Nortel Networks 24T manual IP Configuration/Setup Screen Fields

Using the Console Interface

Table 3-2. IP Configuration/Setup Screen Fields

FieldDescription

BootP Request	One of four modes of operation for BootP. (See “Choosing a BootP Request Mode” on
Mode	page 3-10 for details about the four modes.)
	Default Value	BootP Disabled
	Range	BootP Disabled, BootP or Last Address, BootP When Needed, BootP
		Always
Configurable	Column header for the user-configurable fields in this screen. The data displayed in this
	column represents parameters that you can configure (or that are currently configured).
In Use	Column header for the read-only fields in this screen. The read-only data displayed in
	this column represents data that is currently in use.
Last BootP	Column header for the read-only fields in this screen. The read-only data displayed in
	this column represents data obtained from the last BootP reply received.
In-Band Stack IP	The in-band stack IP address field.
Address
	Default Value	0.0.0.0 (no IP address assigned)
	Range	Four-octet dotted-decimal notation, where each octet is represented
		as a decimal value, separated by a decimal point
In-Band Switch	The in-band IP address of the BayStack 410-24T switch. This field is not required for the
IP Address	operation of the stack. This field can not use the same IP address used for the stack.
	Default Value	0.0.0.0 (no IP address assigned)
	Range	Four-octet dotted-decimal notation, where each octet is represented
		as a decimal value, separated by a decimal point
	Note: When the IP address is entered in the In-Band IP Address field, and the In-Band
	Subnet Mask field value is not present, the software provides an in-usedefault value for
	the In-Band Subnet Mask field that is based on the class of the IP address entered in the
	In-Band IP Address field.

In-Band Subnet The subnet address mask associated with the in-band IP address shown on the screen

Mask(see Note above). Network routers use the subnet mask to determine the network or subnet address portion of a host’s IP address. The bits in the IP address that contain the network address (including the subnet) are set to 1 in the address mask, and the bits that contain the host identifier are set to 0.

Default Value	0.0.0.0 (no subnet mask assigned)
Range	Four-octet dotted-decimal notation, where each octet is represented
	as a decimal value, separated by a decimal point
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