ENSC Manual Covers Page 1 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:54 PM Asanté EN/SC Adapter Family Installation Guide ASANTÉ
ENSC Inside F/Cover Page 1 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:54 PM Asanté EN/SC Adapter Family Installation Guide Asanté Technologies, Inc.
ENSC Inside F/Cover Page 2 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:54 PM Copyright Notice Copyright 1994 by Asanté Technologies, Inc. Printed in the United States of America. Manual Reorder # 06-00075-01 All rights reserved.
Table of Contents Asking for assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Technical support hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Tell us what you think. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Chapter 1 Introducing the EN/SC Adapters EN/SC Adapter features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Mini EN/SC Adapter features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Checking the basics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 Running Asanté TroubleShooter Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Other tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 About EtherTalk Phase 1 and Phase 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 Chapter 5 Installing the SNMP MacAgent Installing the SNMP MacAgent on a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Preparing for the installation . . .
List of Figures Figure 1-1 Figure 1-2 Figure 2-1 Figure 2-2 Figure 2-3 Figure 2-4 Figure 2-5 Figure 2-6 Figure 2-7 Figure 2-8 Figure 2-9 Figure 3-1 Figure 3-2 Figure 3-3 Figure 5-1 Figure 5-2 Figure 5-3 Figure 5-4 Figure 5-5 Figure 5-6 Figure A-1 Figure A-2 Figure B-1 Asanté Mini EN/SC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Asanté Micro EN/SC Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 DB-25/DB-25 to DB-25 SCSI cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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ENSC Ch 1 Page 1 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:49 PM Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Introducing the EN/SC Adapters Thank you for purchasing an Asanté EN/SC™ SCSI-to-Ethernet Adapter. An Asanté EN/SC adapter enables you to connect your desktop Macintosh or PowerBook to a 10BaseT or Thin Ethernet.
ENSC Ch 1 Page 2 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:49 PM EN/SC Adapter features The adapters in the EN/SC Adapter Family have these features: • Compliant with the IEEE 802.
ENSC Ch 1 Page 3 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:49 PM Mini EN/SC Adapter features The Mini EN/SC Adapter offers the following additional features: • SCSI pass-through for all additional SCSI devices • A compact and portable design • A user selectable link disable switch for pre-10BaseT networks • Auto-sensing circuitry for 10BaseT and BNC ports • User selectable SCSI termination • Unique SCSI T-connector cabling for SCSI pass-through • Status LEDs showing connectivity status BNC port RJ 45 port AC
ENSC Ch 1 Page 4 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:49 PM Micro EN/SC Adapter features The Micro EN/SC Adapter offers the following additional features: • Compact and portable design specifically for the PowerBook • Power drawn from the PowerBook’s ADB port • No SCSI cable or power adapter required • Status LEDs showing connectivity status • Auto-sensing circuitry for 10BaseT and BNC ports • PowerBook Sleep Mode compatible RJ 45 port BNC port ADB power cable Figure 1-2 Asanté Micro EN/SC Adapter 1-4
ENSC Ch 2 Page 1 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:50 PM Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Installing an EN/SC Adapter This chapter provides instructions for installing the Mini EN/SC Adapter and the Micro EN/SC Adapter.
ENSC Ch 2 Page 2 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:50 PM Preparing for the installation Before you install an Asanté EN/SC Adapter, you must: • Know the safety rules • Check the software and hardware • Know about setting SCSI termination and link integrity on a 10BaseT network (for the Mini EN/SC Adapter) • Know about setting the SCSI address on the Mini EN/SC Adapter Observing the safety rules Observe the following safety precautions during the installation: ∆ Important! Before you connect and configure a
ENSC Ch 2 Page 3 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:50 PM SCSI Cables provided with the Mini EN/SC Adapters Two SCSI cables are provided with the Mini EN/SC Adapters: The DB-25/DB-25 to DB-25 SCSI cable is used with desktop Macintosh computers. Figure 2-1 DB-25/DB-25 to DB-25 SCSI cable The DB-25/DB-25 to HDI-30 SCSI cable is used with PowerBooks. Figure 2-2 DB-25/DB-25 to HDI-30 SCSI cable Micro EN/SC Adapters No SCSI cables are needed to install the Micro EN/SC Adapter.
