NS3000/iX Operations and Maintenance Reference Manual (36922-90042)

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Commands
NETCONTROL
interface. Not all functions may be applied as a group;
see the individual command functions for details.
GATE Specifies a group entity that consists of a configured
gateway half network interface, and all the protocol
modules that are configured for that network interface.
Not all functions may be applied as a group; see the
individual command functions for details.
Note: This keyword cannot be used to select true
“gateways” as configured in the INTERNET subtree
under a network interface.
PROT Specifies a particular general protocol module or a
particular network interface protocol module upon
which a function will act.
NI Specifies a particular network interface upon which a
function will act. Usually used in conjunction with the
PROT= keyword to access a particular network interface
protocol. See the individual command functions for
details.
Discussion
The NETCONTROL command is composed of functions (START, STOP,
STATUS, etc.) to be executed against one or more entities shown in
Figure 7-1.
Notice that the first seven entities are composed of groups of modules.
For example, let us look at the third entity, labeled 3. This entity,
NET=
niName where niName is the configured LAN niName , combines
the network interface (NI) configured for any LAN link and the
protocols configured for that NI, which can include IP, ARP, and Probe.
The remaining three entities, numbers 8–10 in Figure 7-1, allow exact
specification of one and only one module of the network transport. This
is especially useful when troubleshooting. Refer to NETCONTROL STATUS
and NETCONTROL TRACE for more information.
For information on how the entities are affected by a particular
function, refer to the command page for that function.