Copyright IBM Corp. 1997
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Index
Numerics
100BASE-FX
cabling requirements 1-12
maximum segment length 1-10
100BASE-TX
cabling requirements 1-12
maximum segment length 1-10
10BASE2
cabling requirements 1-11
maximum segment length 1-10
10BASE-FL
cabling requirements 1-11
maximum segment length 1-10
10BASE-T
cabling requirements 1-10
connecting cables to ports 2-4
maximum segment length 1-10
A
acoustic characteristics 1-15
auto-discovery 3-12
auto-partitioning of ports 1-2
B
backup ports
assigning 1-9
configuring 3-25
how activated 1-9
resetting 3-26
BBS, IBM PC Company, telephone number of 3-47
BootP (Bootstrap Protocol)
configuring 3-17
requests 3-48
routers and 3-48
sample IP configuration file 3-48
using to set IP address 3-48
Bootstrap Protocol
See BootP (Bootstrap Protocol)
C
cables
10BASE-T specifications 1-10
acceptable types 1-10
connecting
tips 2-4
to 10BASE-T ports 2-4
to management port 2-6
crossover, pinout diagrams for A-2
documentation of 1-16
for 100BASE-FX FEM 1-12
for 10BASE2 MEP 1-11
for 10BASE-FL MEP 1-11
for 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX FEM 1-12
for management port 1-12
labeling 2-4
maximum segment length 1-10
null-modem
connecting to management port 2-6
for management port 1-12
optical fiber
cabling requirements 1-12
Ethernet planning and 1-9
maximum segment length 1-11, 1-12
pinout diagrams A-1
serial port and 1-12
shielded twisted pair (STP) 1-11
Stack Link
requirements for 1-12
use in creating stacks 1-4
using to interconnect 8237s 1-5
standards 1-11
straight-through, pinout diagrams for A-1
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) 1-10
collision domain 1-8
collisions, effects of 1-8
configuration
of Model 001 3-4
of Model 002 and Model 003 3-6
configuration data, protected 1-12
contents of package 2-1
crossover cables, pinout diagrams for A-2
D
default gateway, setting
using BootP 3-49
using user interface 3-13
diagnostic self-test results
Model 001 4-4
Model 002 4-5
Model 003 4-6
dimensions of 8237 1-14
disabling ports
auto-partitioning 1-2
using Port Configuration 3-21
documentation of installation 1-16
downloading microcode
See microcode, upgrading
E
enabling ports
automatically, using port backups 3-25
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