Configuring the logical Ethernet interface

After the ATM adapter joins an Emulated LAN, you need to assign an IP address to the (logical) network interface and configure additional parameters.

To configure a logical Ethernet interface, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Enter the following command: *ifconfig interface* address netmask mask up** interface is the name of the logical network interface. address is the IP address associated with the interface. mask is the network mask that is selected according to the class of the IP address. For more information about the netmask parameter and the `ifconfig` command, see the Command Reference. Example The following command configures the el0 logical Ethernet network interface, assigning a corresponding IP address and netmask: ifconfig el0 172.20.12.19 netmask 255.255.252.0 up
2	To configure more than one logical Ethernet interface, repeat Step 1.

Step

Action

Enter the following command:

ifconfig interface address netmask mask up

interface is the name of the logical network interface.

address is the IP address associated with the interface.

mask is the network mask that is selected according to the class of the IP address.

For more information about the netmask parameter and the ifconfig command, see the Command Reference.

The following command configures the el0 logical Ethernet network interface, assigning a corresponding IP address and netmask:

ifconfig el0 172.20.12.19 netmask 255.255.252.0 up

To configure more than one logical Ethernet interface, repeat Step 1.