Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) 11/99 Release Notes

Solaris 7 11/99 Device Configuration Guide

Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B, EtherExpress PRO/100+

Solaris Device Driver:

iprb

Device Type:

Network (Ethernet) 

Adapter:

Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B, EtherExpress PRO/100+ 

Chips:

82557, 82558, 82559 

Bus Type:

PCI 

Connector:

RJ-45 

Preconfiguration Information

Known Problems and Limitations

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

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