Technical data

SET INTERFACE
SET INTERFACE
Defines one of the following:
• An Internet interface
• A serial line IP (SLIP) or point-to-point (PPP) connection
• A pseudointerface (a data structure that extends subnet routing)
Before you issue SET INTERFACE, do the following to identify the name of an
interface:
• Issue the LIST COMMUNICATION_CONTROLLER command to find your
system’s controller.
• Use the first character of the associated interface name.
Refer to the HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Management manual for more
information about specifying an interface name.
SET NOINTERFACE deletes a record. No qualifiers are required.
Related commands: SHOW INTERFACE, SET CONFIGURATION
INTERFACE
Format
SET [NO]INTERFACE interface
[ /[NO]ARP ]
[ /[NO]AUTO_START ]
[ /BROADCAST_MASK=IP_address ]
[ /C_BROADCAST_MASK=IP_address ]
[ /C_NETWORK=IP_address ]
[ /[NO]CLUSTER=host ]
[ /COMPRESS=options ]
[ /DESTINATION=IP_address ]
[ /DHCP ]
[ /FLOWCONTROL ]
[ /HOST=host ]
[ /[NO]LOOPBACK ]
[ /NETWORK_MASK=IP_address ]
[ /PRIMARY ]
[ /SERIAL_DEVICE=device ]
Restrictions
Before you issue the SET INTERFACE command, disable the interface by using
the SET NOINTERFACE command.
This command requires:
• OPER privilege
• Read access to the hosts database
• Read access to the networks database
• Read, write, and delete access to the routes database
Every host on the same network must have the same network mask.
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