references pages, release notes, and the InSight versions of the
NetWorker manuals on an IRIX 5.2 client, give these commands:
Inst> keep *
Inst> install networker4.*.client_5
Inst> install networker4.man.relnotes
Inst> install networker4.books.*
For additional information on these subsystems, see the NetWorker for
IRIX Release Notes.

# Network Setup

Source: http://tech-pubs.net/wiki/index.php/Network_Setup

IRIX unlike modern Linux distros, Windows and macOS necessitates some level of manual configuration. 

Some of the tasks here can be accomplished via the GUI, but it is valuable to understand the networking stack in IRIX.

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## Documentation and Support

Both the _IRIX NetWorker Administrator's Guide_ and `IRIX NetWorker User's Guide` are available online, as IRIS InSight™ books. To view the manuals, install the subsystems _networker4.books.NetWorker_AG_ and _networker4.books.NetWorker_UG_.

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Caution: Important pieces of information and cautionary notes that prevent you
from making a mistake are marked “Caution.”
Note: Helpful information that you might want to know is marked “Note.”
Tip: Tips or suggestions that you do not necessarily have to follow, but may give you
hints as to how to set up NetWorker at your site, are marked “Tip.”
Documentation and Support
Both the IRIX NetWorker Administrator’s Guide and IRIX NetWorker User’s Guide are
available online, as IRIS InSight books. To view the manuals, install the subsystems
networker4.books.NetWorker_AG and networker4.books.NetWorker_UG.
To access these books over the World Wide Web, please visit the Technical Publications
Library at http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/.  Once there, click
Library Search and search
for “NetWorker” in document titles.
Silicon Graphics offers a comprehensive product support and maintenance program for
IRIX products. For information about using support services for this product, refer to the

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## Other Documentation

For information on server configuration and administration, refer to the _IRIX NetWorker Administrator's Guide_.

To get information about a specific release of IRIX NetWorker, see the _IRIX NetWorker Release Notes_.

If you would like more technical information about the NetWorker commands, see the online reference pages after you have installed NetWorker.

Both the _IRIX NetWorker User's Guide_ and `IRIX NetWorker Administrator's Guide` are available online, as InSight manuals. Install the subsystems _networker4.books.NetWorker_UG_ and _networker4.books.NetWorker_AG_ ; use `insight`(1) to view the manuals.

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# Installing IRIX

Source: http://tech-pubs.net/wiki/index.php/Installing_IRIX

It is recommended to install IRIX via a network for ease of use. IRIX has a rather unique and comprehensive network installing method, and as a result of it's convenience, performance and utility, many users have created guides on how to do it. This serves as the meta hub. 

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## Editing the IP Configuration Files

To configure the IP networking interfaces, edit the `/etc/hosts` and `/etc/config/netif.options` files, as explained below.

Each time the IP software starts, it uses information from these two files to configure the IP interfaces.

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The network portion of the IP address for each local area network must be unique; you cannot use the same network address for your system's Ethernet and Network Load Balancing connections. 

To get IP addresses for the Network Load Balancing Software and the devices you are associating with it, follow these steps:

  1. Determine which real devices you are associating with the Network Load Balancing Software.

  2. Obtain an IP address for the Network Load Balancing Software. This address must be unique. 

  3. Obtain IP addresses for the real (Ethernet) devices if they have not already been assigned.

  4. If necessary, configure the Ethernet devices with `ifconfig`. For information on this command, see its man page, `ifconfig``(1M)` .

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## Preparing for Network Load Balancing Software Configuration