- Sun Installation and User's Guide GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter

62 Sun GigaSwift Ethernet Adapter Installation and User’s Guide • August 2004
▼ To Discover Link Settings
● Use the kstat command to discover link settings.
Configuration Checking
The jumbo frame configuration checking occurs at Layer 2 or Layer 3, depending on
the configuration method.
Layer 2 Configuration Checking
You can view the MTU configuration of a ce instance at any time using the kstat
command. The kstat mac_mtu variable represents the complete size of the
Ethernet frame, which includes the Ethernet header, maximum payload, and crc.
This value is consistent with the definition of MTU presented by switch vendors.
Use the following command to get the information:.
Layer 3 Configuration Checking
You can check the Layer 3 configuration by invoking the ifconfig command on a
preconfigured interface as shown in the above examples:.
# kstat ce:0 | grep link
link_T4 0
link_asmpause 0
link_duplex 2
link_pause 0
link_speed 1000
link_up 1
# kstat ce:0 | grep mac_mtu
ifconfig ce123000
ce123000: flags=1000843<.....> mtu 9194
inet ip-address-vlan-1 .......
ether 8:0:20:c4:51:df