problems getting HPUX workstation on LAN

[Saurabh Kapoor_2]

Hi all,
I moved my HPUX workstation from one domain to another.I have configured everything using set_parms but cant get the machine on the network.
I was uisng a static IP in the old domain and got a static IP for the new domain. I was told by some network admin (probably from windows world) that they dont need to configure a LAN port to be tied to a static IP. Is that true?
He just gave me a hub and said that the Unix box will automatically detect the IP which I have configured using set_parms.
Is that true?

[Clay Jones_2]

LAN port = hub/switch port?

Hubs and switches don't operate at the IP layer of the OSI model, they are layer 2, or most likely ethernet layer devices.

When you do a lanscan, do you see your network interfaces?

What does ifconfig lanX show (substituting your PPA number for X)?

[Scot Bean]

This admin that was making promises. Where is he now?

The lan cards are tied directly to the IP address.

Check /etc/rc.config.d/netconf

[Mel Burslan]

when you run the command (replace lan0 with your lan inteface name if needed)

# ifconfig lan0
lan0: flags=843
inet 10.22.82.24 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 10.22.82.255

make note of the broadcast address, which is 10.22.82.255 in this example, and ping that value. Tell us what you see ..