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AlphaNET Installation Guide, Revision 05

Chapter 2 - Building a Simple

Network

Sometimes people find building a network a rather confusing task. This chapter gives an overview of

what is involved in constructing a simple, two-computer AlphaNET network.

Rather than going into detail on each hardware and software step, we touch briefly on each concept and

direct you to detailed explanations later in this book. Although we build a simple, two-node Ethernet

network, the process of defining more complicated Ethernet or SerialNET networks is virtually the same.

This chapter assumes you are familiar with using Alpha Micro AMOS-based computers, and that

you understand such concepts as modifying the system initialization command file, defining

terminals using TRMDEF statements, using AlphaVUE to create files, etc. If this is not true, read

Chapter 3 for more details on the steps discussed below before beginning to install your network.

STEPS TO BUILDING A NETWORK

Here are all the steps we’re going to perform to set up our simple Ethernet network:

1. Download AlphaNET software.

2. Enter the Product Installation Code (PIC).

3. Install the required network hardware.

4. Create a network initialization file.

5. Create a network ersatz file.

6. Create a SYSNAM.DAT file.

7. Modify the system initialization command file.

8. Create a NTSER.JIN file.

9. Create a VTSER.JIN file.

All steps are required before our network is functional.

1. Download AlphaNET Software

Regardless of what type of AlphaNET configuration you are going to build, all computers on the network

need to have a copy of AlphaNET software downloaded into the appropriate accounts on their hard disk

drives. See “Downloading AlphaNET Software” in Chapter 3 for details.

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