Drac 4 Ide Option Rom Utility Properties - Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 User Manual

Table 2-1. DRAC 4 IDE Option ROM Utility Properties
Properties
NIC Current TCP/IP
Configuration
DNS Current
Configuration
NIC TCP/IP Configuration Options
Use DHCP is:
Static IP-Addr
Static Netmask
Static Gateway
Ethernet Configuration Options
NIC is:
Auto-Negotiate is:
LAN Speed Setting Indicates the speed at which the DRAC 4 NIC is set to communicate. The
LAN Duplex Setting Indicates the duplex setting of the DRAC 4 NIC. The available settings are Half
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Displays the current IP address, netmask, and gateway assigned to the DRAC 4
from the DHCP server.
NOTE:
If DHCP is enabled on the card and the DHCP system is not working properly,
the category displays Unavailable for each option, and the following message blinks
below the option labels:
Waiting for response from DHCP Server
Displays the current IP address assigned to the DHCP server.
Indicates whether the DHCP system has assigned the DRAC 4 IP address or
whether the DRAC 4 is using a preset static IP address. The available settings are
Enabled and Disabled. Press <d> to toggle the setting. When this option is
selected, the other options in this group are grayed out.
Indicates the preset static IP address that the DRAC 4 uses if DHCP is disabled.
The default is 192.168.0.120. Press <i> to change this address.
Indicates the preset static masked IP address of the DRAC 4 if DHCP is disabled.
The default is 255.255.255.0. Press <n> to change this mask.
Indicates the preset static gateway (router or switch address) of the DRAC 4 address
if DHCP is disabled. The default is 192.168.0.1. Press <g> to change the address.
Indicates whether the DRAC 4 NIC setting is Enabled or Disabled. Press <e> to
toggle the setting. When selected, the DRAC 4 NIC can be used for remote access. You
must select this option to be able to configure the remaining options on this screen.
Indicates whether the DRAC 4 automatically configures LAN speed and duplex
settings. The available settings are Enabled and Disabled. If this option is not
selected, the user settings are used. Press <a> to toggle the setting.
available settings are 10 Base-T and 100 Base-T. 10 Base-T represents a
communication speed of 10 Mb per second. 100 Base-T represents a speed of 100
Mb per second. Press <s> to toggle this setting. This option is not available
when the Auto Negotiate setting is enabled.
Duplex and Full Duplex. When set to Half Duplex, the NIC communicates in
one direction at a time, indicating that at any given moment it can either receive or
transmit information, but not both. When set to Full Duplex, the NIC
communicates in both directions simultaneously. Press <x> to toggle to this
setting. This option is not available when the Auto Negotiate setting is enabled.