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

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Configuring a LAN, Token Ring, FDDI, 100VG-AnyLAN, 100Base-T Node
To Configure a 100Base-T Network Interface
configuring subnetworks. The mask identifies which
bits of an IP address will be used to define a
subnetwork. To determine these bits, you first need to
estimate how many subnetworks and nodes per
subnetwork you need. See Chapter 2, “Networking
Concepts,” for details on deriving an IP subnet mask.
Proxy node Establishing a proxy node is a way of placing node
name and address mapping information in a single
location. If you are configuring an internetwork or a
network with non-HP nodes, it may be easier to update
your configurations if you have them located in a
central place, that is, the proxy node. On an
internetwork, the proxy node is usually a gateway. (It is
not necessary to configure a proxy node if you have
configured domain names. See Chapter 12,
“Configuring Domain Name Files,” for information on
domain names.)
Link name The link name can have up to eight alphanumeric
characters and the first character must be alphabetic.
Physical Path of
LANIC The physical path number corresponds to the slot
location of a node’s local area network interface
controller (LANIC) card. Recommended slot locations
and physical path calculations vary according to the
type of HP 3000 system you are running. If you are
unsure of the slot location or of the physical path
number to configure for your system, see your system
documentation or consult your Hewlett-Packard service
representative.
Enable Ethernet?
A Y in this field enables ethernet for the LAN. You can
enable either ethernet or IEEE 802.3 or both
simultaneously. One or the other must be enabled (both
fields may not be set to N). Ethernet is enabled by
default.
Disabling Ethernet has the effect of disabling the ARP
protocol as well and you will need to handle name to IP
address resolution by other means.
Enable
IEEE 802.3? A Y in this field enables IEEE 802.3 for the LAN. You
can enable either IEEE 802.3 or ethernet or both
simultaneously. One or the other must be enabled (both
fields may not be set to N). IEEE 802.3 is enabled by
default.