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Configuring TCP/IP Services
After you install Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS, you need to enable the
components and characteristics you require for your particular system using the
menu-driven TCPIP$CONFIG procedure.
This chapter explains the TCPIP$CONFIG menus, provides sample installation
output, and summarizes additional configuration and setup tasks.
3.1 Recommended Order for Configuring TCP/IP Services
Table 3–1 lists the tasks involved in configuring the TCP/IP Services components
and functionality, and the sections that describe these tasks.
Table 3–1 Configuring TCP/IP Services
Step Task Described in...
1 Assemble system information to prepare for running
TCPIP$CONFIG.
Section 1.3
2 Run TCPIP$CONFIG. If you have a TCP/IP Services V4.x
configuration on your system, answer prompts to convert
existing databases or create new ones.
Section 3.3
3 If preferred, have TCP/IP Services software configured
automatically by a DHCP server.
Section 3.2
4 Manually configure the major components and functionality
using TCPIP$CONFIG.
Section 3.3.4
5 Configure the optional components using TCPIP$CONFIG, as
applicable.
Section 3.3.7
6 Start TCP/IP Services. Section 3.5
7 Verify the configuration. Section 3.8
8 Complete additional configuration tasks, as appropriate. Section 3.9
3.2 Automatic Configuration of TCP/IP Services Using DHCP Client
TCP/IP Services Version 5.3 supports the DHCP client, which allows you to have
your system configured automatically by a DHCP server. You can achieve this in
one of two ways:
• If TCP/IP Services has never been configured on your system, you can run the
TCP/IP Services startup procedure, SYS$MANAGER:TCPIP$STARTUP.COM.
The startup procedure detects the fact that the TCP/IP Services software has
not been configured and asks whether you want the DHCP client to configure
the host for you. Answer YES.
Configuring TCP/IP Services 3–1