Configuring a LAN Node

Configure a LAN Network Interface

Step 6. Tab down to the field called Physical path of LANIC. Enter the physical path number corresponding to the SPU slot number where the LAN interface controller card is located.

Step 7. Tab down to the field called Enable Ethernet (Y/N). By default, ethernet is enabled. Change the field to N if you do not want ethernet and the ARP protocol enabled.

Step 8. Tab down to field called Enable IEEE 802.3 (Y/N). By default, IEEE 802.3 is enabled. Change the field to N if you do not want IEEE 802.3 and the Probe protocol enabled.

Step 9. Press the [Save Data] key to save the LAN link configuration. If you need to identify neighbor gateways, press the [Neighbor Gateways] key and proceed to the section in this chapter called “To Identify Neighbor Gateways.” Otherwise, proceed to Chapter 10 , “Validating and Cross-Validating with SYSGEN,” and press the [Validate Netxport] key.

 

Optional Keys

 

Press the [List NIs] key to list the names and types of

 

already configured network interfaces.

 

Press the [Delete NI] key to remove a configured network

 

interface from the configuration file.

 

Press the [Read Other NI] key to call up a previously

 

configured Network Interface name.

Fields

Node name

 

Display only.

 

Network Interface (NI) name

 

Display only.

 

IP address

 

The IP address is an address of a node on a network. An

 

IP address has two parts: a network portion and a node

 

portion. The network portion must be the same for all

 

nodes on a LAN network; the node portion must be

 

unique for all nodes on a LAN network.

 

There are two methods of entering an internet protocol (IP) address

 

within NMMGR:

 

1. Enter the fully qualified IP address (for example, Class C,

 

C 192.191.191 009).

 

OR

 

2. Enter only the network (nnn) and node (xxx) portions of the IP

 

address as four positive integers between 0 and 255 separated by

 

periods or blanks (for example, 15.123.44.98).

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