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
>
>
Here's a URL that should help. It gives a rear view of a 240.
V240 rear view
<http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_private/Systems/SunFireV240/component.rear.html>

HTH,

BV