ENSC Ch 2 Page 4 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:50 PM Setting link integrity on the Mini EN/SC Adapter With a 10BaseT-compliant network, the Link Integrity switch must be set ON (default) on the Mini EN/SC Adapter. The switch is on the bottom of the adapter. See Figure 2-3. If your Twisted Pair Ethernet network is not 10BaseT-compliant, the Link Integrity switch must be OFF.
ENSC Ch 2 Page 5 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:50 PM Setting SCSI termination on the Mini EN/SC Adapter The Asanté Mini EN/SC Adapter can be the only SCSI device you connect to the Macintosh or it can be one of several devices in a SCSI daisy chain. The rules for setting SCSI termination on the Mini EN/SC are • The first and last device in the SCSI chain must be terminated with no termination in between. The default setting is ON. • Termination is either internal or external.
ENSC Ch 2 Page 6 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:50 PM Installing a Mini EN/SC Adapter This section provides two installation procedures—one for installing a Mini EN/SC Adapter when it is the only SCSI device and the other when the adapter is part of a SCSI daisy chain. Installing a Mini EN/SC Adapter as the only device The Mini EN/SC Adapter has an RJ45 and a BNC port while the Mini EN/SC 10T Adapter has only the RJ45 port.
ENSC Ch 2 Page 7 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:50 PM With Thin cabling ! • • • • Caution! Check with your network administrator before connecting the Micro EN/SC adapter to the network. If the Ethernet cable does not have a T-connector or a BNC barrel connecting two cable segments, splice the cable with the appropriate BNC hardware. Connect the BNC T-connector on the Ethernet cable to the adapter’s BNC port.
ENSC Ch 2 Page 8 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:50 PM Installing a Mini EN/SC Adapter in a SCSI daisy chain 1 Make sure all devices are turned off. 2 Set the adapter’s SCSI address using the rotary switch on the bottom of the adapter. (See page 2-4 for information.) ❖ Note: Each SCSI address must be unique! ❖ 3 Ifrityyourswitch network is not 10BaseT-compliant, the Link Integmust be OFF. (The default is set to ON). 4 Connect the Mini EN/SC Adapter to the computer.
ENSC Ch 2 Page 9 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:50 PM With Thin cabling ! • • • • Caution Check with your network administrator before connecting the Micro EN/SC adapter to the network. If the Ethernet cable does not have a T-connector or a BNC barrel connecting two cable segments, splice the cable with the appropriate BNC hardware. Connect the BNC T-connector on the Ethernet cable to the adapter’s BNC port.
ENSC Ch 2 Page 10 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:50 PM Disconnecting a Mini EN/SC Adapter ! Caution! Before you disconnect a Mini EN/SC Adapter from a Macintosh or PowerBook, you must turn the power OFF on the Macintosh or PowerBook. The PowerBook must not be in Sleep mode! The PowerBook’s SCSI port will be damaged if you leave the PowerBook on or in Sleep mode when you disconnect or connect an Mini EN/SC Adapter.
ENSC Ch 2 Page 11 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:50 PM Installing a Micro EN/SC Adapter The Micro EN/SC Adapter has an RJ45 and a BNC port while the Micro EN/SC 10T Adapter has only the RJ45 port. If you are installing the Micro EN/SC 10T Adapter, disregard the instructions for Thin Ethernet cabling. To install the Asanté Micro EN/SC Adapter, perform the following steps: 1 Your PowerBook must be turned . 2 Plug the Micro EN/SC Adapter into the HDI-30 SCSI port on the PowerBook.
