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Freeway User Guide
2.2.7 Connect the Freeway to the Network
Using an RJ-45 cable, connect the Freeway to your network by plugging the connector
into one of the RJ-45 jacks at the rear of the Freeway. Although both network connec-
tors can be active on the Freeway, only one of the connectors are configured to run dur-
ing single-Ethernet operations. That Ethernet connector is marked as “primary”. The
connector that is not used is marked as “secondary”. Note that the Freeway does not
need to be connected to the LAN network in order to successfully boot.
2.2.8 Check the Network Connection to the Freeway
Once the Freeway has booted successfully, Protogate recommends that you test the net-
work connection between the Freeway and another system on your network to ensure
that the boot parameters are correct. Below are some ways you can do this:
2.2.8.1 Remote Login
The quickest way to test your LAN connection to the Freeway is to remotely log in to the
Freeway main menus. On older Freeway systems, you would have done this using rlogin
or telnet from any computer on the network. Newer Freeway systems normally have
rlogin and telnet disabled for security reasons. However, if your client system has secure
shell (ssh), you can use that to remotely log in as in the following example:
ssh freeway@192.168.1.28
Password: password
The password is not actually displayed on the screen.
Once the Freeway Interactive Menu is displayed, you have confirmed your network set-
tings for the Freeway. If you don’t see the Interactive Menu, return to the console inter-
face and re-check your boot parameters.
Chapter 4 describes the Interactive Menu in detail. You can change the Freeway user
name and password as described in Section 4.6.2 on page 110.