3Com 3C971-F manual Installing the Adapter Device Driver

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segment, then an appropriate net mask might be 255.255.255.0. Thus, all host systems sharing common address values in the first three octets would be attached to the same physical network segment. This is commonly called a subnet or sub-network. Assuming this scheme is consistent throughout the company, up to 256 different subnets are possible, each identified by a unique number in the third octet of the IP address.

dEnter the Default Gateway.

If your local network has a gateway to other networks, you must enter your network’s gateway address to communicate with machines on the other side. It is normally in the form of an IP address identifying your network’s segment from a router or other network device.

eEnter the Primary WINS Server.

This is the address of the primary name server used for looking up host names belonging to the local and connected networks. This field is not required, but having a name server is useful for managing a large network. Refer to your operating system documentation for more details.

fEnter the Secondary WINS Server.

If the primary name server does not respond to requests for host information, the secondary server will be queried.

gDo one of the following:

■Repeat substeps a–f for each of the clients that will be enabled in the LEC configuration section later in this chapter.

■Repeat substep a (the IP address entry) for each of the clients that will not be enabled in the LEC configuration section later in this chapter. If