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This form allows you to configure the Ethernet and FDDI interfaces
on the Internet Gateway system. The form modifies the /etc/hosts
configuration file, adding a hostname-to-Internet address translation
for each local address. The form also modifies the /etc/config/netif.options
file to enable each interface and to provide interface-to-hostname translations,
and the /etc/config/ifconfig-*.options file to specify the netmask
for each interface.
Use the Network Interface Configuration form to change the following
parameters:
Interface Up: This selection controls whether the system
is able to communicate on the network to which this interface is attached.
Select Yes to enable the network interface, or No to
disable it.
Interface Type: This informational field specifies
whether this is the system's primary network interface or a secondary
interface. The primary interface is typically the interface with the
lowest number on the system.
Interface Name: This informational field shows
the name of this interface and the hardware type. The names are
system-specific and encode information on the type of chip that is
used to implement the hardware protocol and a count.
IP Address: Each interface on the system must be
assigned a unique number on the Internet. Enter the Internet address
for this network interface in dotted decimal (such as 1.2.3.4) or
hexadecimal (such as 0x01020304) notation.
Hostname: Each interface must have a unique
name. Traditionally, a name is assigned to the primary interface and
each secondary interface is assigned a numbered prefix to the primary
interface name. (For example, a primary interface is assigned the
hostname aspen, and secondary interfaces as named gate-aspen, gate2-aspen,
gate3-aspen, and so on). Enter the name of this network interface. Your
entry must not contain spaces or punctuation.
Netmask: The network number and host number are stored
in a single 32 bit value. The netmask determines how many bits are
considered part of the network number and how many are part of the host
number. Specify a netmask in dotted decimal (such as 255.255.0.0) or
hexadecimal (such as 0xffff0000) notation.
Network Interface Configuration