From 62011cff7326aca24d064d1a5f54ba0a5a16e93b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Moritz Fischer Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 22:58:54 -0700 Subject: e3xx: docs: Add a paragraph on network configuration. Signed-off-by: Moritz Fischer --- host/docs/usrp_e3x0.dox | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'host') diff --git a/host/docs/usrp_e3x0.dox b/host/docs/usrp_e3x0.dox index b175cc201..f34aef229 100644 --- a/host/docs/usrp_e3x0.dox +++ b/host/docs/usrp_e3x0.dox @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -/*! \page page_usrp_e3x0 USRP-E3x0 Series +/*! \page page_usrp_e3x0 USRP-E3xx Series \tableofcontents @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ There are two different methods to connect to the device - using the gigabit ethernet connector and a ssh client on your host computer For the first boot, booting with the serial cable connected to the device -is recommended, as it allows to review and modify the network configuration, +is recommended, as it allows to review and modify the \ref e3xx_network_configuration and allows to enter the bootloader in case of issues during the boot. @@ -248,8 +248,7 @@ You may need to change the USRP's IP address for several reasons: - to use multiple USRP-E Series devices with the same host computer - to set a known IP address into USRP (in case you forgot) - - +For examples refer to the \ref e3xx_network_configuration section. \section e3x0_hw Hardware Notes @@ -626,6 +625,51 @@ TRX-B | >= 2940.0 | 11 | 10 | XXX _Note: Although the transmit filters are low pass, the following table describes UHD's tuning range for selecting each filter path. The table also includes the required transmit enable states._ +\section e3xx_network_configuration Network configuration + +Your USRP E3XX Series device can be configured by editing the /etc/network/interfaces.
+The device defaults to *DHCP*, meaning it will query the local network's DHCP server for an address. + +\subsection e3xx_network_dhcp DHCP + +The default configuration should look similar to, instructing your device to query +local DHCP servers for an IP address, gateway, etc. +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +auto eth0 +iface eth0 inet dhcp +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +In order to change the hostname used to obtain an IP address via DHCP change + + /etc/hostname + +and edit: + + /etc/network/interfaces + +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +auto eth0 +iface eth0 inet dhcp + hostname your-hostname +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + + +\subsection e3xx_network_static Static IP + +To configure a static IP address edit + + /etc/hostname + +to look like + +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +auto eth0 +iface eth0 inet static + address your-ip + netmask your-netmask + gateway your-gateway +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + \section e3x0_misc Miscellaneous \subsection e3x0_misc_multirx Multiple RX channels -- cgit v1.2.3