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mode com1: 19200, none, 8

After setting these parameters and restarting TCP you should
first attempt to ping the 8281 bridge to prove connectivity before
using the 8281 configurator.

ping 1.2.3.5

If the ping is successful you may then use the 8281 configurator
serially attached.

1.5 Configuration Utility Program and OS/2 with TCP/IP V3.0

1.You must have the following installed.

-

Multi-Protocol Transport Services (MPTS V2.0).

... with the Dos\Windows Access Kit selected.
... Configure LAN adapter with TCP/IP protocol.

NOTE: If you don

t have a LAN adapter you must

add the following lines to your CONFIG.SYS
following the line containing

DEVICE=C:\MPTN\PROTOCOL\AFOS2.SYS

″ .

.
.
DEVICE=C:\MPTN\PROTOCOL\AFINET.SYS
DEVICE=C:\MPTN\PROTOCOL\IFNDIS.SYS
.

-

TCP/IP V3.0 for OS/2

2. The serial port and TCP/IP SLIP interface must be enabled and configured.

MTU size:

1500

VJ compression:

off

IP address:

1.2.3.6

destination IP address :

1.2.3.5

You may want to create a command file ...
( NOTE: example shows connection to COM2)

Line 1 => mode com2: 19200,n,8
Line 2 => slip -com2 -ifconfig 1.2.3.6 1.2.3.5 -mtu 1500 -speed 19200

After setting these parameters and restarting TCP you should
first attempt to ping the 8281 bridge to prove connectivity before
using the 8281 configurator.

ping 1.2.3.5

If the ping is successful you may then use the 8281 configurator
serially attached.

1.6

SNMP MIB Browser

s Handling of Octet Strings

When using some MIB Browsers (eg, NetView for AIX), don

t be

alarmed when queries for octet string MIB objects yield *strange*
results.

Typically, the browser is not able to distinguish

between octet strings that are supposed to be human-readable

Appendix D. Hints and Tips for the ATM 4-Port TR/Ethernet Bridge Module

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