Ei*0_Inet_Init Or Ew*0_Inet_Init - Compaq AlphaServer ES45 1B Owner's Manual

5.14.11 ei*0_inet_init or ew*0_inet_init

The ei*0_inet_init or ew*0_inet_init environment variable determines
whether the interface's internal Internet database is initialized from
nvram or from a network server (through the bootp protocol). Legal
values are nvram and bootp. The default value is bootp. Set this envi-
ronment variable if you are booting Tru64 UNIX from a RIS server.
To list the network devices on your system, enter the show device command.
The Ethernet controllers start with the letters "ei" or "ew," for example, ewa0.
The third letter is the adapter ID for the specific Ethernet controller. Replace
the asterisk (*) with the adapter ID letter when using this command.
Syntax
set ei*0_inet_init value or
set ew*0_inet_init value
The value is one of the following:
Initializes the internal Internet database from nvram.
nvram
bootp Initializes the internal Internet database from a network server
through the bootp protocol.
Example
P00>>> set eia0_inet_init bootp
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