configure_network_adapter.sh

configure_network_adapter.sh
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Purpose

configure_network_adapter.sh is a kornshell script to configure a network interface using ndd.

License

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History

Version	Releasedate	Description
1.0.4	03/08/2005	initial public release
1.0.5	12/14/2005	added code for bge adapter
1.0.7	11/06/2007	# 1.0.7 06.11.2007 # - added workaround for bug 6548250 for nxge driver # # 1.0.6 02.11.2007 # - added support for nxge adapters #
1.0.8	12/21/2007	# 1.0.8 21.12.2007 # - added support for new GLDv3 driver # - added parameter createcmds
1.0.9	03/31/2008	# 1.0.9 31.03.2008 # - added support for e1000gx driver

Operating system

Solaris

Language / type

Kornshell Script

Prerequisites

You must be root to execute this script

Usage

xtrnaw7@t30:/data/www/ARCOR/public/solaris/scripts$ 
./configure_network_adapter.sh -h

configure_network_adapter.sh v1.0.8 - configure a network adapter



Usage: configure_network_adapter.sh adapter adapter_speed [createcmds
[outputfile]]



Possible values for adapter_speed:



Value                                  
means

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100fd, 100FD,   
100FullDuplex        - 100 Mbit
FullDuplex

100hd, 100HD,   
100HalfDuplex        - 100 Mbit
HalfDuplex

1000fd, 10000FD, 1000FullDuplex       -
1000 Mbit FullDuplex

1000hd, 1000HD, 
1000HalfDuplex       - 1000 Mbit
HalfDuplex

10fd,   10FD,   
10HFullDuplex        - 10 Mbit
FullDuplex

10hd,   10HD,   
10HalfDuplex         - 10 Mbit
HalfDuplex

10000,
10G                           
- 10 Gigabit

auto, 
AUTO                          
- use Autonegotiation



createcmds : Save the commands in the file "outpufile" - do not change 

            
the adapter configuration; default output file is STDOUT.

Examples

#--------------------------------------------------------

# example usage to configure a network adapter using ndd commands

bash-2.05# configure_network_adapter.sh hme0 100FD Setting the adapter "hme0" to 100 Mbit/s FullDuplex Setting "adv_100fdx_cap" "1" ... Setting "adv_100T4_cap" "0" ... Setting "adv_100hdx_cap" "0" ... Setting "adv_10fdx_cap" "0" ... Setting "adv_10hdx_cap" "0" ... Setting "adv_autoneg_cap" "1" ... Setting "adv_autoneg_cap" "0" ... bash-2.05# #-------------------------------------------------------- # example usage to create a script with the neccessary ndd commands # ./configure_network_adapter.sh hme0 100fd createcmds ./configure_hme0.sh # cat ./configure_hme0.sh # Setting the adapter "hme0" to 100 Mbit/s FullDuplex ndd -set /dev/hme adv_100fdx_cap 1 ndd -set /dev/hme adv_100hdx_cap 0 ndd -set /dev/hme adv_100T4_cap 0 ndd -set /dev/hme adv_10fdx_cap 0 ndd -set /dev/hme adv_10hdx_cap 0 ndd -set /dev/hme adv_autoneg_cap 0 ndd -set /dev/hme adv_autoneg_cap 1 ndd -set /dev/hme adv_autoneg_cap 0

Notes

Tested with hme, qfe, skge, ce, bge, nxge, and e1000 interfaces.
The scripts supports GLDv3 and non-GLDv3 driver for the network adapter.

Download

Download configure_network_adapter.sh