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-* the Ethernet port sometimes does not get a link, it seems to be a hardware issue.  There is no way to observe from software but the link light on the network switch doesn't light up (the Sparcstation ethernet port does not have LEDs) so we should try a different computer next.
+* To get the Ethernet port to work, you must enable setenv tpe-link-test? true
 * The NVRAM chip's battery has been replaced similar to [https://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/s/J1PLS9AZNU the image in this reddit post]
-* if it keeps trying to boot from network, try pressing STOP and A at the same time, and to fix that, at the "ok" prompt type [https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2436891-timeout-waiting-for-arp-rarp-on-booting "setenv boot-device disk"] and "setenv diag-device disk" and "setenv tpe-link-test? false" and then "nvstore"
+* if it keeps trying to boot from network, try pressing STOP and A at the same time, and to fix that, at the "ok" prompt type [https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2436891-timeout-waiting-for-arp-rarp-on-booting "setenv boot-device disk"] and "setenv diag-device disk" and "setenv tpe-link-test? true" and then "nvstore"
 * at "ok" prompt, type