HP-UX Installation
Network Card Configuration Worksheet
Chapter 1
9
Network Card Configuration Worksheet
Fill out one worksheet for each network card you are installing.
Table 1-1
Ethernet Card Configuration Worksheet
Data Type
Required/
Optional
Default
How to Configure
(see Note 1)
Example
Your
System
Internet
Address
Required
0.0.0.0
SAM or
ifconfig or
edit
/etc/rc.config.d/
netconf
196.6.20.2
Subnet mask
Required if
using
subnetting
Subnet mask
not used
SAM or
ifconfig
or
edit
/etc/rc.config.d/
netconf
255.255.248.0
Station
address
Built-in but
can be
optionally
changed
As shown on
card
SAM or edit
/etc/rc.config.d/
hpietherconf
or
temporarily:
lanadmin -A
0x0060b0c4012f
Host name
alias for this
network
interface
(card)
Required if
the system
is connected
to more than
1 network
None
SAM or edit
/etc/hosts
host1
Link
configuration
Required
Autonegotiating
SAM or temporarily:
lanadmin -X
lanadmin -X
auto_on ppa#
(if already
turned off)
Link speed/
duplex mode
Required
Autonegotiating
Hub or switch (see
Note 2) SAM or
temporarily:
lanadmin -X
lanadmin -X
100fd ppa#
MTU
(Maximum
Transmission
Unit): Jumbo
Frames
Optional
1500 bytes
SAM or
edit
/etc/rc.config.d/
hpietherconf or
temporarily:
lanadmin -M
l
anadmin -M
9000 ppa#
(see
Note 3 below)
Receive flow
control
Optional
On
SAM or edit
/etc/rc.config.d/
hpietherconf
or
temporarily:
lanadmin -X
lanadmin -X
fctrl off