topic Re: RX2600 Configuring LAN connections in Operating System - OpenVMS

RX2600 Configuring LAN connections

Natalie Wort — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:51:27 GMT

Is there a command equivalent to the Alpha console command: "set ewa0_mode " to set the LAN card on an RX2600 to 100BaseTX, full duplex and disable auto-negotiate?

Re: RX2600 Configuring LAN connections

Robert Gezelter — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 19:41:47 GMT

Natalie,

I don't have my rx2600 doc handy at this instant, but remember that there are frequently TWO LAN interfaces on an rx2600: one for the management console and one for the actual system.

The management console LAN adapter is definitely controlled by the setup tools for the management console. The other adapter should be too, but the exact commands escape me (the help text on the console is usable, but a bit hard to get used to).

- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com

Re: RX2600 Configuring LAN connections

Antoniov. — Sat, 15 Jan 2005 11:40:24 GMT

Natalie,
there is no command to set NIC card on rx2600. On HP Tools CD-ROM, there is a directory fs0:\efi\tools\network the command ifconfig but don't know the exact syntax.

Antonio Vigliotti

Re: RX2600 Configuring LAN connections

Kris Clippeleyr — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 02:14:29 GMT

Natalie,

There is no equivalent in the EFI, or elsewhere, to the Alpha console command "set ewa0_mode". The best you can do is to define the speed and mode from LANCP.

$ MC LANCP
LANCP> DEFINE DEVICE EWA0/SPEED=100/NOAUTO/FULL

See also:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=675002

Regards,

Kris (aka Qkcl)

Re: RX2600 Configuring LAN connections

Ian Miller. — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 11:48:31 GMT

I've also asked here
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=791078

Re: RX2600 Configuring LAN connections

Kris Clippeleyr — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 14:57:54 GMT

Ian,

I've also asked here
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=791078

You will be lucky to get an answer in that forum. It's not as lively as the VMS forum.
I recently posted a question there and got 1 answer (that unfortunately didn't contribute to a solution).

Kris (aka Qkcl)

Re: RX2600 Configuring LAN connections

Natalie Wort — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:02:53 GMT

Thanks Kris,

I'm using your mc lancp solution for now.

Natalie.

Re: RX2600 Configuring LAN connections

Ian Miller. — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 08:11:14 GMT

The IA64 Wizard has replied also
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/wizardi64/wizi64_0025.html

It appears that the answer is you have to use LANCP.