Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Device Configuration Guide

Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B (82557), EtherExpress PRO/100+ (82558, 82559)

Solaris Device Driver:

iprb

Device Type:

Network (Ethernet) 

Adapters:

Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B (82557) 

EtherExpress PRO/100+ (82558, 82559) 

Bus Type:

PCI 

Connector:

RJ-45 

Preconfiguration Information

Known Problems and Limitations

IA based systems with the Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B or the Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ might hang when the interface is brought down at the very instant that a packet is being received.

To avoid this, wait until the system is experiencing light or no network traffic before bringing the interface down.