Re: TCP/IP interface startup problem

[Neil Palmer <NPalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff_Velten@at-a-glance.com wrote:
> 
> Interesting then, that our Ethernet controller and device were set to
> ONLINE(*YES), and the Token Ring controller and device were ONLINE(*NO)
> when we were having this problem. I set them to ONLINE(*YES) and the
> problem was fixed. A STRTCP was *not* bringing the interface up
> automatically, that's what this whole thread was about...
> 
> Jeff

Jeff - yes that is strange.  In CFGTCP, Work with TCP/IP Interfaces, did
you have AUTOSTART(*YES) specified for the interface ?
We have 3 machines with TCP/IP running (one with T/R via FSIOP, one with
Ethernet adapter & one with TokenRing adapter).  None of them have
ONLINE(*YES) specified for the controller/device used for TCP/IP (which
is the way they were all automatically configured by the system), yet
they all come up after an IPL (the startup program on all 3 machines has
STRTCP in it, and all TCP/IP interfaces were created with
AUTOSTART(*YES) - which is the default on ADDTCPIFC).



                      Start TCP/IP - Help                         
                                                                  
The Start TCP/IP (STRTCP) command initializes and activates TCP/IP
processing, starts the TCP/IP interfaces, and starts the TCP/IP   
server jobs.  A STRTCP command must be issued before any TCP/IP   
processing can be performed on the AS/400.  This includes Simple  
Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent processing.              
                                                                  
The TCP/IP interfaces that are started are those that have set the
AUTOSTART parameter to a value of *YES using the Add TCP/IP       
Interface (ADDTCPIFC) or the Change TCP/IP Interface (CHGTCPIFC)  
commands.
                                                         
                   Start TCP/IP Interface - Help                       
                                                                        
   The Start TCP/IP Interface (STRTCPIFC) command starts a Transmission 
   Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) interface.  The line     
   associated with the interface is varied on, if required.             
                                                                        
   This command can be used to:                                         
                                                                        
    o  Start interfaces that have been specified with the               
       AUTOSTART(*NO) value on the Add TCP/IP Interface (ADDTCPIFC) and 
       Change TCP/IP Interface (CHGTCPIFC) commands.                    
  
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