Configure TCP/IP
Fermi Notes
Choose dhcp or fill in a static IP address for your machine.
If you are unsure which to do, look at the "Installation Help" below.
Installation Help
- DHCP
This is where a IP address and hostname get assigned to your machine for a limited time. Most
laptops work this way, where you just plug in your computer and you automatically are on the network.
Not all sub-nets at the lab support DHCP.
If you will be using DHCP during the install, you do not need to figure out your IP address, it
will be detected and used automatically.
- Static IP address
Using a static IP address is the prefered way to network desktop and server machines. You will need
to get a IP address from the DataComm Group.
This generally takes a day to get into the system.
The MAC (hardware) address of the ethernet card is needed in order to get a IP address.
- We are currently determining the easiest way to obtain the MAC address. When we
do we will have those instructions here.
DataComm will supply you with your IP address, along with other information. During the install
you will need
- The IP address (suppliedby DataComm).
- The network Netmask (suppliedby DataComm with the IP address).
- The network Default Gateway IP address (supplied by DataComm with the IP address).
