Specifications

APPENDIX
Niagara Release 2.3
Niagara Networking & Connectivity Guide Revised: May 22, 2002
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Configuration Files Used for
Communication
This section provides a summary and some additional information about files used
for communication functions by Niagara host. It uses the following conventions:
• %SystemRoot%—the directory where Windows is installed. Typically, this is
c:\winnt. %SystemRoot% is a Microsoft convention you may also see used in
Windows environment variables and path statements.
• <release>—Niagara release version.
– On Windows-based hosts, this could be one of a number of release
subdirectories of
<x>:\niagara\ where <x>:\ is the hard drive that
Niagara is installed on, typically
D:\.
– On VxWorks hosts, this is the current release directory. For information on
determining the current release directory, see “Determining the Current
Release Directory,” page 6-12.
• <stationname>—the name of any station stored or running on the host.
– On Windows-based hosts, this could be one of a number of stations.
– On VxWorks hosts, this is the currently running station.
Windows-based Niagara Hosts
Table A-1 lists files used in communications on Windows-based Niagara hosts. This
section uses
Table A-1 Communication files used on Windows-based Niagara hosts.
File Location Purpose
hosts %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc A file with a manually built list used to resolve an IP address to a
name. You can edit this file using the
Admin Tool. Click the
Network Settings tab and click Edit Hosts File. See also “The
HOSTS File,” page 1-26.
station.properties <release>\stations\<stationname> Used to control configuration of the station, including whether the
station auto starts. Also used to change the httpPort used by the
Admin Tool for station functions. See also “Changing the HTTP
Port used by the Admin Tool for Station Functions,” page 6-11.