HP e3000/iX Network Planning and Configuration Guide (36922-90037)

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Configuring the Network Directory
To Configure Path Report Data for a Node
IP address One IP address should be entered for each network
interface configured on the remote node that is directly
reachable from this node. Each address must match an
IP address configured in the remote node’s
configuration file. The path of the screen in the
configuration file that contains IP addresses is
NETXPORT.NI.NIname.PROTOCOL.IP.
Type A number indicating the type of path to configure:
1 Select this path type when the NI type
is ROUTER (Point-to-Point); or when the
NI type is LAN and the destination node
supports probe or ARP; or when the NI
type is TOKEN or FDDI and the
destination node supports ARP.
2 Select this path type when the NI type
is LAN, 100VG-AnyLAN or 100Base-T,
the destination node does not support
probe, and 802.3 framing is used.
3 Select this path type when the NI type
is X25.
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5 Select this path type when the NI type
is LAN, 100VG-AnyLAN or 100Base-T,
the destination node does not support
ARP or probe, and Ethernet framing is
to be used.
6 Select this path type when the NI type
is TOKEN and the destination node does
not support ARP.
7 Select this path type when the NI type
is FDDI and the destination node does
not support ARP.