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When a machine is configured as a networked system, it must be plugged into the
Ethernet with a twisted pair J45 connector.
If the Ethernet cable is plugged in, find out whether or not the Ethernet hub does a
Link Integrity Test. Then become superuser to check and possibly set the machine’s
NVRAM. If the hub’s Link Integrity Test is disabled, set this variable to false.
# eeprom | grep tpe
tpe-link-test?=true
# eeprom ’tpe-link-test?=false’
The default setting is true. If for some reason tpe-link-test? was set to false,
and the hub’s Link Integrity Test is enabled, reset this variable to true.
le0: No carrier-- transceiver cable
problem?
Cause
Standalone machines with no Ethernet port connection get this error when the
system tries to access the network.
Action
If this message is continuous, try to save any work to local disk.
When a machine is configured as a networked system, it must be plugged into the
Ethernet with either a twisted pair J45 connector or thicknet 10Base-T connector
(depending on the building’s Ethernet cable type).
Technical Notes
Older workstations have a thicknet connection on the back instead of a twisted pair
Ethernet connection, so they require a thicknet to twisted pair transceiver to translate
between cabling types.
100 Solaris Common Messages and Troubleshooting Guide ♦ October, 1998