User`s guide

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The NIC Status page is divided into two sections. The top section is static; it shows how
the NIC has been configured. The bottom section is dynamic; it is a snapshot of the NIC's
status at the time the page is generated. The order of the protocols is Novell (NetWare),
AppleTalk, TCP/IP, and LAT.
Version number: Version of the NIC firmware.
Connector: The default is Thinnet, that is, the NIC uses the ThinWire port. If you
need 10BaseT, perform the procedure described on Page 2-6 of the User’s Guide.
Unit Serial Number: Identification number for this NIC.
Network Address: Physical hardware address of the NIC. Use this number to install
and configure the NIC in the TCP/IP environment and to identify the unit in Ethernet
traces.
Network Topology: Ethernet
Network Speed: 10 MegaBits
The position of these items changes depending on which protocols are enabled. They are
listed immediately before the first enabled protocol.
To determine the NIC’s current set of enabled protocols, check the information to the right
of each protocol name. Each protocol is either enabled or disabled If a protocol is
disabled, you can not communicate with the NIC on that protocol. If the protocol is
enabled, the report includes additional items of information.
Novell Network Information
Novell Print Server Name: The default is DEC_number where number is the
Unit Serial Number
. All file servers must be set up to use this name. If not, the NIC
can not attach to the file server.
Frame Type: The NIC’s frame type. The value is “Unknown FT” if the NIC did
not locate a file server when the NIC Status page was printed. The NIC can only attach to
file servers that share the same type. See the discussion of frame types on Page 7.
AppleTalk Network Information
Frame Type: 802.2 SNAP on 802.3
Protocol Address: Net Number, Node Number, and Socket Number,
Preferred AppleTalk Zone: If the NIC cannot find the Preferred Zone, it uses
the Default Zone. You set the Preferred Zone using NPmanage.
TCP/IP Network Information
Frame Type: Unknown FT, when IP address is not assigned
Subnet Mask: Default value is 255.0.0.0
Protocol Address: Default is blank, that is, IP address is not assigned.
Default Gateway: Default is 0.0.0.0
LAT Network Information:
Frame Type: Ethernet II