Connecting To A Standard Ethernet Network; Setting The Network Switch For Standard Ethernet; Verifying Your Standard Ethernet Network Installation - DEC MicroVAX 3100 Owner's Manual

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The resulting display tells you if your connection is established; (1 ... ) and
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the following message appears:
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5.4 Connecting to a Standard Ethernet Network
If you are setting up a Local VAXcluster (LAVe), you will need to designate
someone as the network coordinator to manage the network, assign unique
node names and addresses for each system, and provide administrative
assistance to users.
If you are connecting a work group to an existing network, ask the network
coordinator for the best way to connect your work group to the larger
network. Have the network coordinator check that all node names and
node addresses are unique and do not already exist in the larger network.
5.4.1 Setting the Network Switch for Standard Ethernet
To use standard Ethernet on your system, press in the Ethernet switch on
the back of the system unit. When you turn on your system, the green light
near the standard Ethernet connector comes on and the Thin Wire Ethernet
is off. You are ready to connect to standard Ethernet.
5.4.2 Verifying Your Standard Ethernet Network Installation
To verify standard Ethernet installation, you need the 15-pin standard
Ethernet loopback connector attached to your system unit.
1. Turn on your system. A power-up display similar to the following
appears:
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2. The light at the end of the loopback connector should be on.
3. The console prompt
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Enter the SHOW ETHERNET command.
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The Ethernet hardware address is displayed in the following format:
Connecting to a Network
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