ENSC Ch 2 Page 12 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:50 PM 4 Connect the adapter to the Ethernet cable. With 10BaseT cabling Plug the RJ45 connector on one end of the Ethernet cable into the adapter’s RH45 port and plug the other end into a 10BaseT network hub. With Thin cabling ! • • • • Caution! Check with your network administrator before connecting the Micro EN/SC adapter to the network.
ENSC Ch 2 Page 13 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:50 PM Installing EtherTalk software An EtherTalk Installer diskette is included with your Asanté EN/SC adapter. This diskette contains Asanté’s EtherTalk driver, AppleTalk, and other Apple system extensions. Asanté’s EtherTalk device driver allows AppleTalk to communicate with the EN/SC adapter. Two types of software installations Asanté provides two types of installations—an Easy Install and a Customize Install.
ENSC Ch 2 Page 14 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:50 PM Before you install Asanté’s EtherTalk software, disable all extensions and virus detection programs. Then restart your Macintosh. ! Caution! 1 Read the Read Me First file before you install the EtherTalk software. It contains information about your installation and will help you determine if you need a customized installation. The instructions assume that you normally boot from your hard disk. 2 Insert the Asanté EtherTalk Installer disk.
ENSC Ch 2 Page 15 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:50 PM 5 lation Click when the system informs you that the instalis successful and prompts you to click. Restart 6 To perform a Customize install: You should be an experienced Macintosh user, with experience in network administration. Open the Read Me First file on the diskette for an explanation of each installation option. Consult your network administrator if you do not understand the file. Click Customize.
ENSC Ch 2 Page 16 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:50 PM Accessing network services To connect to the Ethernet network you must meet the following requirements: • Ethernet network with AppleTalk-compatible devices • AppleTalk must be active in the Chooser dialog box • EtherTalk must be active in the Control Panel Asanté’s EtherTalk driver software enables AppleTalk to interact with the EN/SC adapter and make a connection. 1 Open the Network control panel. Three network icons appear.
ENSC Ch 2 Page 17 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:50 PM 3 Close the Network control panel. Your connection to the Ethernet remains active until you either switch to LocalTalk, disconnect the cable, or disconnect the Asanté EN/SC adapter. 4 Select Chooser and select a network resource such as AppleShare or another network service. 5 Select Chooser from the Apple menu. The Chooser dialog box appears displaying all network devices available and the AppleTalk zones.
ENSC Ch 3 Page 1 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:51 PM Chapter 3 Chapter 2 Using TroubleShooter Diagnostic Software The TroubleShooter diagnostic program is included with the EtherTalk drivers on the Asanté EtherTalk Installer diskette. The program runs diagnostic tests on the adapter to help you identify problems on the adapter. It also provides configuration information about the Macintosh and the adapter, such as its Ethernet address.
ENSC Ch 3 Page 2 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:51 PM Starting TroubleShooter Diagnostics 1 Insert the EtherTalk Installer diskette and open the diskette’s directory window. 2 Copy the TroubleShooter software to the desktop or a folder such as the Net Utils folder. 3 Double-click the TroubleShooter icon to start the program and click in the TroubleShooter window. OK If you have not changed your EtherTalk connection to a LocalTalk connection, TroubleShooter warns you to do so.
ENSC Ch 3 Page 3 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:51 PM 5 TroubleShooter opens the TroubleShooter window and displays results from the following tests: Memory Test Passed NIC Test Passed Ping-Pong Test Passed Figure 3-2 TroubleShooter window Using TroubleShooter Diagnostic Software 3-3
ENSC Ch 3 Page 4 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:51 PM Running other TroubleShooter tests The Loopback and Bandwidth Utilization tests are available in addition to the three default tests for validating the EN/SC adapter. Running the Loopback test The Loopback test verifies the operation of the major components of the interface circuitry, the adapter, the serial network interface, and the thin port transceiver by transmitting and receiving special packets.
