In-Band Setup Instructions

This section describes how to setup the hub for in-band management.

Getting Started

Physically install and cascade the hubs and power on the hub stack according to the directions in other parts of this manual. At this point, the hub stack is ready for use as an ordinary unmanaged repeater.

The master hubs in the series come without IP addresses assigned (IP = 0.0.0.0). If you want to manage your hubs using a network management sys- tem, you will have to assign an IP address to the primary master hub, and if applicable, the backup master. IP addresses must be assigned to the master hubs before any type of management is possible. After an IP address is set the first time, it can later be changed by using a network management program. There are two ways to initially assign an IP address to a master hub; using BootP and by using a Console connection to the Diagnostic Port.

Assigning an IP Address Using BOOTP

If your Fast Ethernet network has a BOOTP (BOOTstrap Protocol) server, you need only add the hub Ethernet (MAC) address (which is printed on a sticker on the bottom of the hub, or which you can determine using the master hub console interface), IP address, subnet mask, and boot configuration file-

name to your BOOTP server

configuration tables. The boot configuration

filename field of the hub

BOOTP configuration table should contain the

filename of a DFE-2600 series master hub boot configuration file accessible on your local TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) server. This file can be empty. For more detailed information about the boot configuration file con- tents, see Appendix C : Boot Configuration File of this manual.

Assigning an IP Address Using the Diagnostic Port To assign an IP address to a hub manually,

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