TCP/IP+NFS on PS/2 - in Routers environment

Description:

• Tcp/ip configuration in a complexed environment (i.e. - Routers , different subnet masks) is a joined effort between Scitex engineer and the site administrator.
• A few parameters must be entered manually in the system that are not in SCIUTIL.
• If there is subnet in the network there must be the same netmask over all the computers that belong to that subnet, if not there is no need for netmask and the default is used otherwise you need to add netmask .
• If there is a router (gateway) in the network there is need to add the host IP address of the router.

Action:

• Install & Configure TCP/IP-NFS as described in the manual.
• Check the connection to a known connected device(Or the ip address of router/default gateway ip-address).
• Get the Subnet mask from local administrator.
  
• Make a backup of /etc/rc.tcpip file.
• Make a backup of your configuration.
• Get the IP-Address of the router from local administrator.
  
• Edit (with VI) the /etc/rc.tcpip file.
  scroll down the file until you get to:
  -----------------------------------------------------------
  
  ------------------------------------------------------------
  
• edit this line to look like this (depands on the subnet mask the local administrator gave you):

/etc/ifconfig en0 $SITE netmask 0xffffff80
(Where 0xffffff80 means in hexdecimal 255 255 255 128)

• Edit (with VI) the /etc/rc.tcpip file.
  scroll down the file until you get to:
  #echo Starting routing daemon...
  #/etc/routed
  
• add a line to look like this (depands on the IP-address of the router/gateway): #echo Starting routing daemon...
  #/etc/routed
  /etc/route add default 130.10.64.1 1
  (i.e - the IP-address of the gateway + a 1 (the number one) at the end)

In order to bring changes in effect - restart your computer.

• Test the connection with the PING command from unix.
• Test the definitions with "netstat -I" and "ifconfig en0".
• Make a backup of /etc/rc.tcpip file.
• Make a backup of your configuration.