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Chapter 1: Understanding Silicon Graphics' Networking Products
This chapter provides information about the standard hardware and software networking products provided with Silicon Graphics systems. It explains the physical connection of an IRIS system to an Ethernet and serial network and describes network hardware options and interface names for network devices. This chapter describes the standard networking files, directories, and daemons, and provides an overview of the network startup and shutdown processes. It also supplies a brief description of Silicon Graphics' optional networking products.
Topics covered in the remaining chapters of this guide require an understanding of the fundamentals of network theory and operation. If you need information on networking fundamentals, refer to the bibliography in the introduction to this guide for additional reading. Topics in this chapter include:
- Networking Hardware
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- Networking Software
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- Optional Networking Products
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