Appendix B: Vax-11 Ethernet Software Installation - Silicon Graphics IRIS Series Terminal Manual

Appendix B: VAX-11 Ethernet Software Installation

IRIS Terminals and Workstations can communicate through an Ethernet local
area network with the Xerox Network System
are preconfigured to support Ethernet communication before they are shipped.
IRIS Terminals can be booted from IRIS Workstations, IRIS Workstations can
transfer files across the network, .md IRIS Terminals and Workstations can
remotely login into IRIS Workstations.
In addition, Digital Equipment Corporation VAX-11
4.2BSD UNIX can communicate on the same network with IRIS Terminals and
Workstations. There are two procedures for installing network support on
VAX-11 minicomputers: installing the Ethernet software and installing an
Ethernet Controller. NOTE: If possible, an IRIS Terminal should be tested
over a serial line before connecting it to the Ethernet.
There are five steps to installing the Ethernet software.
• Install network utilities.
• Boot generic kernel.
• Test network utilities.
• Install driver and protocol code.
• Test network utilities.
The Ethernet software must be installed by someone with systems
programming experience. This person will install a device driver for the
Ethernet Controller. These instructions assume the reader is familiar with the
following documents:
[1] Installing and Operating 4.2BSD on the V AX
S. J. Leffler and W. N. Joy,
University of California, Berkeley;
July 1983.
1. Xerox Network System is a trademark ot Xerox Corporation.
2. VAX-11 is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation.
Version 1.3
(XNS) protocols. IRIS systems
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minicomputers running
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