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Installing and Conﬁguring 10/100Base-TX/9000

Step 1: Check the 10/100Base-TX Installation Prerequisites

Step 1: Check the 10/100Base-TX Installation

Prerequisites

NOTE The 10/100Base-TX card is a combination card that allows you to connect

to a 10Mbit/s 10Base-T or 100 Mbit/s 100Base-TX network. The

hardware card will be referred to as a 10/100Base-TX card throughout

this manual.

Prior to loading the 10/100Base-TX product onto your system, check that

you have met the following hardware and software prerequisites:

1. Check that the /usr/bin,/usr/sbin, and /sbin directories are in your

PATH using the command:

echo $PATH

2. The operating system should have been upgraded to 10.20 or later

software.

To obtain this information, execute the command:

/bin/uname -a

3. You have a twisted pair cable to connect your 10/100Base-TX card to

your hub. (The cable and hub do not come with the HP

10/100Base-TX product.) A hardware checklist is shown below:

A. Cable: category 5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP).

B. Card: HP 9000 10/100Base-TX card.

C. Hub or switch: 100Base-TX hub for 100 Mbit/s speed

10Base-T hub for 10 Mbit/s speed.

4. Ensure that there is at least one HP-PB slot available in the system

backplane for the HP-PB 10/100Base-TX card.

5. You have an IP/Internet address, alias, and subnet mask (optional),

for your new 10/100Base-TX card. After you have obtained the

information, ﬁll out the Network Card Conﬁguration worksheet in

your 10/100Base-TX quick installation card.

A summary of the major characteristics of the 10/100Base-TX card is