HP-UX IPv6 Transport Administrator Guide HP-UX 11i v3 (5992-6426, May 2013)

Host
A host is any node that is not a router.
Network Interface Name
A network interface name is a communication device through which messages can be
sent and received. An IPv6 address is associated with an interface name. Find the interface
name(s) for a network interface by running the lanscan command and looking at the
“Net-Interface Name PPA” field. For example,
lanscan
Hardware Station Crd Hdw Net-Interface NM MAC HP-DLPI DLPI
Path Address In# State NamePPA ID Type Support Mjr#
2/0/2 0x08000978F339 0 UP lan0 snap0 1 ETHER Yes 119
The interface name may include a colon (:), followed by an interface index number that
denotes the interface number. The interface index number 0 is the first interface number
for a card/encapsulation type and is known as the primary interface. The interface name
lan0 is equivalent to lan0:0. The syntax is as follows:
nameX[:interface-index-number]
In the preceding syntax, name is the class of the interface. Valid name is lan (Ethernet
LAN).X is the Physical Point of Attachment (PPA). interface-index-number is the
number of the interface.
You must configure the primary interface for a LAN card before you can configure
subsequent interfaces, known as secondary interfaces, for the same card. For example,
you must configure lan0 before you configure lan0:1 and lan0:2.
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