Creates an instance of a CSMA-CD station, using the specified communications device. The Communication Port argument is required. create [node node-id] csma-cd station station-name - communication port port-id Communication Port The Communication Port is the system device name assigned to this station. On Tru64 UNIX the port-id must be in the format ddn, where dd is the device name prefix and n is the device number. On OpenVMS the port-id must be in the format ddc, where dd is the device name prefix and c is the controller letter. Device Type Tru64 UNIX OpenVMS DEBNA et DEBNI et DELQA xq DELUA xe DEMNA xna ex DESVA es DEUNA xe DE422 ln er KFE-32 ef LANCE ln PMAD ln ec SGEC ez TGEC te TULIP tu ew Example: create csma-cd station csmacd-0 communication port EWA
1 – Exception Messages
o already exists A csma-cd station entity by that instance name already exists. o contraint violation That controller is already in use by some other csma-cd station. o process failure The communication port provided is invalid. o communication port in use The communication port is already reserved by another entity. o invalid communications port You cannot run CSMA/CD data links on this communications port. o no such object instance The CSMA-CD module has probably not been created yet. On OpenVMS, verify the contents of your NET$CSMACD_STARTUP.NCL script. You may need to run net$configure to reconfigure your devices.