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fp@703: This file shall give additional information on how to set up a network
fp@1327: environment with Ethernet over EtherCAT devices.
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fp@703: A virtual network interface will appear for every EoE-capable slave. The
fp@785: interface naming scheme is either eoeXsY, where X is the master index and Y is
fp@785: the slave's ring position, or (if the slave has an alias set) eoeXaZ, where Z
fp@785: is the (decimal) alias address. Please provide a network configuration file for
fp@785: any of these interfaces. On SUSE systems, these can look like the following:
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fp@703: /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eoe0s14:
fp@703: IPADDRESS=10.0.0.14/8
fp@703: STARTMODE=auto
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fp@703: This will tell the ifupd to configure and open the device after it appears.
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fp@703: If the interfaces shall be part of a network bridge, the IPADDRESS line is not
fp@703: necessary. Instead, copy the file script/ifup-eoe.sh to your systems if-up.d
fp@703: directory (on SUSE, this is /etc/sysconfig/network/if-up.d), and customize the
fp@703: included variables.
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