Re: STRTCP

["Mark S. Waterbury" <mark.s.waterbury@xxxxxxx>]

Hi, Jerry:

(I had STRTCP in my QSTRUP *PGMs, from V3R1 through at least V4R5.)

Try this experiment -- issue STRTCP while TCP is already started, and it 
sends a diagnostic message:

   TCP1A04  TCP/IP is currently active

Releases of OS/400 prior to this new IPL attribute required the STRTCP 
command in QSTRUP, to start TCP/IP automatically during IPL. The STRTCP 
commnad issues only a *DIAG message, allowing QSTRUP (or other user 
programs) to continue processing normally in an upwards compatible manner.

HTH,

Mark

> Jerry Adams wrote:
> Mark,
>
> I never knew it was there.  What I did know is that within our QSTRUP 
> program there is a STRTCP command.  Redundant?
>
> There is, also, an IPL option to start print writers, as well as a 
> system value for that.  Even though this value is set to *Yes on our 
> backup machine, the print writers do *not* automatically start on it.  
> In QSTRUP I check to see which machine is being IPLed (a data area tells 
> me whether it's production or backup) and it skips the QWCSWTRS program 
> if it is backup even though the system value, as well as the IPL 
> options, is set to 'Yes'.
>
> My point is, well, really a puzzlement or query: Would TCP start without 
> the STRTCP command in QSTRUP if the IPL option is *Yes?  Based upon my 
> reading of Rob's question (i.e., what I thought he didn't say - "Mine's 
> starting and there's nothing in my QSTRUP program about it."), I'm 
> supposing that's true.  But it obviously isn't true of every IPL option, 
> such as the print writers.  Seems a bit inconsistent.
>
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