000 Mbps FullDuplex Fixed (Note
1)
- 1000 Mbps FullDuplex Auto (only
1000 Mbps full duplex advertised)
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NOTE 1 1000
Mbps (1 Gbps) full duplex, fixed speed is only valid for fiber connections.
For copper, twisted-pair connections, 1 Gbps can only be set through autonegotiation
with a 1 Gbps link partner. |
Flow Control
- Disabled (default)
- Auto Negotiation (Symmetric Pause
advertised) (Note 2)
- Receive Pause
- Transmit Pause
- Receive & Transmit Pause
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NOTE 2 Autonegotiation
of Flow Control is only valid when the Line Speed is set to Auto Negotiation
(all speeds advertised or single speed advertised). |
MAC Address
- No Override (default) - a user-administered
MAC address entered with a colon separating each hexadecimal byte (e.g., 12:34:56:78:9a:bc).
Jumbo MTU Size
- 1500 - 9000 (default is 1500)
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