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Cabletron Systems SmartSTACK 100 User Manual

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Configuring Your ELS100-16TX

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• Class B addresses are used for medium sized networks. The first

two bytes identify the network and the last two identify the
node. The first byte of a class B address must be in the range
128–191. The address 128.150.50.10 identifies node 50.10 on
network 128.150.

• Class C addresses are used for small networks. The first three

bytes identify the network and the last byte identifies the node.
The first byte of a class C address must be in the range 192–223.
The address 192.138.217.10 identifies node 10 on network
192.138.217.

To assign an IP address to a port, at the LCM prompt:

1. Type

ipaddr

For example,

ipaddr 6 192.138.217.40

would set the IP address of

Port 6 to 192.138.217.40. LCM responds by displaying the IP address
table, as shown under the

ipaddr

command.