Configuring and Managing Host-Based X.25 Links - Edition 5 (36939-90054)

Chapter 5 105
Preparing to Configure X.25 iX System Access
Plan the Network Configuration
Hops Neighbor Gateway Reachable
Networks
Number of hops (full gateways) needed
to get from the system being configured
to the reachable network.
IP address X.25 Configuration The internet protocol (IP) address of
the system (node) being configured.
IP subnet mask X.25 Configuration Optional.Identifies which bits of the IP
address will be used to define a
subnetwork.
Link name X.25 Configuration Name of the link used by X.25 iX
System Access. Must match the link
name configured through the DTC
configuration on the DTC X.25 Card
Configuration — Sys-to- Sys LUGs
screen. A link name must be entered
for each DTC/X.25 Network Access
card that allows system-to-system
connections.
Local domain name NS Configuration Optional. Name of the system in
ARPANET standard format.
Local HP 3000 node
name
Main Node name of the HP 3000 system you
are configuring.
Neighbor gateways MNeighbor Gateways The name of any gateway that is on the
same network as the node you are
configuring. (There may not be any
neighbor gateways.)
NeighborgatewayIP
internet address
Neighbor Gateway Reachable
Networks
IP internet address of the configured
gateway(s).
Network interface
(NI) name
Guided HP Configuration Name, up to eight characters long,
representing the network interface
being configured.
Network interface
(NI) type
Guided HP Configuration Enter 3 to indicate an X.25 NI.
Permanent VC
number
X.25 Virtual Circuit
Configuration
For PVCs only. In the network
directory, the number of the permanent
virtual circuit on the remote node.
Reachable network
IP network address
Neighbor Gateway Reachable
Networks
The IP address of allremote nodes that
can be reached through the gateway.
Reachable network
IP mask
Neighbor Gateway Reachable
Networks
Optional subnet mask for the
reachable network.
Remote IP address X.25 Virtual Circuit
Configuration
In the network directory, the IP
address of each node listed in the
remote node name field.
Parameter/Value Screen Comment