PCi Standard Network Interface

This section has been written for network managers who will be installing the PCi Standard Network Interface (referred to as PCSNI).

The instructions in this section assume that you are familiar with both the Reality and Windows operating systems and have access to the appropriate user documentation. They also assume that the PC being connected to the network is using a supported version of Microsoft Windows and that the relevant networking card has been installed.

Contents

This topic describes the different parts of this section and any conventions used.

Overview, describes the different versions of the Standard Network Interface and the additional hardware and software you will require.

Installation, describes how to install PCSNI.

Configuration, describes how to configure PCSNI.

Problem solving, describes some of the more common operating problems and suggests how they might be overcome.

Related Documents

Guide to Networking for REALITY Users.

User's Reference: Administration.

UNIX-Connect, System Administration.

Conventions

The following conventions are used throughout this section:

Text Bold text shown in this typeface is used to indicate input which must be typed at the terminal.

Text Text shown in this typeface is used to show text that is output to the screen.

italics Characters or words in italics indicate parameters which must be supplied by the user. For example in

drive:\setup

the parameter drive is italicised to indicate that you must supply the name of the actual drive defined on your system.

Italic text is also used for the titles of documents referred to by this document and for the titles on disk labels.

SMALL CAPITALSSmall capitals are used for the names of keys such as RETURN.

EnterTo enter means to type text then press RETURN. For instance, 'Enter the WHO command' means type WHO, then press RETURN.

In general, the RETURN key (shown as ENTER or ¿ on some keyboards) must be used to complete all terminal input unless otherwise specified.

0xnnThis denotes the hexadecimal value, nn. For example, 0xA9 denotes the hexadecimal value A9 (decimal 169).