NS3000/iX Operations and Maintenance Reference Manual (36922-90039)

28 Chapter2
Operating Your Network
Starting Links and Services
Starting Links and Services
You use the NETCONTROL START command to start the network links
and the NSCONTROL START command to start the Network Services.
You must start at least one link before you can start Network Services.
When you start the first link, the network transport is initiated as well.
The network transport is the software responsible for sending data
out over the appropriate communications links, receiving incoming
data, and routing incoming or outgoing data to the appropriate
destinations. It includes the general protocols and the network
interfaces.
To Start a Network Link
You will need to issue a start command for each network interface (NI)
you want to activate. The NET and GATE keywords allow you to specify
the NI that you want to start. Use NET with the network interface name
associated with the link you want to initiate. Use GATE with the
network interface name of the gateway half you want to initiate.
The first NETCONTROL START command you enter will initiate the
network transport software, including the configured protocols. You can
initiate the network transport by itself by entering the NETCONTROL
START command without any keywords, but you will not be able to
communicate with any other nodes on the network.
The NETCONTROL START command requires NM capability.
To Start a Link
Issue the following command to start an NS link:
NETCONTROL START;NET=NIname
The NIname is the network interface name that you configured through
NMMGR. Start other links as required by entering the command using
the appropriate NI names.
To Start a Host-Based X.25 Link
If your network includes X.25 links and you are using host-based
network management, you will need to use the DTCCNTRL command
before you issue the NETCONTROL START command for the X.25 NI.
DTCCNTRL starts X.25 and PAD support for the DTC/X.25 Network
Access card. Issue the following command (System Operator capability
required):
DTCCNTRL DTC=dtcname;CARD=cardnumber;FUNC=function