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- an IRIX networking documents directory, distinct from the ../RFC/ library.
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- The following documents are included herein:
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- * Scalability in the XFS File System, January, 1996
- * XFS - File System Data Sheet and Technical Specifications
- * Using Automount, Pipeline, September/October 1995
- * Configuration and Use of PPP, Pipeline, September/October 1995
- * Configuring Multiple Network Interfaces on SGI Systems,
- Pipeline, November 1995
- * IRIX 5.3 NFS Version 3 Pipeline, November/December 1995
- * Asynchronous Transfer Mode: Implementations for 1994
- * HIPPI Performance on IRIX 5.2, June 24, 1994
- * Establishing a PPP connection using IRIX PPP
- * SLIP INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION GUIDE
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- * Scalability in the XFS File System, January, 1996
- This paper by Adam Sweeney was presented at the January, 1996 USENIX
- conference in San Diego, California. Information on future plans and
- performance data in this paper are not to be construed as a commitments
- by SGI.
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- * XFS - File System Data Sheet and Technical Specifications
- Introducing XFS, XFS(tm) is the next-generation file system for
- Silicon Graphics systems, from desktop workstations to supercomputers.
- XFS provides full 64-bit file capabilities that scale easily to handle
- extremely large files and file systems that grow to 1 terabyte. The XFS
- file system integrates volume management, guaranteed rate I/O, and
- journaling technology for fast, reliable recovery. File systems can be
- backed up while still in use, significantly reducing administrative
- overhead.
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- * Using Automount, Pipeline, September/October 1995
- Automount(1M) is used to facilitate the sharing of files and data
- among different systems. Although this can be accomplished using static
- mounts with NFS (Network File System), automount provides a better
- solution.
- This article describes a method to share systems among users without
- requiring that a system "belong" to a specific user. In addition, some
- potential problems are discussed and suggested workarounds are
- provided.
- It is assumed that the reader is a system or network administrator
- and is familiar with automount, NFS, and NIS (Network Information
- Services, previously known as YP or Yellow Pages). Readers not familiar
- with automount should refer to the article titled "Automount: An
- Introduction" in the November/December 1994 (Volume 5, Number 6) issue
- of Pipeline, or to one of the resources listed in the "References"
- section at the end of this article.
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- * Configuration and Use of PPP Pipeline, September/October 1995
- PPP (Point to Point Protocol) is a method of connecting a TCP/IP
- host to another TCP/IP host or network by utilizing a direct
- communication link between the two hosts. Most often, the method
- employed is a serial connection over a telephone dial-up circuit using
- standard modems. This article addresses the setup and operation of PPP
- over serial connections. It is assumed that the reader is a system
- administrator familiar with modems and TCP/IP.
- SGI's implementation of PPP under IRIX offers the user an enhanced
- degree of functionality and security over SLIP (Serial Line Internet
- Protocol). PPP should be selected as the method of choice for serial
- TCP/IP connectivity if any of the following are a consideration:
- o user authentication on a session level, using either ordinary UNIX
- passwords or PAP (Password Authentication Protocol), discussed in
- detail later in this article.
- o dynamic as well as static, and local or remote IP addressing
- o ability to negotiate protocol features with remote host
- o interoperability between implementations. Because the SLIP
- specification is not as well defined as PPP, more interoperability
- issues occur with SLIP than with PPP.
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- * Configuring Multiple Network Interfaces on SGI Systems, Pipeline,
- November/December 1995
- In most cases, systems with one or two network interfaces can use
- the default configuration specified by SGI. However, for those
- situations where the defaults are not sufficient, this article provides
- information to allow the system or network administrator to configure
- the system properly. Topics covered include:
- o naming the network interfaces
- o address assignment for the interfaces
- o configuring specific parameters for the interface
- In general, the information presented in this article is applicable to
- IRIX 4.0.x, IRIX 5.x and IRIX 6.x. However, IRIX 5.3 was used in
- researching this article.
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- * IRIX 5.3 NFS Version 3 Pipeline, November/December 1995
- This article provides an overview of the NFS (Network File System)
- Version 3 protocol and compares it to the NFS Version 2 protocol. Key
- differences between the IRIX 5.3 implementation of the NFS Version 3
- protocol are emphasized.
- It is assumed that the reader is a network administrator familiar
- with NFS, NIS (Network Information Services), TCP/IP, and
- automount(1M).
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- * Asynchronous Transfer Mode: Implementations for 1994
- o compressed PostScript format (21 pages)
- o uncompressed PostScript
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- SUMMARY: The most exciting networking concept of the early 1990's is
- Aysynchronous Transfer Mode or ATM. ATM promises to deliver much higher
- bandwidth over wider areas with lower latency than ever before
- available, but in the ferver to bring higher speeds to networks, many
- of the implementation details of ATM have yet to be determined. In this
- paper, we discuss the current state of the ATM standard and suggest
- appropriate uses for the technology today.
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- * HIPPI Performance on IRIX 5.2, June 24, 1994
- SUMMARY: This white paper explores the performance envelope of
- Silicon Graphics IRIS HIPPI version 1.0 as run on the CHALLENGE(TM) and
- Onyx(TM) computer systems running IRIX version 5.2. This report is for
- the HIPPI expert.
- See the src that accompanies this file in
- toolbox/src/exampleCode/networking/HIPPI
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- * Establishing a PPP connection using IRIX PPP
- This document was written by two SGI engineers to help people inside
- SGI establish ppp connections. It is included here as information
- useful to developers who may be attempting to crack the same "chinese
- puzzle".
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- * SLIP INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION GUIDE
- This document was written by one of SGI's net-gauds for people on
- SGI machines attempting to implement SLIP.
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