TCP/IP Configuration and Management Manual

SCF Reference
TCP/IP Configuration and Management Manual—427132-004
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SUBNET Object Type
The SERVER object name must be preceded by a pound sign (#) and can have at
most seven alphanumeric characters. The first character following the pound sign must
be a letter.
SUBNET Object Type
When you assign a name to a SUBNET object, you must assign a unique
subnet-name to each SUBNET associated with a given process. The name must be
preceded by a pound sign (#) and can have at most seven alphanumeric characters.
The first character following the pound sign must be a letter.
SUBNETs associated with different processes can have the same names; therefore,
you must specify the process name, a period, and the SUBNET name in order to
distinguish a particular SUBNET on a particular process from other subnets that might
have the same name on other processes. To omit the process name and period, use
the ASSUME command to set the default process. In subsequent commands, just
specify the SUBNET name as in the following example:
1-> ASSUME PROCESS $ZTC0
2-> INFO SUBNET #SN1
HP recommends that you use the letters “SN” followed by a SUBNET number to
identify a SUBNET; for example, $ZTC0.#SN1.
The SUBNET object is the point of connection between the TCP/IP process and the
SLSA filter, ATM process, or X.25 I/O process (X25AM). Data coming from or going to
an Ethernet LAN, IEEE 802.3 LAN, token-ring network, ATM network, or X.25 network
goes through a SUBNET. Table 4-2 shows the SUBNETs and related devices.
The name #LOOP0 is reserved for the loopback SUBNET.
Note. In this manual, when the word SUBNET is used to refer to the NonStop TCP/IP
subsystem SCF object, it is capitalized. When subnet refers to the more general networking
meaning (see Subnet Addresses
on page B-5), it is not capitalized.
Table 4-2. SUBNETs and Device Types for TCP/IP Processes
SUBNET Type Device Type
ATM ATM adapter
Ethernet Ethernet adapters
SNAP Token ring or
Ethernet adapters
X.25 X25AM I/O process
loopback driver