Appendix A Network Computer Configuration Form

Ethernet TCP/IP Interface 

Host Name/Address 

The host address or host name for this interface. 

Netmask 

The netmask for this interface. 

Web Server Document Root 

Select Web Server 

Select the default web server, which is the web server running on this system at port 80. 

Full Path Name of the Document Root 

Enter the absolute path name of the default web server's document root. 

Global Parameters 

Boot Server Address  

The host address of the NC boot server on the local network. The boot server provides DHCP, TFTP, and NFS services.  

Time Server Address 

The IP address of a server supporting the NTP protocol.  

DNS Domain Name 

The DNS domain where the NCs reside.  

DNS Server Address(es) 

The host address of the DNS server for the NCs.  

NIS Domain Name (optional) 

The NIS domain in which the NCs reside.  

NIS Server Address(es) (optional) 

The host address(es) of the NIS servers for the NCs.  

Router Address(es) (optional) 

The host address(es) of the routers to be used by the NCs. If not specified, the JavaOS(TM) software on each NC will broadcast looking for a router.  

Lease Time (in days) 

The duration (in days) of an IP address lease. IP addresses are leased to NCs, not assigned permanently. For more information, refer to the Netra j 3.0 Administrator's Guide.

Lease Negotiation 

A yes or no value that specifies whether the boot server renews the IP address leases of clients requesting lease renewal.  

Network Interfaces 

A list of the network interfaces accessible to the Netra j 3.0 system. Each interface is associated with a physical device. However, a physical device can have multiple network interfaces.  

Time Zone  

The time zone in which the NCs are located. 

Add A Network Computer 

Host Name 

The host name of the NC. 

MAC Address 

The MAC address of the NC. This address is a unique assigned number built into the hardware of the computer and displayed at boot time. 

Host Address 

The host address of the NC. 

Enter Lease Time 

The duration (in days) of an IP address lease. IP addresses are leased to NCs, not assigned permanently. For more information, refer to the Netra j 3.0 Administrator's Guide.

Default Application 

Select the application to be run on this NC. 

Select NC locale 

Select the language to be used at this NC. 

Select Keyboard 

Select the native keyboard to be used at this NC. 

Vendor Specific Options (optional) 

Vendor specific options, (JavaOS properties) to be delivered to this NC during boot-up. 

Add Multiple Network Computers 

Host Name Prefix 

The common prefix of a group of automatically generated host names. 

Starting IP address 

The starting IP address when sequential addresses are generated for the NCs. 

Number of NCs 

The number of network computers for which addresses are generated. 

Enter Lease Time 

The duration (in days) of an IP address lease. IP addresses are leased to NCs, not assigned permanently. For more information, refer to the Netra j 3.0 Administrator's Guide.

Default Application 

Select the application to be run on the NCs. 

Select NC locale 

Select the language to be used at the NCs. 

Select Keyboard 

Select the native keyboard to be used at the NCs. 

Vendor Specific Options (optional) 

Vendor specific options, (JavaOS properties) to be delivered to the NCs during boot-up. 

DNS Client Administration 

DNS Domain Name 

The DNS domain that will be used to resolve partially-qualified host names. Usually, this is the local domain name. 

Name Server 1 Address 

The host address of the DNS server that will be tried first for all DNS queries. 

Name Server 2 Address (optional) 

The host address of the DNS server to use, if the first name server is unreachable. 

Name Server 3 Address (optional) 

The host address of the DNS server to use, if the first two name servers are unreachable. 

Basic DNS Server Configuration 

DNS domain name 

Enter the name of the DNS domain in which the Netra server resides (or will reside on completion of the DNS configuration). 

DNS administrator's user name 

Enter the name or alias of the local user (e.g. root) who is responsible for DNS. 

Root Name Server/IP Address 

The fully-qualified host names and host addresses of a set of DNS servers that can be contacted to resolve name queries. 

Add DNS Primary Domain 

Host Names/Host Addresses 

The host names and corresponding host addresses of the hosts in the domain. 

Host Aliases/Host Names 

Enter alias names for hosts in the domain followed by a known name of the host. 

Mail Addresses/Preferences/Mail Servers 

Use this field if people are expected to send mail to the domain rather than directly to the mail server.The preference value (an integer) determines which mail server to use if the domain has more than one: the lower the value, the higher the priority of the corresponding mail server. 

Domains/DNS Servers 

Enter records for other DNS servers. Each record should consist of the name of the domain which the server is responsible for followed by the name of the server. 

Advanced Global Parameters, Localization Properties (optional) 

Input Method Server (optional) 

A server with a language engine to interpret the keyboard input method (for Korean, Chinese, and Japanese languages only). This server must be running a localized version of Solaris.  

Input Method Port (optional) 

The port where the input method server's language engine is accessible.  

Fonts Server (optional)  

The host address or host name of the fonts server for the NCs. A fonts server is required for Asian locales and if alternate fonts will be used by the NCs. For more information, refer to the Netra j 3.0 Administrator's Guide.

Fonts Directory (optional)  

The directory location of the fonts on the font server for the NCs.  

Localized Resources Server (optional) 

The host address or host name of the localized resources server for the NCs. Localized resources, such as keyboard mapping tables, support NC operation in different languages. For more information, refer to the Netra j 3.0 Administrator's Guide.

Localized Resources Directory (optional) 

The directory location of the localized resources for theNCs.  

Login Locales List (optional) 

The list of locales presented as choices to the user logging on to an NC.