Increasing link speed on ce0.

UNIX Solaris
1

Hi,

Does anyone know how to increase the link speed on a ce interface? Currently mine is running at 100. I need to increase this to 1000.

# kstat -p ce:0::link*
ce:0:ce0:link_T4 0
ce:0:ce0:link_asmpause 0
ce:0:ce0:link_duplex 2
ce:0:ce0:link_pause 0
ce:0:ce0:link_speed 100
ce:0:ce0:link_up 1
Thanks.

2

Ensure that the port on the switch is configured to and capable of running 1000/full. Also make sure your adapter is capable and then renegotiate. I do not believe you can do this on the fly on solaris, so it's a reboot or a cable pull.

3

Hi Padow,

The switch is set up to run at 1000. I have plugged in a number of interfaces into this switch and they are all running at 1000. The Quad Network card that is installed in the server is a GigaSwift Ethernet card so it is capable of 1000. I find it strange that there is no way of increasing the speed on the fly? Surely there must be some way?

Thanks.

Sparcman

4

You will need to reboot. Create a file in /etc/rc2.d/
place the following in and reboot:-

ndd -set /dev/ce adv_100fdx_cap 0
ndd -set /dev/ce adv_100hdx_cap 0
ndd -set /dev/ce adv_10fdx_cap 0
ndd -set /dev/ce adv_10hdx_cap 0
ndd -set /dev/ce adv_1000fdx_cap 1
ndd -set /dev/ce adv_1000hdx_cap 0
ndd -set /dev/ce adv_autoneg_cap 0

5

Great. Thanks Incredible.