Data Structures - Altera Nios Ethernet User Manual

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Data Structures

ns_plugs_network_setting
Structure:
typedef struct
{
}
Description:
Structure member:
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net_48 ethernet_address;
short pad;
net_32 ip_address;
net_32 nameserver_ip_address;
ns_plugs_network_settings;
ethernet_address This is a 48-bit value in network-byte order. Every
ip_address This is a 32-bit IP address in network-byte order. It should
nameserver_ip_address This is a 32-bit IP address in network-byte order. If your
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This structure is used to configure an adapter with all the
necessary network information. It is passed to the Plugs
Library routine nr_plugs_initialize() for each
adapter.
Ethernet card must have a unique 48-bit MAC address.
(These addresses are managed by the IEEE. Information
on obtaining a legal Ethernet MAC address can be found
at www.ieee.org; search for OUI, Organizationally Unique
Identifier)
pad This member is unused.
be an unused IP address within the range of the LAN
connection to the Nios-based device
Nios-based device needs to establish connections with
remote network devices using their DNS names (using the
remote_name parameter of the Plugs Library
nr_plugs_connect() or nr_plugs_name_to_ip()
routines), then you must provide the name server's IP
address for the Plugs Library to use.
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