The Token Ring Configuration screen (#49) in Figure 6-3 “Token Ring Configuration Screen” is displayed when you press the [Config Network] key at the Network Transport Configuration screen (#42)
with an NI type of 6 (Token Ring). Refer to Chapter 5 “Introductory Screens” for
information on the Network Transport Configuration screen.
- Optional Keys
Press the [List NIs] key to list the names and types of already configured
network interfaces.
Press the [Delete NI] key to remove a configured network interface from the
configuration file.
Press the [Read Other NI] key to call up a previously configured Network Interface
name.
Fields
- Node name
Display only.
- Network Interface (NI) name
Display only.
- IP address
The IP address is an address of a node on a network.
An IP address has two parts: a network portion and a node portion.
The network portion must be the same for
all nodes on a LAN network; the node portion
must be unique for all nodes on a LAN network.
| Class | A nnn xxx.xxx.xxx |
| | B nnn.nnn xxx.xxx |
| | C nnn.nnn.nnn xxx |
| Where: | nnn = the network portion of the IP address and xxx = the node portion of the IP address. |
For Class C, the node portion of the IP address must be between 001 and 254.
If you are adding your NS 3000/iX node to an existing
network, the network portion of each node's IP address
should be the same. You will have to find out what this is, and
use it in the network portion of the IP address of your NS 3000/iX
node. Also, you will need to know the node portions of the IP addresses
of each of the nodes (usually they will be numbered sequentially,
such as 001, 002, and so on), so that you can specify a unique
node portion for the IP address of your node. If you have a network
map, it should provide a record of such items as the node name and
IP address of each node. If there is no record, and if you want
to find out each node's IP address, you will have to issue
the following command (NM capability required) on each of the nodes:
NETCONTROL NET=NIname;STATUS
One of the lines of output from this command tells you what
the complete IP address is for that node; the last three digits
are the unique node portion of the class C address.
- IP subnet mask
An IP subnet mask is specified in the same format
as an IP address. The 32-bit mask is grouped in octets expressed
as decimal integers and delimited by either a period (.) or a space.
An IP mask is used when configuring subnetworks. The mask identifies
which bits of the IP address comprise the network and subnetwork
portion.
- Link name
The link name can have up to eight alphanumeric characters
and the first character must be alphabetic.
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 | NOTE: If the same Token Ring card is being used for both NS
and SNA communications, you must use the same name in this field
as is configured for the SNA Link. |
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- Physical path of device adapter
The physical path number corresponds to the slot location
of a node's device adapter. Recommended slot locations
and physical path calculations vary according to the type of HP
e3000 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.
For the various platforms, physical path syntax (examples
only) look like:
Series 9x7: | 48 |
Series 9x8: | 56/44 |
Series 9x9: | 10/4/16 |
Series 99x: | 0/28/12 |
If you are unsure of the slot location or of the physical path
number to configure for your system, run the offline ODE MAPPER
utility, see your system documentation, or consult your Hewlett-Packard service
representative.
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