User ManualTable of ContentsContents5About TCP/IP Configuration and Reference (SC41-5420)7Prerequisite and related information9Operations Navigator9How to send your comments11Summary of changes13Chapter 1. Configuring TCP/IP15What you need to know before you can configure TCP/IP15Planning for TCP/IP Installation and Configuration16Gathering Information About your Network16TCP/IP Planning Checklists17Line Description Parameters Checklist17Local TCP/IP Host Information Checklist18Installing the TCP/IP Application Programs19Using the TCP/IP Administration Menu20Using the Configure TCP/IP Menu21Configuring TCP/IP using the EZ-Setup Wizard23Configuring TCP/IP using the Command Line Interface23Step 1—Configuring a Line Description24Step 2—Configuring a TCP/IP Interface24Step 3—Configuring TCP/IP Routes26Step 4—Configuring TCP/IP attributes30Step 5—Configuring TCP/IP Remote System Information (X.25)30Step 6—Configuring TCP/IP Host Table Entries32Adding an Entry to the Host Table32Work with TCP/IP Host Table Display33AnyNet/400: APPC over TCP/IP36Step 7—Configuring the Local Domain and Host Name36Domain Name System (DNS) Server37Step 8—Starting TCP/IP and TCP/IP Servers38TCP/IP Jobs39End TCP/IP (ENDTCP)40Step 9—Verifying the TCP/IP Connection40Verifying Additional TCP/IP Connections41Verifying TCP/IP Connections with Host Name—Example43Verifying TCP/IP Connections with Internet Address—Example44Step 10—Saving Your TCP/IP Configuration44Chapter 2. TCP/IP: Operation, Management, and AdvancedTopics47Network Status47Work with TCP/IP Network Status Menu47Work with TCP/IP Interface Status48Starting TCP/IP Interfaces49Ending TCP/IP Interfaces50Route-to-Interface Binding50Display TCP/IP Route Information51Work with TCP/IP Connection Status52Ending TCP/IP Connections54Working with Configuration Status55Displaying TCP/IP Network Status Information56Display Multicast Groups56Displaying TCP/IP Interfaces57Displaying Associated Routes58Displaying Route Details Option59Displaying TCP/IP Route Information60Displaying TCP/IP Connections62Displaying Connection Totals63TCP/IP Host Tables64Managing TCP/IP Host Tables65Host File Formats65Host Table Information with *AIX Files65Host Table Information with *NIC Files65Host Table Information with *AS400 Files66Tips for Merging Host Tables66Merging TCP/IP Host Tables66Example: Successful Host Table Merge67Example: Partly Successful Host Table Merge67Managing the Host Table from a Central Site67Step 1—Create the Host Table on Your Central System67Step 2—Start FTP to a Remote System67Step 3—Tell FTP to Send the Host File to the Remote System67Step 4—Merge the File68IP Routing and Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Redirecting68Dead Gateway Processing69Negative Advice from TCP or the Data Link Layer69How IP Responds to Negative Advice70Multihoming Function70Example: A Single Host on a Network over a CommunicationsLine71Example: Multiple Hosts on the Same Network over the SameCommunications Line71Example: Multiple Hosts on the Same Network over MultipleCommunications Lines71Example: Multiple Hosts on Different Networks over the SameCommunications Line72Example: Multiple Hosts on Different Networks over MultipleCommunications Lines72Example: The Multihoming function73Type of Service (TOS)74TOS Example75Multiple Routes75TCP/IP Port Restriction76Configuring TCP/IP Port Restrictions77Related Tables and the Host Table79Using X.25 PVC instead of SVC81IP Multicasting82Multicast Application Programming Information82Multicast Restrictions82Chapter 3. TCP/IP Performance85*BASE Pool Size85TCP/IP Jobs85TCP/IP Protocol Support Provided by IOP85Merge Host Table Performance87Running TCP/IP Only: Performance Considerations87Appendix A. Configuring a Physical Line for TCP/IPCommunication89Configuration Steps90Creating the Line Description90Line Description Name90Source Service Access Point90Setting the Maximum Transmission Unit91Determining the Maximum Size of Datagrams91Appendix B. TCP/IP Application Exit Points and Programs93TCP/IP Exit Points and Exit Programs93OS/400 Registration Facility94TCP/IP Application Exit Points94Creating Exit Programs95Adding Your Exit Program to the Registration Facility95Step 1. Select your exit point96Step 2: Select the Add Exit Program option97Step 3: Add your exit program97Removing Exit Programs98Exit Point Interfaces for TCP/IP Application Exit Points99TCP/IP Application Request Validation Exit Point Interface99Required Parameter Group99Usage Notes101Remote Execution Server Command Processing Selection ExitPoint103Required Parameter Group103Usage Notes104Notices107Programming Interface Information108Trademarks108Index111Size: 592 KBPages: 116Language: EnglishOpen manual