HP NetRider Configuring the Internet Address and Subnet Mask, Tasks, Setting the Internet Address

Configuring the Internet Address and Subnet Mask

Configuring the Internet Address and Subnet Mask

Tasks

You can perform the following tasks:

∙Set an Internet address.

∙Set a subnet mask.

∙Display the Internet address and subnet mask.

Alternative: Learning IP Information

You can configure the access server to learn IP configuration information from a BOOTP server or a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server on the network instead of configuring all of the IP information on the access server manually. See the following sections in this chapter:

∙Learning IP Information From a BOOTP Server

∙Learning IP Information From a DHCP Server

Setting the Internet Address

Before the access server can operate on a TCP/IP network, you must assign a Class A, B, or C Internet address. To assign the address on the access server, use a command similar to the one shown in the following example:

Local> CHANGE INTERNET ADDRESS 195.1.1.60

Caution

If you do not intend to use the default subnet mask, you must set or change the subnet mask before you set or change the Internet address.

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