Configure the Token Ring Card

If the node has a Token Ring card, it is configured for a speed of 16 MB/sec and UTP (unshielded twisted pair) cable. If you wish to change either setting, follow this procedure:

1.Boot the node with a DOS system disk.

2.At the A:> prompt, insert the SMC SuperDisk, then type ezstart and press [Enter]. The EZStart main menu will be displayed, showing the current configuration of any installed SMC Token Ring adapter(s).

3.If there are two Token Ring cards installed, select the adapter number (Select Adapter).

4.Select Custom, then change the Network Interface setting(s) as desired.

5.When finished reconfiguring the card(s), remove the diskette.

Check for Proper Operation

This procedure requires a video device connected to the node.

1.Switch the node on and watch the power-up and boot messages for signs of problems. A typical power-up sequence display will contain BIOS copyright information followed by a System Configuration table: disk drive types, base and extended memory, etc. A typical boot sequence will include copyright information, debug messages, and messages tracking the loading of RLPs.

Watch power-up and boot messages carefully—some errors will cause a pause, but otherwise will not interfere with the boot process, and the only way you will know there is a problem is to see the message as it is dis- played. Be aware of messages that say: Loading LP "n" - RLP. Such a message should appear for each installed RLP.

Some messages are written to a file called BOOTRPT.TXT. Once the FRX6000 software is running, this file can be dis- played. (See "Displaying Boot-up Information" on pge 11.)

Once the software has loaded, a screen similar to the following will be dis- played.

Node Name=

Port Status Display (Page 1)

L P Type PPS Conn# State L P Type PPS Conn# State

F1: Login

Figure 7 Port Status Display

2.To log in, press [F1] at the Port Status Display, then enter the FRX6000 password when requested. (The default password when the software is installed is NETLINK.) Once the password has been entered, the Main Menu (Figure 8) will be displayed.

If the entered password is not correct, the Port Status Display will reappear; if no password is entered, the Port Status Display will reappear after a one minute timeout.

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Netlink FRX4000, FRX6000 specifications

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