Before you use the ndd utility to get or set a parameter for a qfe device, you must specify the device instance for the utility since there will be at least four SUNW,qfe devices.
Check the /etc/path_to_inst file to identify the instance associated with a particular device.
# grep qfe /etc/path_to_inst "/sbus@1f,0/SUNW,qfe@1,8c10000" 2 "qfe" "/sbus@1f,0/SUNW,qfe@1,8c00000" 1 "qfe" "/sbus@1f,0/SUNW,qfe@1,8c30000" 4 "qfe" "/sbus@1f,0/SUNW,qfe@1,8c20000" 3 "qfe"
In the example above, the four SUNW,qfe@x,1 instances are from a Sun Quad FastEthernet SBus adapter installed in slot 1. For clarity, the instance numbers are bold.
Use the instance number to select the device.
# ndd -set /dev/qfe instance instance#
The device remains selected until you change the selection.