Installing and Configuring 10/100Base-TX/9000
Step 1: Check the 10/100Base-TX Installation PrerequisitesStep 1: Check the 10/100Base-TX Installation PrerequisitesThe 10/100Base-TX card is a combination card that allows you to connect to a 10Mbit/s 10Base-T or 100 Mbit/s 100Base-TX network. The hardware card will be referred to as a 10/100Base-TX card throughout this manual.
Prior to loading the 10/100Base-TX product onto your system, check that you have met the following hardware and software prerequisites:
1.Check that the /usr/bin,/usr/sbin, and /sbin directories are in your PATH using the command:
echo $PATH
2.The operating system should have been upgraded to 10.20 or later software.
To obtain this information, execute the command:
/bin/uname -a
3.You have a twisted pair cable to connect your 10/100Base-TX card to your hub. (The cable and hub do not come with the HP 10/100Base-TX product.) A hardware checklist is shown below:
A.Cable: category 5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP).
B.Card: HP 9000 10/100Base-TX card.
C.Hub or switch: 100Base-TX hub for 100 Mbit/s speed
10Base-T hub for 10 Mbit/s speed.
4.Ensure that there is at least one HP-PB slot available in the system backplane for the HP-PB 10/100Base-TX card.
5.You have an IP/Internet address, alias, and subnet mask (optional), for your new 10/100Base-TX card. After you have obtained the information, fill out the Network Card Configuration worksheet in your 10/100Base-TX quick installation card.
A summary of the major characteristics of the 10/100Base-TX card is
