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Confi gure > Ethernet > ETH n 4.25
The Configure > Ethernet folder opens to list configuration pages for each of the available
Ethernet instances on the unit. Each page allows you to configure parameters such as the IP address,
mask, gateway, etc.
On units with only one Ethernet port, if more than one Ethernet instance exists these are treated
as logical Ethernet ports. These instances can be used to assign more than one Ethernet IP address
to a router.
On units with more than one physical Ethernet port, the Ethernet instances refer to the different
physical Ethernet ports. These units can be configured for either “HUB” mode or “Port Isolate”
mode.
In HUB mode all the Ethernet ports are linked together and behave like an Ethernet hub or switch.
This means that the router will respond to all of its Ethernet IP addresses on all of its ports (as the
hub/ switch behaviour links the ports together).
In Port Isolate mode the router will only respond to its Ethernet 0 IP address on physical port
“LAN 0”, its Ethernet 1 IP address on physical port “LAN 1”, etc. The router will not respond to its
Ethernet 1 address on port “LAN 0” unless routing has been configured appropriately.
When configured for HUB mode it is important that no more than one of the router’s ports is
connected to another hub or switch on the same physical network otherwise an Ethernet loop can
occur. The default behaviour is “HUB” rather than “Port Isolate”.
Note:
VLAN tagging is not available when the router is configured for Port Isolate mode.
Using the Web Page(s)
Description:
This parameter allows you to enter a name for this Ethernet instance, to make it easier to iden-
tify.
IP analysis:
This parameter is used to include or exclude IP data from this Ethernet port from the analyser
trace and is equivalent to checking or un-checking the equivalent IP sources checkbox on the
Configure > Analyser page.
Ethernet analysis:
This parameter is used to include or exclude IP data from this Ethernet port from the analyser
trace and is equivalent to checking or un-checking the equivalent ETH boxes on the IP sources
section of the Configure > Analyser page.
DHCP client:
This parameter is used to enable or disable the DHCP client for this Ethernet port.
IP address:
This parameter specifies the IP address of this Ethernet port on your LAN.
Multihome additional consecutive addresses:
This parameter defines how many additional (consecutive) addresses the ethernet driver will
“own”. For example, if the IP address of the port was 10.3.20.40, and Multihome additional con-
secutive addresses was set to 3, the IP addresses 10.3.20.41, 10.3.20.42 and 10.3.20.43 would
also belong to the ethernet port.
Mask:
This parameter specifies the subnet mask of the IP subnet to which the unit is attached via this
Ethernet port. Typically, this would be 255.255.255.0 for a Class C network.
Max Rx rate (kbps):
On models with multiple LAN ports, this parameter may be used to specify a maximum data