Before you install Ingres Net, the network administrator must make sure the network is properly installed and operating.

To install Ingres Net for Windows with TCP/IP as its network protocol, you must first install the TCP/IP network software for Windows. From the Network applet in the Control Panel, choose Add Software. From the list of choices, choose TCP/IP Protocol and Related Components and follow the installation instructions.

To use symbolic node names (host names) of a remote host instead of its numeric IP address, you must either configure a Domain Name Server in the DNS section of the TCP/IP configuration or add a list of IP addresses and corresponding symbolic names in the file %windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts. For information on the format of this file, see Windows documentation.

To install Ingres Net for Linux with TCP/IP as its network protocol, you must first configure TCP/IP for Linux.

To use symbolic node names (host names) of a remote host instead of its numeric IP address, you must either configure TCP/IP to use a Domain Name Server configuration or add a list of IP addresses and corresponding symbolic node names host names) of all remote hosts that are referred to by host name in a file called the /etc/hosts file (or other list of network host addresses).

Establish aliases for node names in the /etc/hosts file. This is useful if the node name contains characters that are not accepted by Ingres Net. For information about how to establish aliases, see Linux documentation for your machine.

Fully test TCP/IP before installing Ingres Net. You must be able to connect to other nodes on the network using telnet and ftp commands.