From: Julie Xu (j.xu@uws.edu.au)
Date: Tue Sep 16 2003 - 02:30:25 EDT
Simon,
Great thanks for replay.
> If you have to make changes to en0, then I would encourage you to do it
> through PSSP rather than make direct changes.
How do I do to change ip address through PSSP? Could you please give me a
tip?
> If you need to have an extra IP address on this node you may be able to
> set
> up an alias on en0, but if so don't do it through the ODM: use some sort
> of
> startup script to add it using ifconfig. If you put it in the ODM then
> again: you risk it being deleted next time the node is customized. We
> make
> quite a lot of use of aliases on en0, which are controlled by scripts in
> /etc/inittab. If that's no good, then you really need to have a second
my internal network is private network, I have physically linked them to
outside. But, it can not be routed. I have did ifconfig a normal class B ip
address to it, but I can not ping the alias from outsite world - it means I
have to change the en0 from a private ip address to a normal address, does
it?
Many Regards
Julie
> Simon Green
> Altria ITSC Europe Ltd
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Julie Xu [mailto:j.xu@uws.edu.au]
> > Sent: 15 September 2003 00:53
> > To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> > Subject: problem with configure thin node Ethernet interface
> >
> >
> > Greeting,
> >
> > I want to configure an Ethernet interface on my sp2 thin node:
> > #lscfg |grep ent
> > + ent0 00-03 Ethernet High-Performance LAN
> > Adapter (8ef5)
> > using smit tcpip:
> > Available Network Interfaces
> >
> > Move cursor to desired item and press Enter.
> >
> > en0 Standard Ethernet Network Interface -> this is
> > linked to CWS
> >
> > et0 IEEE 802.3 Ethernet Network Interface
> >
> <SNIP>
> > Question1: The Ethernet card have two interfaces. One link to Control
> > Workstation and I use the free one. - does the card do have
> > two interfaces
> > can be use? Or only one at a time?
> >
> > Question2: If the second AUI can be use, am I choice the
> > right interface et0
> > or cable type? (I use a cat5 cable to link it to my cisco box)
> >
> > Question3: this is most possible - am I did anything wrong on
> > configuration?
> > Is not, am I missing any step ?
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