Configuring a Point-to-Point Node

 

Configure Neighbor Gateways

 

Step 6. After you have finished entering the IP addresses of all the reachable

 

networks, press the [Save Data] key. Press the [Prior Screen] key to

 

return to the Neighbor Gateways screen.

 

Step 7. Back at the Neighbor Gateways screen, after you have finished adding

 

all of the neighboring gateways, press the [Prior Screen] key to return to

 

the Point-to-Point Link Configuration screen. Proceed to the section in

 

this chapter titled “To Configure Node Mapping.”

Fields

If you have identified any neighbor gateways, then you will also be

 

identifying: 1) the IP Network Addresses of all of the networks that you

 

can reach through that gateway, and 2) the number of hops

 

(corresponding to the number of gateways) that a packet passes

 

through to reach a remote network from the local network. Two

 

gateway halves count as one hop.

 

Neighbor Gateway IP Internet Address

 

The IP address of the gateway whose name you have

 

specified on the Neighbor Gateways Screen. The IP

 

address is in the same format as on the Point-to-Point

 

Configuration screen.

 

IP Network Address

 

In the fields under this heading, you list the IP

 

addresses of all of the networks that you will be able to

 

reach through the gateway you are configuring. You

 

also use this field to indicate whether or not the

 

gateway is to serve as a default gateway by

 

entering an at sign (@) to specify that it is a

 

default gateway. Only one gateway can be

 

designated as a default gateway for each

 

HP e3000 system.

 

IP Mask (Optional)

 

The fields under this heading allow you to specify a

 

subnet mask for each reachable network. This mask is

 

optional. See Chapter 2 , “Networking Concepts,” for

 

details on deriving the IP mask.

 

Hops

 

In the fields under this heading, enter the number of

 

hops corresponding to the number of gateways that a

 

packet travels to reach a remote network from a local

 

network. Note: if you choose SD, no other nodes can be

 

accessed through the remote host; it is an end point in

 

the connection. Enter DC if the link is a leased line,

 

private line, or other non-switched link.

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E3000 MPE/IX, E3000/IX specifications

The HP E3000 series, particularly the E3000/IX and E3000 MPE/IX, represents a significant milestone in the evolution of business computing, developed by Hewlett-Packard (HP) during the late 1970s and early 1980s. These systems were designed to provide robust, reliable, and efficient operation for mid-sized businesses, leveraging the power of the MPE (Multi-Programming Executive) operating system.

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