ENSC Ch 3 Page 5 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:51 PM Running the Bandwidth Utilization test 1 Reconnect the Ethernet cable. 2 Click the Bandwidth Utilization checkbox to select the test. 3 Click the button to start the test. 4 Data representing network activity is collected from the network during the test. TEST 5 To stop data acquisition, click STOP or press any key. The performance statistics are displayed in the TroubleShooter dialog box.
ENSC Ch 3 Page 6 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:51 PM What the Bandwith Utilization test displays The Bandwidth Utilization test takes a “snap shot” of the network. The test can be used in conjunction with other network analysis tools to identify network problems. A number of network criteria are tested and displayed in the window. The criteria are described briefly below: • Good packets received Total number of good packets (error-free) received from the network by the adapter.
ENSC Ch 3 Page 7 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:51 PM • Receive Buffer Overwrite Error This error occurs when the receive buffer is full due to heavy network traffic. • Sample Time The time in seconds from test start to test completion. • Bandwidth Utilization Total bandwidth utilization of the network. If it is over 2 percent, it will effect the FIFO Overrun Error and Frame Lost errors. If a test fails If a test fails, TroubleShooter displays an error message in the main dialog box.
ENSC Ch 3 Page 8 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:51 PM Obtaining system configuration information TroubleShooter provides configuration information about your Macintosh and your Asanté EN/SC Adapter. The File menu provides the configuration information in two menu items—Get System Information and Get Adapter Information.
ENSC Ch 3 Page 9 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:51 PM Quitting TroubleShooter Diagnostics and restarting network services To quit TroubleShooter, click the QUIT button in the TroubleShooter dialog box or quit from the menu bar. To restart network services, perform the following steps: 1 Activate AppleTalk in the Chooser. 2 Select EtherTalk in the Network control panel. 3 Restart the Macintosh. 4 Select Chooser and select a network resource such as AppleShare or another network service.
Chapter 4 Chapter 2 Troubleshooting This chapter gives basic troubleshooting suggestions for dealing with problems you may have when installing or using an Asanté EN/SC Adapter. If you’re unable to solve a problem after reading this chapter, please call Asanté Technical Support for assistance at 800-6227464 or 408-435-0706. Checking the basics If you have a problem accessing a network node, check the basic requirements listed below: AppleTalk is active in the Chooser.
Running Asanté TroubleShooter Diagnostics Run the Asanté TroubleShooter Diagnostics program to identify problems in the installation. Refer to Chapter 3 for more information. Other tips About EtherTalk Phase 1 and Phase 2 If you have installed EtherTalk Phase 1 and Phase 2, selecting Phase 1 may make Phase 2 network resources invisible and unavailable. The reverse is true for Phase 2. To see if this is the case, switch from one EtherTalk icon to the other.
ENSC Ch 5 Page 1 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:52 PM Chapter 5 Chapter 2 Installing the SNMP MacAgent The Asanté SNMP MacAgent works in conjunction with MacTCP to provide hardware and software information about the Macintosh to an Asanté network management station or to a generic network management console. It is a system extension under System 7 and an INIT under System 6 and can be installed on any Macintosh on the network.
ENSC Ch 5 Page 2 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:52 PM Installing the SNMP MacAgent on a Macintosh To install the SNMP MacAgent you will first prepare for the installation and then you will perform the following three procedures: • Installing and the SNMP MacAgent software • Configuring MacTCP • Configuring the SNMP MacAgent Preparing for the installation Before you install the Asanté SNMP MacAgent, you must: • Have an IP address for your Macintosh.
ENSC Ch 5 Page 3 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:52 PM 5 Select the SNMP MacAgent appropriate for your operating system in the Customize dialog box (see Figure 5-1). 6 Click Install and restart the Macintsoh.
