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2.4 Setting IP Address with Windows 95, 98, and NT

Using ARP or telnet on a Windows systems only works if there is a TCP/IP
stack on the system and if FastPort is on the same subnet as the system.
Disable DHCP before installation.

1. Enter the MS-DOS prompt.

2. Ping a known machine on the network (required).

3. Set the static

ARP

entry with the following command:

arp -s x.x.x.x 00-40-C8-yy-yy-yy

and press [return]

Where x.x.x.x is the IP address to assign for FastPort, and yy-yy-yy is the
last 6 digits of the hardware address.

4. Type:

arp -a

and press [return]. Two entries should be listed: one for

the host that was pinged and one for the FastPort just entered.

5. Make a telnet connection to maintenance port 2002.

Type

telnet alpha 2002

. If a connection is successful:

Connected to 204.23.13.4
Escape character is ^]
Vers. 6.0.18 Datecode 10/23/98
Type “S” to see status
Type “!” to enter monitor

6. At the menu option, Press [I] and then press [return].

7. Press [Y] (for yes) when asked to confirm the modification. This address

is now stored in the device’s NVRAM.

8. Reboot the device by pressing [R].

2.5

Setting the IP Address Using RARP

1. RARP queries a server for their IP addresses at start-up. Find the

Ethernet address of FastPort.

2. Add the address to

/etc/ethers

, or add it to NIS/YP master Ethers

database. If a device named “alpha” has address: “0040C802ABCD,”
then put in entry:

00:40:C8:02:ab:cd alpha

.

3. Add the IP address and the hostname to the

/etc/hosts

.

4. After using NIS for the hosts/ethers, rebuild the database:

a. Enter the “YP” directory.

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