Platform Notes: The Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver

Preface

This book describes how to configure the qfe driver and driver parameters for the Sun(TM) Quad FastEthernet(TM) PCI adapter and the Sun(TM) Quad FastEthernet(TM) SBus adapter.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, Configuring the Driver Software for Sun Quad FastEthernet Adapters describes configuring the driver for the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter and the Sun Quad FastEthernet SBus adapter.

Chapter 2, Setting Parameters for the Sun Quad FastEthernet Device Driver describes setting the driver parameters for the Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI adapter and the Sun Quad FastEthernet SBus adapter.

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Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

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Meaning 

Examples 

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output. 

Edit your .login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output. 

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. 

Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value. 

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be root to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Shell Prompts

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell 

Prompt 

C shell  

machine_name%

C shell superuser  

machine_name#

Bourne shell and Korn shell  

$

Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser  

#

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