User Guide

TCP/IP Database Files 111
NetWare TCP/IP Administration Guide
103-000151-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
The PROTOCOL file entry has the following format:
protocol_name protocol_number [alias [...]]
The protocol_name is the name of the Internet protocol associated with this
protocol number. The name cannot contain a space, tab, pound sign (#), or
end-of-line character.
The protocol_number is the number of the Internet protocol.
The alias is an alternate name for the protocol.
The sample file SYS:\ETC\SAMPLES\PROTOCOL is included with the
TCP/IP software. When you are configuring TCP/IP for the first time, copy
the sample PROTOCOL file from SYS:\ETC\SAMPLES to SYS:\ETC. You
can then edit the SYS:\ETC\PROTOCOL file. You can change your
configuration at any time by editing your existing SYS:\ETC\PROTOCOL
file.
SERVICES File
The SYS:\ETC\SERVICES file, as shown in Figure 18, contains information
about the known services used on the IP internetwork. Each entry provides
information about one service. An entry cannot extend beyond one line.
Figure 18 Sample SERVICES File
The SERVICES file entry has the following format:
service_name port_number /protocol_name [alias [...]]
The service_name is the name of the service associated with this port number
and protocol name. The name cannot contain a space, tab, pound sign (#), or