ndd get errors, any ideas

[Scunningham99]

Hi Im wishing to check server is running at 100 fdx. But when i issue ndd -get it errors.. any ideas?

The same comand works fine using nic qfe on another box.

# ifconfig -a
lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000
bge0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
inet 10.128.2.74 netmask ffff0000 broadcast 10.128.255.255
ether 0:3:ba:59:17:a1
# ndd -get /dev/bge link_mode link_speed
operation failed, Invalid argument

operation failed, Invalid argument
# ndd -get /dev/bge link_mode
operation failed, Invalid argument

thanks in advance!



Sy UK

 

[comtec17]

Just do ndd -get /dev/bge it will show you all the settings

 

[bfitzmai]

I think you can put a "?" at the end for the command:
ndd -get /dev/bge? to see the valid arguments.

 

[Scunningham99]

Hi when I issue the following i get error..
please can you assist!

thanks for your response!

ndd -get /dev/bge link_mode
# ndd -get /dev/bge
name to get/set ? ^C#
# ndd -get /dev/bge?
operation failed, Invalid argument

operation failed, Invalid argument

operation failed, Invalid argument

Sy UK

 

[bfitzmai]

Typing error... Space before "?" my fault...
Device may be bge0 not bge

 

[Scunningham99]

thanks fr reply but it still does the following:-

# ndd -get /dev/bge ?
operation failed, Invalid argument


# ndd -get /dev/bge0
name to get/set ? <-- why does it wish me to set as i am using get, or am i missing the point here?

thanks in advance





Sy UK

 

[KenCunningham]

I think get/set prompt is just the default for either get or set.

 

[Scunningham99]

of course.. thanks ken and Co.


Sy UK

 

[bfitzmai]

Sorry I am at home so I don't have a workstation to try these on. Looks like the ndd command likes

ndd -get /dev/bge0

try

ndd -get /dev/bge0 ?

 

[daFranze]

better try

# ndd -get /dev/bge \?

Best Regards, Franz
--
Solaris System Manager from Munich, Germany
I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years

 

[Mike042]

Hi guys,

My reading of the man pages for ndd on Solaris 8 says there is no -get argument, hence the errors (operation failed, Invalid argument). The argument -set is valid. If not present then information is retrieved (equivalent to "-get" I presume in other flavours of UNIX).

I hope that helps.

Mike

 

[coffeysm]

-get is a valid option and it should be bge0.

 

[Winstonb]

Have you tried using "netstat -k" ?

 

[daFranze]

ok, it's a ge not a bge NIC, but commands should be the same:

# uname -a
SunOS penelope 5.9 Generic_112233-08 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-280R
# id
uid=0(root) gid=1(other)
# ifconfig -a
lo0: flags=1000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 8232 index 1
        inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000 
eri0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2
        inet 212.63.167.49 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 212.63.167.255
        ether 0:3:ba:f:fe:ea 
ge0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 3
        inet 10.43.50.80 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 10.43.50.255
        ether 8:0:20:b5:22:e9 
# ndd -set /dev/ge instance 0
# ndd -get /dev/ge \?
?                             (read only)
link_status                   (read only)
link_speed                    (read only)
link_mode                     (read only)
ipg1                          (read and write)
ipg2                          (read and write)
instance                      (read and write)
lance_mode                    (read and write)
ipg0                          (read and write)
adv_1000autoneg_cap           (read and write)
adv_1000fdx_cap               (read and write)
adv_1000hdx_cap               (read and write)
adv_pauseTX                   (read and write)
adv_pauseRX                   (read and write)
1000autoneg_cap               (read only)
1000fdx_cap                   (read only)
1000hdx_cap                   (read only)
asm_dir_cap                   (read only)
pause_cap                     (read only)
lp_1000autoneg_cap            (read only)
lp_1000fdx_cap                (read only)
lp_1000hdx_cap                (read only)
lp_asm_dir_cap                (read only)
lp_pause_cap                  (read only)
# ndd -get /dev/ge link_speed
1000
#

Best Regards, Franz
--
Solaris System Manager from Munich, Germany
I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years