IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II manual Field Function

qualified IP host name. For example, for the fully qualified IP host name asmcard1.us.company.com, the nonqualified IP host name is asmcard1. For information about your host name, see “Setting system information” on page 12.

6.In the IP address field, type the IP address of the Remote Supervisor Adapter II. The IP address must contain four integers from 0 through 255 with no spaces and separated by periods.

7.In the Subnet mask field, type the subnet mask that is used by the Remote Supervisor Adapter II. The subnet mask must contain four integers from 0 through 255 with no spaces or consecutive periods and separated by periods.

The default setting is 255.255.255.0.

8.In the Gateway address field, type your network gateway router. The gateway address must contain four integers from 0 through 255 with no spaces or consecutive periods and separated by periods.

9.Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save.

10.Click Advanced Ethernet Setup if you need to set additional Ethernet settings.

The following table describes the functions on the Advanced Ethernet page.

Table 9. Advanced Ethernet setup

Field	Function
Data rate	Use the Data Rate field to specify the amount of data that is to be
	transferred per second over your LAN connection. To set the data rate,
	click the menu and select the data-transfer rate, in Mb1, that corresponds
	to the capability of your network. To automatically detect the data-transfer
	rate, select Auto, which is the default value.
Duplex	Use the Duplex field to specify the type of communication channel that is
	used in your network.
	To set the duplex mode, select one of the following choices:
	Full enables data to be carried in both directions at once.
	Half enables data to be carried in either one direction or the other, but
	not both at the same time.
	To automatically detect the duplex type, select Auto, which is the default
	value.
Maximum	Use the Maximum transmission unit field to specify the maximum size
transmission unit	of a packet (in bytes) for your network interface. For Ethernet, the valid
	maximum transmission unit (MTU) range is 60 - 1500. The default value
	for this field is 1500.

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