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Chapter 8 - Managing VINES/IP

Overview

Reach the VINES/IP Menu
Use the VINES/IP Menu to manage VINES/IP

Using the VINES/IP Menu

To Reach the VINES/IP Menu

1. At the Operator Menu, choose Manage Communications. The Manage Communications Menu appears.

2. Choose VINES/IP. The VINES/IP menu appears.

Figure 9-1. The VINES/IP Menu

Managing VINES/IP

Enable or disable VINES/IP on a network interface
Change the SPP MTU size
Specify the encapsulation type
Enable LAN IP
Change the routing metric

Managing the Network Interface

Note: If any server on the LAN segment transmits VINES IP packets, you should not disable VINES IP for IP Client servers on that segment. Since a VINES server on the segment uses VINES IP to communicate, these VINES IP packets continue to exist on the segment regardless of whether you disable VINES IP on your IP server.

To Enable or Disable VINES IP Over an Interface

1. At the server console, display the Operator menu.

2. Choose Manage Communications. The Manage Communications menu appears.

3. Choose VINES/IP. The Manage VINES/IP Interface menu appears.

This menu displays the slot number and type of interface installed on the server. Information about whether VINES IP is enabled or disabled displays next to the type of interface.

4. Choose Manage Network Interface.

5. Choose the interface to disable. You can choose more than one interface.

6. Press ENTER. The Manage Network Interface screen appears.

7. Select Enable/disable VINES/IP.

8. The Enable/Disable VINES IP screen appears. Select Y to confirm your choice.

9. The Manage Network Interface screen appears. Press ESC to return to the Main Menu.

10. To activate the change, shut down the server software and reboot the server.

Changing the SPP MTU Size

To Modify the SPP MTU Size

1. At the server console, display the Operator menu.

2, Choose Manage Communications. The Manage Communications menu appears.

3. Choose VINES/IP. The Manage VINES/IP Interface menu appears.

4. Choose CHANGE SPP MTU size. The Change MTU Size for SPP Communications screen appears.

5. Enter 1440 or 1432.

6. To activate the change, shut down server software and reboot the server.

Specifying the Encapsulation Type

UDP
IP

To Specify the Type of Encapsulation Used by the Server

1. At the server console, display the Operator menu.

2. Choose Manage Communications. The Manage Communications menu appears.

3. Choose VINES/IP. The Manage VINES/IP Interface menu appears.

This menu indicates whether LAN/IP is enabled or disabled on the server and the type of encapsulation that the server currently supports. If you disable both UDP and IP encapsulation, you automatically disable LAN/IP.

4. Choose MANAGE LAN/IP. The Manage LAN/IP menu appears.

5. Choose Specify encapsulation type(s). The Specify Encapsulation Type(s) screen appears.

6. For each of the two types of encapsulation (IP and UDP) do one of the following:

- Enter Y to enable this type of encapsulation.

- Enter N to disable this type of encapsulation.

Press F10 to save the changes.

7. To activate the change, shut down server software and reboot the server after you complete all of the server configuration procedures in this chapter.

Enabling LAN IP

To Enable LAN IP

1. At the server console, display the Operator menu.

2. Choose Manage Communications. The Manage Communications menu appears.

3. Choose VINES/IP. The Manage VINES/IP Interface menu appears.

4. Choose Manage LAN/IP. The screen displays LAN/IP status.

5. Choose ENABLE/DISABLE LAN/IP. The ENABLE/DISABLE LAN/IP on the server screen appears.

6. Press ENTER to select YES.

7. To activate the change, shut down server software and reboot the server.

Changing the Routing Metric

Guidelines

Set all servers on the same LAN segment to the same routing metric.
Increase, rather than decrease, the routing metric. A routing metric that is set too low can result in short timeout periods, and cause errors or lost connections.
Increase routing metric values by a little, not a lot. If the routing metric you set causes a fast LAN link to behave like a slow WAN, the result may be inefficient and incorrect routing.

To Specify a Routing Metric

1. At the server console, display the Operator menu.

2. Choose Manage Communications. The Manage Communications menu appears.

3. Choose VINES/IP. The Manage VINES/IP Interface menu appears.

4. Choose Manage Network Interface. Use the arrow keys to highlight the interface that you want, then press Enter.

5. Select Change Routing Metric. The Change Routing Metric menu appears.

6. Enter a new metric, then press F10 to save your changes.

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