Technical data

SET CONFIGURATION INTERFACE
/LOOPBACK
/NOLOOPBACK
Optional. Default: /NOLOOPBACK.
Sets loopback mode.
/NETWORK_MASK=IP_address
Required if you use subnets.
The part of the host field of the IP address identified as the subnet.
The software calculates the default by the following methods:
• Setting the bits representing the network fields to 1
• Setting the bits representing the host field to 0
An IP address consists of a network number and a host number. You can also
divide the host field into a site-specific subnetwork and host field.
/PRIMARY
/NOPRIMARY
Optional.
For DHCP-controlled interfaces, designates the interface from which system-wide
configuration options (such as the IP address of the BIND server) are used.
/SERIAL_DEVICE=device
Required for SLIP and PPP interfaces; otherwise, not used.
Identifies the OpenVMS terminal device used as a serial device. Specify an
arbitrary terminal device name. (Unlike Ethernet, FDDI, and Token Ring
interface names, a serial interface name is not related to the OpenVMS device
name.)
Examples
1.
TCPIP> SET CONFIGURATION INTERFACE SL5 /HOST=LARK -
_TCPIP> /NETWORK_MASK=255.255.255.0 /SERIAL_DEVICE=TTA3: -
_TCPIP> /COMPRESS=ON /FLOWCONTROL
Configures SLIP interface SL5, using the local IP address assigned to host
LARK, with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
The interface uses the terminal device TTA3:.
The /COMPRESS qualifier enables TCP header compression (CSLIP).
The /FLOWCONTROL qualifier enables special handling of XON and XOFF
characters for proper interoperation with modems that are configured to
interpret these characters locally.
2.
TCPIP> SET CONFIGURATION INTERFACE FF0 /HOST=KESTREL -
_TCPIP> /NETWORK_MASK=255.255.0.0 -
_TCPIP> /BROADCAST_MASK=128.30.0.0 /ARP
For new interface FF0 on host KESTREL, sets the network mask to
255.255.0.0, sets the broadcast mask to 128.30.0.0, enables ARP, and activates
the interface.
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