Platform Notes: The hme FastEthernet Device Driver

Identifying Device Instances

Before you use the ndd utility to get or set a parameter for the hme device, you must specify the device instance for the utility if there is more than one SUNW,hme device.


Note -

If there is only one SUNW,hme device, the device is automatically chosen by the ndd utility.


To Specify the Device Instance for the ndd Utility
  1. Check the /etc/path_to_inst file to identify the instance associated with a particular device.

  2. Use that instance number to select the device as follows:


    % ndd -set /dev/hme instance instance#
    

    The device remains selected until you change the selection.