Installing and Administering LAN/9000 Software

Chapter 2 35
Configuring LAN/9000 Using SAM
Step 1: Configuring the Network Interface Card
NOTE SAM displays the Card Name, Hardware (H/W) Path, and Station
Address fields with the appropriate values. These fields cannot be
modified.
b. Choose the Card Type of your LAN card. The default is Ethernet.
SNAP802.3 can be selected.
NOTE The Enable DHCP button specifies that the system is a Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client. If you activate this button, the IP
parameters for this system will be set using DHCP.
c. Enter the Internet address for your LAN card.
Upon exiting the Internet Address field, SAM checks to make sure
that the IP address you entered is correctly formatted and is not
currently in use.
d. Specify whether your LAN card will be on a subnetwork or
supernet.
The Subnet Mask field can contain a fixed-length subnet mask, a
variable-length subnet mask, or a supernet mask. Enter the
appropriate type of mask for your network addressing scheme.
Refer to the “Network Addressing” chapter for more information
regarding network addressing schemes.
e. Optionally, enter comments about your LAN card.
f. Choose Add Host Name Aliases. You must complete this step if
you have more than one LAN card installed in your system.
g. Add, modify, or remove alias host names for your logical interface.
h. Activate the OK button to perform the task and return to the
Configure LAN Card window.
i. Optionally activate the Advanced Options button. This will allow
you to modify the Station Address and configure an Internet
Broadcast Address. The Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) field
is display only.
7. Activate the OK button at the Configure LAN Card window to enable