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Tcp/ip planning checklists, Line description parameters checklist – IBM SC41-5420-04 User Manual

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“Step 6—Configuring TCP/IP Host Table Entries” on page 18. For information
about configuring and using a DNS server, see
DNS(http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/v5r1/ic2924/info/rzakk/
rzakkkickoff.htm) in the Information Center. If you are using the Supplemental
Manuals CD, then switch to the iSeries Information Center CD to access this
information.

5.

Obtain X.25 network addresses:

If you plan to use TCP/IP on an X.25 private

or public data network, you need to know whether you will be using a
switched virtual circuit (SVC) or permanent virtual circuit (PVC).
v To use an SVC, you need to know the network address of each remote

system in the network with which you want to communicate.

v To use a PVC, you need to know the related logical channel identifier. You

can have a network address or a permanent virtual circuit, but not both, for
a remote system information entry.
If a remote system is an iSeries, you can determine its network address by
using the Display Line Description (DSPLIND) command on that remote
system.

6.

Familiarize yourself with the TCP/IP Administration Menu:

The TCP/IP

Administration menu (Figure 1 on page 6) provides easy access to common
functions associated with administering TCP/IP.
To get to this menu, enter the GO TCPADM command from the iSeries Main
Menu.

7.

Familiarize yourself with the Configure TCP/IP Menu:

The Configure TCP/IP

menu (Figure 2 on page 8) guides you through all the tasks for configuring
your server to communicate with other systems in a TCP/IP network.
You can reach this menu in two ways:
v Select option 1 on the TCPADM menu.
v Enter the Configure TCP/IP (CFGTCP) command.

TCP/IP Planning Checklists

The following checklists (Table 1 and Table 2 on page 4) can help you prepare for
the installation and configuration of TCP/IP on your network
v Line description parameters
v Local TCP/IP host information

Line Description Parameters Checklist

Table 1. Line Description Parameters

Line Type

*ELAN

*TRLAN

*WLS

*DDI

*FR

*X25

*ASYNC

*PPP

*TDLC

Resource name

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Local adapter address

O

O

O

O

Speed

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

SSAP (session services
access point)

O

O

O

O

O

Maximum frame size

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Local manager mode

O

Attached non-switched
NWI name

R

Data link connection ID

R

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