Step 3: Connect the card to the network

Attach the connector from a LAN cable to one of the ports on the card (Figure 1-1 “AB545A PCI-X 4-Port Gigabit Ethernet Card”). Do the same for the other ports. For 1000Base-T, cabling must be Cat 5 UTP or better with RJ-45 connectors. The operating distance for 1000Base-T is up to 100 meters. Note: Port A is the top RJ-45 connector.

Attach the free end of the LAN cable to any unused port on the switch. The 4 ports on the card operate at 10 or 100 Mbit/s in either full- or half-duplex modes and at 1000 Mbit/s only in full-duplex mode. Set the ports on the card and on your switch according to the following table.

Table 1-1 HP-UX 1000Base-T Supported Configurations

HP-UX 1000Base-T Port	Link Partner	Resulting Speed
AUTO	AUTO	Highest Common Speed (HP-UX supports 10/100/1000)
AUTO	1000 FD fixed/manual	1000 Mbit/s FD
10 HD	10 HD (for example, a 10Base-T Hub)	10 Mbit/s HD
10 FD	10 FD	10 Mbit/s FD
100 HD	100 HD	100 Mbit/s HD
100 FD	100 FD	100 Mbit/s FD

If you are using Jumbo Ethernet frames, ensure that:

all end stations on a given LAN^[2] have the same maximum transmission unit (MTU) setting;
intermediate stations such as switch ports in your LAN have an MTU equal to or greater than the end station’s MTU.

Power up the system.
Upon power up, any error messages will appear on the terminal display or system console. You can also use the dmesg command to retrieve startup messages later.
Verify that the Ethernet LAN connector’s Link LED is on.
When the system is up, log in as root and verify that the card and its hardware path are displayed by executing the command: ioscan.

^[2]In the Jumbo Frames discussion, “LAN” means that the end stations do not have any routers or layer 3 switches in between them.

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