DEC 3000 500 Owner's Manual page 105

You set the network type from console mode. To set the network
Setting the
Network Type type, complete the following steps:
1. Start your system as Chapter 6 describes.
2. If your system does not stop at the console prompt after
3. Enter the following command and press the Return key:
Verify the Once you have set the network type, you can verify the network
Network connections by entering the
Connection prompt as follows. The
network interface (NI).
>>>test ni
If the
Successful
the following:
Result of
test ni
>>> test ni
T-STS-NI - OK
>>>
Error Detected If the network test detects an error, you will see a display similar
During test ni to the following:
>>> test ni
T-ERR-NI - Ext Lpbk test failed
?? 000 NI 0x00f2
>>>
Setting and Verifying the Network Connection
the startup tests, press the halt button on the front of
your system unit to display the console prompt (>>>). See
Figure 2–10 for the location of the halt button.
>>> set ethernet network_type
ETHERNET = network_type
The variable network_type is either THICK or TENBT,
depending on which network you are using.
test ni
Return
test is successful, you will see a display similar to
test ni
Return
Return
84 FAIL
Return
test ni command at the console
command tests the Ethernet
Connecting the System to a Network 5–13