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gateway
Hardware that permits a network connection between the LAN that your computer understands and the instrument specific interface that your device understands.
Gateway IP Address
This parameter is the IP Address of the default subnet gateway that allows the E5810 to communicate with systems that are not on the local subnet. Thus, this is the default subnet gateway where packets are sent that are destined for a device not on the local subnet, as determined by the subnet mask setting. Only one default subnet gateway can be configured. A value of 0.0.0.0 indicates that no subnetting is to be done.
Hostname
This parameter is the Internet domain name for the E5810. Depending upon the type of servers in the network, you may be able to use this name to communicate with the E5810. However, since you can always use the IP Address or the name supplied by another name server, the Hostname is not a required configuration value.
You may enter up to 15 characters for the Hostname. The Hostname must start with a letter and consists of upper and lower case letters and digits and dashes. The default Hostname is
hub
A common connection point for devices in a network. Hubs are commonly used to connect segments of a LAN. A hub contains multiple ports. When a packet arrives at one port, it is copied to the other ports so that all segments of the LAN can see all packets.
-Passive hubs serve simply as a conduit for the data, enabling it to go from one device (or segment) to another.
-Intelligent hubs include additional features that enables an administrator to monitor the traffic passing through the hub and to configure each port in the hub. Intelligent hubs are also called manageable hubs.
-Switching hubs actually read the destination address of each packet and then forward the packet to the correct port.
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