Configuring ALPHA system with Local Network Only

[Alice Daniel]

Alpha DS20E and ES40

My network config has two e'net cards. One for WAN and one for local networking. For logging the system, it seems to require a network in place. How can I configure my network so that the system will boot and login using the Local Network Only.

Here's how I set up my Wide Area:

Using the configure netowrk gui:
I select the tu(x) device and
enter hostname
IP address
Network Mask

Set Static Routes
default
via gateway (on the WAN)
I enter the Gateway host

BIND

I enter local domain
resolution order Bind, Local Host, NIS
I enter Name Servers

What does the /etc/routes file do for me?

I am using CISCO for my local network interface, anything that needs to be done on that end?

[Al Licause]

Alice,

Can you give a bit more information please ?

What sort of errors are you getting
if any ?

What version of Tru64unix are you running on these systems ?

When you say you have two e'net cards....is this two network cards on each of
the two Alpha's or one card per system ?

Since you state that you only have ethernet cards, and I am assuming that you
are using the Cisco router as your connection to the WAN, you should have a LAN
connection between the systems and the Cisco. Each system should have an
address for the LAN segment, in the same local area network with the same
network mask, including the Cisco router.

The /etc/routes file is used for static routes that will be set on bootup.
For example if you have the line:

default 10.10.10.254

The system will install a default route pointing to node 10.10.10.254 as the
local router at boot time, when you restart the network or if you simply
run /sbin/init.d/route start.

It appears that you've done everything required, but may also need to setup
the default route as indicated above.

[Alice Daniel]

No errors, other than if I don't have my WAN connected, it takes forever for the CDE to appear.

Tru64 Version 4.0f

I have 2 ethernet cards per system (1 -wan 1 - lan)

My CISCO router is my connection to the LAN, my customer provides the router for the WAN.

I do have an address for the LAN and I do know the mask info. my /etc/routes file is referencing my customer router for the WAN.

Should I set up the default route to be the one for the CISCO (lan). I plan to only use one network interface (LAN) through the CISCO.

[Ralf Puchner · Accepted solution]

Time to read the documentation of CDE!

Set the "dtnonetwork" environment variable as described within the cde admin guide and as I remember in the release notes.

If you don't know how please read the documentation it is well documented!