ENSC Ch 5 Page 4 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:52 PM Configuring MacTCP 1 Before you do it, tell your network administrator that you are configuring MacTCP on your Macintosh. 2 Select Control Panels from the Apple menu. 3 Double-click the MacTCP icon to open MacTCP control panel. The Ethernet icon must be selected in the MacTCP configuration window.
ENSC Ch 5 Page 5 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:52 PM Configuring the SNMP MacAgent 1 Select Control Panels from the Apple menu. 2 Double-click the SNMP MacAgent control panel. The SNMP MacAgent configuration window appears. Figure 5-3 Asanté SNMP MacAgent configuration window 3 Enter the configuration parameters. The information in this window will allow the Asanté network management station to access the Macintosh. The parameters are described below. 4 Restart the Macintosh.
ENSC Ch 5 Page 6 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:52 PM SNMP configuration parameters System Contact The person to be contacted regarding this Macintosh. System Location The physical location of the Macintosh. System Name A local alias describing this station. Read-community Enter public (default). This allows the Asanté network management station to query SNMP MacAgent and get information about the station. Write-community Enter private (default).
ENSC Ch 5 Page 7 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:52 PM How the SNMP MacAgent works When the Macintosh is polled by a network management station or a generic network management console, the Asanté SNMP MacAgent sends information about the Macintosh’s network connection and other vital statistics. The SNMP MacAgent uses the TCP/IP protocol, made available by MacTCP. AsantéView is a powerful network management software package used to manage Asanté intelligent Ethernet hubs and bridges.
ENSC Ch 5 Page 8 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:52 PM About IP addresses Before you install SNMP MacAgent and MacTCP you must have an IP address. If you are connected to or plan to connect to an IP network, your Macintosh must have an IP address. IP addresses identify individual nodes in an TCP/IP network and are officially assigned by the Internet committee or by your network administrator. It is your network administrator’s responsibility to assign the IP address for your Macintosh.
ENSC Ch 5 Page 9 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:52 PM If a Macintosh has Asanté’s SNMP MacAgent installed, the Asanté network management station running AsantéView displays the following information (see Figure 5-5). • General Information about the Macintosh with Asanté SNMP MacAgent installed • Slot Configuration of Macintosh • Statistics • Applications installed on Macintosh 198.208.54.
ENSC Ch 5 Page 10 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:52 PM Figure 5-6 Applications installed on SNMP MacAgent Other network management software If you are using network management software other than AsantéView (for example, HP OpenView or SunNet Manager), use the Asanté MacAgent MIB and follow directions in your network management software documentation to load and browse a MIB file. ❖ 5-10 Note: The SNMP MacAgent MIB is available by accessing Asanté’s FTP server over the Internet.
ENSC Appendix A Page 1 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:47 PM Chapter 2 Appendix A EN/SC Adapter Family Specifications Mini EN/SC Micro EN/SC Systems supported Mini EN/SC—all Macintosh Plus, Classic, Classic II, Color Classic, LC, LCII, LCIII, SE, SE/30, II, IIx, IIcx, IIsi, IIci, IIvx, Performa 200, 400, and 600 computers, all PowerBooks including Duo Docking Stations Micro EN/SC—only PowerBooks and Duo Docking stations with HDI-30 SCSI ports Standards supported IEEE 802.
ENSC Appendix A Page 2 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:47 PM Ethernet address LINK INTEGRITY TERMINATION SCSI ID Figure A-1 Mini EN/SC Ethernet address Ethernet address Figure A-2 Micro EN/SC Ethernet address A-2 EN /S C Adapter Family Specifications
ENSC Appendix A Page 3 Monday, August 26, 1996 2:47 PM Mini EN/SC Adapter LEDs Light ON OFF BLINKING Power ON OFF Inoperable Not applicable Network Activity Network activity No network activity Network activity Link Integrity 10BaseT link integrity enabled. Link is OK when Link Disabled is alsoOFF. No 10BaseT link integrity Not applicable Link Disabled 10BaseT link 10BaseT link disabled. (when Link Disabled is integrity enabled.
