Re: question about ethernet sbus cards:

From: Axel Neumann (Axel.Neumann_at_epost.de)
Date: 09/06/03 

Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 16:08:11 +0200

"Claus Dragon" <claus@ultima-dragons.org> wrote:
> hello,
>
> there is something i wanted to ask. sun offers a wide variety of
> ethernet sbus cards, some of which are listed below "scsi" devices in
> the components handbook:
>
> # SCSI/Ethernet (SBE/S)
> # Fast SCSI/Ethernet (FSBE/S)
> # Differential SCSI/Ethernet (DSBE/S)
>
> and some others which are listed below (tada) ethernet in the
> components handbook:
>
> * Ethernet Controller
> * Quad Ethernet Controller (SQEC/S)
> * SunFastEthernet 1.0
> * SunFastEthernet 2.0 / 2.1
> * Sun Quad FastEthernet 1.0 (SQFE/S)
> * Sun Quad FastEthernet 2.0 (SQFE/S)
> * Gigabit Ethernet 1.0 (GBE/S)
> * Gigabit Ethernet 2.0/3.0 (GBE/S)
>
> my two questions are:
>
> 1. are the combined cards (the ones below scsi) usable as well as the
> "real" ethernet sbus cards (apart from different speeds)?
>
> 2. how can i find out which of those cards are not supported by lets
> say solaris 8 or 9 anymore? is OS-support an issue for older cards in
> general?
>
> thanks for your time,
> claus
> --
> Claus Dragon <clauskick@mpsahotmail.com>
> =(UDIC)=
> d++ e++ T--
> K1!2!3!456!7!S a24

Hi,

Both versions are usable for networking. The ones with SCSI help to save
slots.

For Solaris support look here:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Software/

HTH,

Axel Neumann