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AIX Version 4.3 Differences Guide

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Table 3 is a comparison of various Ethernet adapters.<br />

Table 3. Ethernet Adapters Comparison<br />

Features<br />

Ethernet<br />

10 Base T<br />

Fast Ethernet<br />

100 Base T<br />

Gigabit Ethernet<br />

1000 Base X<br />

Data Rate 10 Mbps 100 Mbps 1 Gbps<br />

Cat 5 UTP 100 m 100 m 100 m (1000 Base-T)<br />

STP/Coax 500 m 100 m 25 m (1000 Base-CX)<br />

Multimode Fiber 2 km 412 m (hd) 500 m (1000 Base-SX)<br />

Singlemode Fiber 25 km 2 km (fd) 3 km (1000 Base-LX)<br />

More information about the Gigabit Ethernet standard can be found at:<br />

•http://www.gigabit-ethernet.org<br />

•http://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/<br />

1.5.1 Adapter Parameters<br />

You can alter the following adapter parameters:<br />

• Transmit Queue Size (tx_que_size)<br />

This indicates the number of transmit requests that can be queued for<br />

transmission by the device driver. Valid values range from 512 through 2048.<br />

The default value is 512.<br />

Note: the fixed hardware transmit queue size of 512 is included in this number.<br />

• Transmit and Receive Jumbo Frames (jumbo_frames)<br />

Setting this attribute to yes indicates that frames up to 9014 bytes in length<br />

may be transmitted or received on this adapter. If you specify the no value, the<br />

maximum size of frames transmitted or received is 1514 bytes.<br />

Note: specifying yes will use additional system memory for buffers.<br />

• Enable Alternate Ethernet Address (use_alt_addr)<br />

Setting this attribute to yes indicates that the address of the adapter, as it<br />

appears on the LAN network, is the one specified by the ALTERNATE<br />

ETHERNET address attribute. If you specify the no value, the unique adapter<br />

address written in a ROM on the adapter card is used. The default value is no.<br />

• Alternate Ethernet Address (alt_addr)<br />

This allows the adapter unique address, as it appears on the LAN network, to<br />

be changed. The value entered must be an Ethernet address of 12<br />

hexadecimal digits and must not be the same as the address of any other<br />

Ethernet adapter. There is no default value. This field has no effect unless the<br />

Enable ALTERNATE ETHERNET address attribute is set to the yes value, in<br />

which case, this field must be filled in. A typical Ethernet address is:<br />

0x02608C000001. All 12 hexadecimal digits, including leading zeros, must be<br />

entered.<br />

Note: the universal/local bit does not have to be set to local.<br />

8 <strong>AIX</strong> <strong>Version</strong> <strong>4.3</strong> <strong>Differences</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>

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