topic Re: lan full vs half duplex in Operating System - HP-UX

lan full vs half duplex

hpuxhelp — Fri, 27 Dec 2002 22:10:55 GMT

I check the rc.config.d /hpbase100conf and the variable is empty ...however when i look into the hpbasetconf it is set to 100dp ... my question is :
is there a different between the 2 files ?
anyhow, I edit the rc.config/hpbase100conf so that the lan has 100 as speed and duplex ..
how can view this change through lanadmin ??
and is this syntax right ?
hp_base100_duplex[0]=FD
Thanks

Re: lan full vs half duplex

hpuxhelp — Fri, 27 Dec 2002 22:22:00 GMT

i figured it out by using the lanadmin -X command...
but not sure on the syntax of rc.config/hpbase100conf ?
thanks

Re: lan full vs half duplex

Jeff Schussele — Fri, 27 Dec 2002 22:29:30 GMT

Hi,

Should be as follows:

HP_BASE100_SPEED=100
HP_BASE100_DUPLEX=FULL

But I think you can also do the following:

HP_BASE100_SPEED=100FD

and kill 2 birds with one stone.

Rgds,
Jeff

Re: lan full vs half duplex

Wilfred Chau_1 — Fri, 27 Dec 2002 22:35:28 GMT

hpbase100conf is for btlan3 driver.

HP_BASE100_SPEED[0]=100FD

/sbin/init.d/hpbase100 start

lanadmin -X ppa

Re: lan full vs half duplex

hpuxhelp — Fri, 27 Dec 2002 22:42:36 GMT

if hpbase100conf is used for
btlan3 then what the file to use for btlan1 ???
thanks

Re: lan full vs half duplex

Jeff Schussele — Fri, 27 Dec 2002 22:47:35 GMT

Hi again,

That would be:
hpbasetconf
and it's setting would be:
HP_BASET_SPEED=100FD

HTH,
Jeff

Re: lan full vs half duplex

Wilfred Chau_1 — Fri, 27 Dec 2002 22:58:12 GMT

Jeff is correct. The hpbasetconf is for btlan1 or HP-PB NIC.

You can tell by running ioscan -fnClan

If you use this file, set

HP_BASET_DUPLEX[0]=FULL

Re: lan full vs half duplex

Steven E. Protter — Sun, 29 Dec 2002 21:03:58 GMT

On certain releases of HP-UX 11.00 with certain NIC cards you will need patches, because in spite of following the excellent advice above on telling the card to go full duplex it won't.

If you follow that advice and still get half duplex you need to follow check the patches rule.

I recently discovered that in spite of being fully current on Security patches...
In spite of having every Quality pack up to September 2002 installed,
In spite of dozens of special patches to deal with special issues with oracle...

That I had java 1.3 installed and was missing more than half the recommneded/required patches for java.

Ooops! A most embarassing moment.

Final advice on patching, whatever the reason:

Never, Never, Never try and reinstall the LITS(Line in the Sand) Patch. Not unless you don't like sleeping.

You fill find many patch bundles you build on the itrc patch site will include PHKL_18543 as a dependency.

Use this install command to avoid trouble.

swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x reinstall=false -s /location of patch depot.

That's reinstall=false. A real time saver.

Steve