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36 Installing and Setting Up the DRAC 4
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Table 2-1. DRAC 4 IDE Option ROM Utility Properties
Properties Description
NIC Current TCP/IP
Configuration
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
DNS Current
Configuration
Displays the current IP address assigned to the DHCP server.
NIC TCP/IP Configuration Options
Use DHCP is:
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.
Static IP-Addr
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.
Static Netmask
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.
Static Gateway
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.
Ethernet Configuration Options
NIC is:
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.
Auto-Negotiate is:
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.
LAN Speed Setting
Indicates the speed at which the DRAC 4 NIC is set to communicate. The
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.
LAN Duplex Setting
Indicates the duplex setting of the DRAC 4 NIC. The available settings are Half
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.