It sounds like a hardware problem - sun4c do this when the NVRAM is dead
and there is no valid MAC assigned, or it could be dodgy cabling.

It's not related to AUI if you don't have an AUI port.

Either way if it isn't working in the PROM it isn't a NetBSD issue.

Andrew


On Sat, 2 Mar 2002 14:06:20 -0700 (MST)
RJ45 <rj45@slacknet.com> wrote:

> 
> I can't make my network interface working...
> test net tells me:
> 
> Internal AUI test -- succeeded
> External AUI test -- fail
> 
> Internal TP test -- succeeded
> External TP test -- succeeded
> 
> The network cable is rj45 attached to SPARC 10 TP port.
> But still the network can't work. Seems like the default network port is
> AUI And not TP. Anyway I cannot see any AUI in the rear of my SPARC
> 10. There is a PROM command to enable UTP network port ?
> thanks
> 
> Rick
> 
> 
> 


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