Chapter 2 Appendix B Ethernet Specifications When you connect your Macintosh to the Ethernet using the EN/SC Adapter, you must meet the following Ethernet specifications: Parameter 10Base2 10BaseT Cable Thin UTP Impedance 50 ohms 100 ohms Connector on cable BNC RJ45 Data transfer rate 10 Mbps 10 Mbps Topology Bus Star Segment length (maximum) 185 meters 100 meters Distance between nodes (minimum) 0.
Index Numerics 10BaseT Ethernet cable requirements 2-3, 2-5 installing Mini EN/SC Adapter 2-6, 2-8 Micro EN/SC Adapter 2-12 pre-10BaseT networks Link Disable switch 1-3 A AppleTalk 2-13, 2-16 in Chooser window 4-1 zones 4-1 AsantéView AsantéView In-Band network management software 5-2 AsantéView Network Management Station 5-8 B Bandwidth Utilization test TroubleShooter Diagnostic software 3-5 C connecting Micro EN/SC Adapter to Ethernet 2-11 Mini EN/SC Adapter to Ethernet 2-6 Customize Install EtherTalk
Index EN/SC EtherTalk icon at restart 4-1 EN/SC specifications A-1 Ethernet 10BaseT cable requirements 2-3 specifications B-1 Thin cable requirements 2-3 EtherTalk driver 4-1 EtherTalk Alternate icon 4-1 EtherTalk Installer software Customize Install 2-13 Easy Install 2-13 in Network Control Panel 4-1 Phase 1 and 2 4-2 support for 1-2 G Get Adapter Information TroubleShooter Diagnostic software 3-8 Get System Information TroubleShooter Diagnostic software 3-8 I IEEE 802.
Index Micro EN/SC Adapter ADB port 1-4 features 1-4 group 1-1 installing 2-11 SCSI address 2-4, 2-11 Mini EN/SC Adapter 1-1 features 1-3 group 1-1 installing 2-6, 2-8 link integrity 2-4, 2-6, 2-8 SCSI address 2-6, 2-8 SCSI address 2-4 SCSI cable 2-3 N network services accessing 2-16 P PowerBook 2-11 installing Micro EN/SC Adapter 2-11 installing Mini EN/SC Adapter 2-6, 2-8 R requirements for Asanté EN/SC Adapter Family hardware 2-2 for EN/SC Adapter Family software 2-2 S safety rules for installing adap
Index SNMP Agent (On/Off) 5-6 System Contact 5-6 System Location 5-6 System Name 5-6 Trap IP Address 5-6 Trap-community 5-6 Write-community 5-6 SNMP MacAgent configuring MacTCP 5-4 configuring SNMP MacAgent 5-5 installing 5-2 MIB 5-7, 5-10 requirements 5-2 with other network management software 5-10 software support 3Com 3+Open A-1 3Com 3+Share A-1 A/UX A-1 DEC Pathworks A-1 DecNet A-1 LAT protocols A-1 Novell NetWare A-1 Pathworks A-1 Sitka TOPS A-1 T TCP/IP 5-8 support for 1-2 Thin Ethernet cable require
A few tips For 10BaseT cabling • The wiring normally specified for 10BaseT is 26 to 22 AWG, which corresponds to the wire gauge of telephone unshielded twisted-pair cables. You need two pairs of wiring for each node. • When wiring 10BaseT connections, take precautions against splitting pairs. Be sure you maintain the same color mates for each pair used within the cable. If you don’t follow a common color pairing, you can mix up the wires preventing the Ethernet signal from being transmitted.
RJ45 connector pin-outs The RJ45 connector pin numbers are for an Asanté 10BaseT card or Media Adapter positioned correctly with the notch on the 8 pin modular jack oriented down. Pin 1 is the left-most pin, and Pin 8 is the right-most pin.
