Re: TCP/IP Question

[tkreimer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

You would have to setup the Primary partition as a "router". Problem is, I 
don't remember how/where to do that. Then you could add route to the test 
partition to send all crossover traffic to the virtual interface, with the 
primary partition as the gateway. I am fairly certain the routing 
information is out there, but don't have time to look myself.

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Tom Kreimer
Network Manager
Buckhorn Inc, Milford OH



From:
Charlie Prothero <Charlie.Prothero@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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"'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:
05/06/2009 10:10 PM
Subject:
TCP/IP Question
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Hi, all!  I have a question that seems simple but may not be:

A V5R4 iSeries has 2 LPARS, Production and Test, with a virtual Ethernet 
between them.

Each partition also has its own connection to the main network.

The Production LPAR has an ADDITIONAL direct connection (crossover cable) 
from another NIC to a PC server (will be running FTP).  That connection is 
up and working.

The main network is class B, 10.0.x.x
The Virtual is class C, 192.168.0.x
The crossover is class C, 10.100.100.x

I would like the test partition to be able to hit the PC server through 
the virtual Ethernet, but I'm not sure how to get them to route (setting a 
route on the test side to the production virtual Ethernet address wasn't 
enough).

Easy, hard or impossible?

I know I could replace the crossover cable with a switch and use three 
physical connections, but it would be cool and use fewer parts to do it 
through the virtual.

Thanks!