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Old 01-16-2008, 03:05 PM
ohaya
 
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Default Re: Sun Fire V240 network ports (bgeX vs. ce0 vs. connectors)



ohaya wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> The Sun Fire V240s that I have have 4 RJ45 connectors in a row, labelled
> "0 1 2 3". Is there a fixed relationship between these connectors and
> the "bgeX"?
>
> The reason that I'm asking is that I was trying to do a Solaris
> installation on one of them, where I had my ethernet cable plugged into
> the connector labelled "0", and couldn't get it to work as "bge0". I
> finally got it working, but had to plug the network cable into the
> connector labelled "2".
>
> On another V240, I was able to get bge0 working, but with the network
> cable plugged into the connector labelled "0", so I'm a bit confused
> ...
>
> The other question I had was what is "ce0"? Can I use "ce0" for copper
> 10/100 ethernet? If so, which RJ45 connector corresponds to this "ce0"?
>
> For an installation where just a single ethernet connection is needed,
> is the "normal" interface to use "ce0" or "bge0"?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Jim



Hi,

I forgot to ask, what does the "<--->" symbol above the 1 and 2
connectors signify? It looks like this:

<-->
0 1 2 3

Thanks,
Jim
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