Configuring and Managing MPE/iX Internet Services (August 2002)

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Preface
This manual describes how to configure and operate Internet Services on the HP e3000. It is written for
members of the system administration staff who have been assigned system manager (SM) or system
supervisor (OP) capability and who are responsible for installing, configuring and managing system and
network software. As such, it presumes a good understanding of networking concepts and familiarity with HP
e3000 system operations. Configuring and Managing Internet Services is not intended for the end user of
Internet Services such as tftp and telnet.
This manual is organized into the following chapters:
Chapter 1, “Introduction to Internet Services,” describes in summary fashion each of the utilities that
comprise the Internet Services product. It also includes instructions for installing and configuring the
services file and protocols file.
Chapter 2, “Internet Daemon,” describes the function and configuration of the Internet daemon inetd and
provides troubleshooting guidelines.
Chapter 3, “Telnet Service,” explains how to configure the telnet server and offers troubleshooting guidelines.
Chapter 4, “BOOTP Service,” describes how to configure the Bootstrap Protocol daemon, provides examples
that show how to add bootp clients and routing instructions to the HP e3000, and offers troubleshooting
guidelines.
Chapter 5, “TFTP Service,” describes how to configure the Trivial File Transfer Protocol daemon and explains
tftpd security considerations and troubleshooting guidelines.
Chapter 6, “REMESH Service,” describes how remsh or remote shell is used to connect to a specified host and
execute a command on that host. This remote shell or remsh is available with version C.60.00 of the MPE/iX
operating system.
Chapter 7, “Samba for MPE/iX Services,” describes how the suite of programs work together to allow clients
to access a server’s file space and printers, via the Server Message Block (SMB) file server.
Chapter 8, “DNS BIND/iX,” describes BIND and its implementation of Domain Name System (DNS).
Chapter 9, “HP Web Wise MPE/iX Secure Web Server,” Describes how WebWise Webserver, HP e3000 users
can do business over the Internet.
Chapter 10, “Sendmail for MPE/iX,”Describes how to send and receive email.
Appendix A, “Samba for MPE/iX Sample Configuration File,” shows and example of the samp-smb.conf
configuration file.
Appendix B, “BIND 8 Configuration File,” describes the BIND 8 configuration file.
Appendix C, “BIND 8.1 Enhanced Features,” describes the options and enhanced features available.
Appendix D, “Server Configuration Migration,” describes configuration migration utilities.
Appendix E, “Configure and Run Syslog/iX,” describes the parameters in a syslog configuration file.
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