Chapter 7 - Using the TCP/IP Configuration Program
This chapter provides information on accessing the TCP/IP configuration program and keyboard conventions that are in effect when you use it. This program is a menu-driven utility that enables you to enter the parameters that the Routing and Server-to-Server options require.
To access the TCP/IP configuration program, perform the following steps:
1. At the server console, display the Operator menu.
2. Choose Manage Communications.
3. At the next menu, select TCP/IP. The TCP/IP main menu appears.
This menu is the first one that appears when you run the program, and the last one when you exit from it.
The illustration shows the main menu as it appears when both the Routing option and the Server-to-Server option are installed. If you install only the Routing option, the menu does not include the choice Manage Server-to-Server Connections. If you install only the Server-to-Server option, the menu does not include the choice Manage Routing through VINES Networks.
The TCP/IP configuration file for your server is written to disk whenever you exit from the TCP/IP configuration program.
Table 7-1 summarizes how various keys work in the TCP/IP configuration program. You can run the program from server consoles that have PC or non-PC keyboards; and some keys function differently depending on whether you are making selections at a menu or entering data. Table 7-1 describes the key functions for both keyboard types and for both situations.
Data entry occurs in overstrike mode - characters that you type replace any existing characters in those positions. If unwanted characters remain in a field, space over or delete them.