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Old 01-16-2008, 02:03 PM
jaws
 
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Default SunFire 280R Quad NICS
Hi,

I have a SunFire 280R with dual QUAD NICS.
Does anyone know of any problems installing a third QUAD card?

TIA.

Jaws.

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Old 01-16-2008, 02:04 PM
Peter J. Cherny
 
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Default Re: SunFire 280R Quad NICS
"jaws" <wikinskij@yahoo.com> wrote:
>I have a SunFire 280R with dual QUAD NICS.
>Does anyone know of any problems installing a third QUAD card?

No problems here ...

# uname -a
SunOS tadpole 5.8 Generic_108528-13 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-280R

....
system ipf IP Filter
system ipfx IP Filter (64-bit)
....

# ifconfig -a
lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
eri0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
inet x.x.x.119 netmask ffffffe0 broadcast x.x.x.127
ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
qfe0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 3
inet 192.168.0.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
qfe1: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 4
inet 192.168.1.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
qfe10: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 5
inet 192.168.10.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.10.255
ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
qfe11: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 6
inet 192.168.11.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.11.255
ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
qfe3: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 7
inet 192.168.3.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.3.255
ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
qfe4: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 8
inet 192.168.4.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.4.255
ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
qfe5: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 9
inet 192.168.5.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.5.255
ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
qfe6: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 10
inet 192.168.6.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.6.255
ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
qfe7: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 11
inet 192.168.7.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.7.255
ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
qfe8: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 12
inet 192.168.8.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.8.255
ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
qfe9: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 13
inet 192.168.9.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.9.255
ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
qfe2: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 14
inet 192.168.2.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255
ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c

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Old 01-16-2008, 02:04 PM
jaws
 
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Default Re: SunFire 280R Quad NICS
Hi,

Thanks for you reply.
Did you have to run devfsadm after installing the 3rd quad.

TIA.

Jaws.


Peter J. Cherny wrote:
> "jaws" <wikinskij@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >I have a SunFire 280R with dual QUAD NICS.
> >Does anyone know of any problems installing a third QUAD card?
>
> No problems here ...
>
> # uname -a
> SunOS tadpole 5.8 Generic_108528-13 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-280R
>
> ...
> system ipf IP Filter
> system ipfx IP Filter (64-bit)
> ...
>
> # ifconfig -a
> lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index
1
> inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
> eri0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500
index 2
> inet x.x.x.119 netmask ffffffe0 broadcast x.x.x.127
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500
index 3
> inet 192.168.0.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe1: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500
index 4
> inet 192.168.1.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe10: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500
index 5
> inet 192.168.10.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.10.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe11: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500
index 6
> inet 192.168.11.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.11.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe3: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500
index 7
> inet 192.168.3.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.3.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe4: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500
index 8
> inet 192.168.4.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.4.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe5: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500
index 9
> inet 192.168.5.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.5.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe6: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500
index 10
> inet 192.168.6.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.6.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe7: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500
index 11
> inet 192.168.7.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.7.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe8: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500
index 12
> inet 192.168.8.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.8.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe9: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500
index 13
> inet 192.168.9.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.9.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe2: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500
index 14
> inet 192.168.2.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c

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Old 01-16-2008, 02:04 PM
Darren Dunham
 
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Default Re: SunFire 280R Quad NICS
jaws <wikinskij@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,

> Thanks for you reply.
> Did you have to run devfsadm after installing the 3rd quad.

In general, you do not need to run 'devfsadm' for use of SPARC ethernet
interfaces. There is no additional device created in the filesystem.

--
Darren Dunham ddunham@taos.com
Senior Technical Consultant TAOS http://www.taos.com/
Got some Dr Pepper? San Francisco, CA bay area
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Old 01-16-2008, 02:04 PM
Sunny
 
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Default Re: SunFire 280R Quad NICS


Peter J. Cherny wrote:

> "jaws" <wikinskij@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>I have a SunFire 280R with dual QUAD NICS.
>>Does anyone know of any problems installing a third QUAD card?
>
>
> No problems here ...

Apart from the sort order :-)

> # uname -a
> SunOS tadpole 5.8 Generic_108528-13 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-280R
>
> ...
> system ipf IP Filter
> system ipfx IP Filter (64-bit)
> ...
>
> # ifconfig -a
> lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1
> inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
> eri0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
> inet x.x.x.119 netmask ffffffe0 broadcast x.x.x.127
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 3
> inet 192.168.0.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe1: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 4
> inet 192.168.1.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe10: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 5
> inet 192.168.10.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.10.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe11: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 6
> inet 192.168.11.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.11.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe3: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 7
> inet 192.168.3.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.3.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe4: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 8
> inet 192.168.4.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.4.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe5: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 9
> inet 192.168.5.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.5.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe6: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 10
> inet 192.168.6.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.6.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe7: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 11
> inet 192.168.7.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.7.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe8: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 12
> inet 192.168.8.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.8.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe9: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 13
> inet 192.168.9.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.9.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
> qfe2: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 14
> inet 192.168.2.1 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.2.255
> ether 0:3:ba:12:e4:4c
>
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