Local Area Network Requirements

A network interface consists of three elements:

• Network Port

The network port provides the physical link between machines that comprise a network. Ports can be built into the Netra server, or they can be provided by PCI cards in the server. The Netra server supports Fast Ethernet 100 BASE-T (hme).

• Network Protocol

The network protocol defines the communication that travels over the network. The Netra server supports the TCP/IP network protocols. The TCP/IP protocol suite supports the definition of multiple interfaces for a network hardware port and network protocol.

• Interface Definition

The interface definition is the configuration information that is specific to the Netra server. For example, the Netra server requires host addresses for TCP/IP interfaces.