HP Gigabit Ethernet and 100Base-T Cards : Ethernet Support Guide (for HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2) : Page 79

About This Manual

1 Introduction to Technology

2 Installation and Configuration

3 Administration

Gigabit-Specific Information

Logging and Auditing

Detailed Configuration Information

Understanding the Gigabit Ethernet Parameters

Using the lanadmin Tool with Gigabit Ethernet

Performance and Tuning Considerations

Fast Ethernet-Specific Information

4 Troubleshooting

Flowchart 1: Cable and LED Test

Flowchart 2: Link Level Test

Flowchart 3: Network Level Tests

Flowchart 4: ARP Test

Flowchart 5: ping Test

Flowchart 5 (continued)

Flowchart 6: Transport Level Test

Flowchart 7: Bridge/Gateway Loopback Test

Flowchart 8: Configuration Tests

Flowchart 9: ioscan and lanscan Tests

Flowchart 10: netfmt and lanadmin Tests

Flowchart 11: ifconfig Test

Network Level Test for Jumbo Frames (Gigabit Ethernet only)

Test Procedure

Ethernet-Specific Information

Contacting Your HP Representative

A Technical Specifications

Gigabit Ethernet
- The Meaning of the LEDs

Card Specifications

A4924A / A4925A / A4926A Specifications

A4929A Specifications

A6825A/A6847A Specifications

Fast Ethernet

PCI-X 10/100Base-TX card Specifications
- One-Port cards (B5509AA/A5230A)

Four-Port card (A5506A)

B Cabling Requirements

Gigabit Ethernet
- Connectors
- Cabling

Back-to-Back Connection

10/100Base-TX Ethernet

Connectors
- PCI-X 10/100Base-TX card Twisted-Pair Connector
- Connector Pin Usage for 10- Mbit/s Twisted-Pair Connector

FigureB1 Pin Layout of RJ-45 Connector on PCI-X Card

Connector Pin Usage for 100- Mbit/s Twisted-Pair Connector

Cabling

C Worksheets

Gigabit Ethernet Worksheets
- Network Card Configuration Worksheet

D Card Statistics

Glossary

Appendix A

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A Technical Speciﬁcations

This appendix contains technical speciﬁcations for various Ethernet cards and their

cabling requirements.