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Figure 79. TCP/IP Interface Updated with an Associated Local Interface Value
A check of the configuration, within the IBM Network Station Setup Utility
shows:
• The Twinax interfaces IP address (in this scenario 10.1.1.193) shown
under NVRAM settings - Boot Host IP Address in F3=Set Network
Parameters.
• The configuration directory (in this scenario
/QIBM/ProdData/NetworkStation/configs/ ) shown under the Configuration
Directory in F5=Set Configuration Parameters.
5.7.10 Testing Connectivity
The DHCP server is configured for the twinax environment and a twinax IBM
Network Station is started, after the
Associated local interface parameter has
been updated in the interface of type *TDLC. Now, you can test for
connectivity across the network.
To prove that the IBM Network Station sees beyond the local workstation
controller, start a 5250 TELNET session to
As2.mycompany.com, which has
an IP address of 10.1.1.50. The attempt was successful.
Display TCP/IP Interface
System: RCHASM08
Internet address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.1.1.193
Subnet mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.192
Line description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : QTDL825900
Line type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *TDLC
Associated local interface. . . . . . . : 10.1.1.2
Interface status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Active
Type of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *NORMAL
Maximum transmission unit . . . . . . . . . . : *LIND
Automatic start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : *YES
At the time of writing, there was a documented problem with the LCLIFC
parameter within the TCP/IP Interface. After entering an IP address within
this parameter, a display of the interface still showed the previous value (for
example *NONE). The user must do a refresh (F5) on the
Work with TCP/IP
Interface
display. A subsequent display of the interface then shows the
updated
Associated local interface parameter.
Note