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<H1>LAN (FDDI & Ethernet)</H1>
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The <I>WebForce Internet Gateway</I> can be connected to one or more 
Ethernet or FDDI local area networks, depending upon the number of
these ports you have installed on the system. Because a network port 
runs software that passes data to a hardware medium (copper wire on 
the Ethernet and glass fibers on FDDI networks), this device is referred 
to as a <EM>network interface</EM>. When the server is booted, the IRIX 
operating system scans the server hardware, identifying each interface and 
assigning it a device name.
<P>
Although a network interface is actually a component of a server, users
and network applications consider the interface as the server itself. Because
systems with several network interfaces have multiple identities on the network,
they are referred to as <VAR>multi-homed</VAR> systems. Configuring a network 
interface consists of assigning it a hostname, an Internet address,
and a network mask, which identify the interface to users and applications.
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Use the <A HREF="index.network1.shtml" TARGET="left">Network Interfaces</A>
form to configure a network interface.
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