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NS3000/iX NMMGR Screens Reference Manual
Network Directory Data
The Network Directory Data screen (#10) shown in figure 13-5 is displayed
when you press the [Add] or [Modify] function key at the Network
Directory Select Node Name screen (figure 13-4).
Figure 13-5. Network Directory Data
The function of this screen is to configure path report data for the node
name listed at the top of the screen. One path report is configured for
each NI on a node.
To delete a path report, clear all three path report fields to blanks and
press [Save Data].
NOTE NS/SNA is no longer offered as a product and has been removed from
the Corporate Price List. The product is obsolete with no plans
for support.
Fields
Transport services These three fields describe the transport
services that should be configured in each
path.
TCP TCP must be Y (yes)
for all nodes. The
default is Y.
Checksum for TCP The checksum setting
indicates whether
checksumming is
optional (N) or
required (Y) for TCP.
If this field is set
to N, then the use of
checksums is not
requested when
communicating with
this node. If this
field is set to Y
then checksums are
used when
communicating with
this node.
Checksumming is
required for
communication to
non-HP systems. The
default is N.
PXP PXP must be Y (yes)
for all nodes. The
default is Y.
Note that the selection of transport services
here must match the settings in the remote
node's configuration file. If the checksum
enabled field in the path NETXPORT.GPROT.TCP of
this node is set to Y, then TCP checksum field
in the network directory should also be set to
Y.
IP Address One IP address should be entered for each
network interface configured on the remote node
that is directly reachable from this node.
Each address must match an IP address
configured in the remote node's configuration
file. The path of the screen in the
configuration file that contains IP addresses
is NETXPORT.NI.NIname.PROTOCOL.IP.
Type A number indicating the type of path to
configure:
1 Select this path type when the NI type
is ROUTER (point-to-point); or when the
NI type is LAN and the destination node
supports probe or ARP; or when the NI
type is TOKEN or FDDI and the
destination node supports ARP.
2 Select this path type when the NI type
is LAN, the destination node does not
support probe, and 802.3 framing is
used.
3 Select this path type when the NI type
is X25.
4 NS/SNA is no longer offered as a
product and has been removed from the
Corporate Price List.
5 Select this path type when the NI type
is LAN, the destination node does not
support ARP, and Ethernet framing is to
be used.
6 Select this path type when the NI type
is TOKEN and the destination node does
not support ARP.
7 Select this path type when the NI type
is FDDI and the destination node does
not support ARP.
Table 13-1. Path Type Configuration
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| | | | |
| NI Type | Framing | Protocols | Type |
| | | Supported by | |
| | | Remote Node | |
| | | | |
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| | | | |
| Point-to-Point | N/A | N/A | 1 |
| (ROUTER) | | | |
| | | | |
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| | | | |
| LAN | 802.3 and Ethernet | Either Probe or | 1 |
| | | ARP | |
| | | | |
| | 802.3 and Ethernet | Neither Probe nor | 5 |
| | | ARP | |
| | | | |
| | 802.3 only | Not Probe | 2 |
| | | | |
| | Ethernet only | Not ARP | 5 |
| | | | |
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| | | | |
| X.25 | N/A | N/A | 3 |
| | | | |
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| | | | |
| SNA | N/A | N/A | 4 |
| | | | |
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| | | | |
| Token Ring | N/A | ARP | 1 |
| | | | |
| | N/A | Not ARP | 6 |
| | | | |
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| | | | |
| FDDI | N/A | ARP | 1 |
| | | | |
| | N/A | Not ARP | 7 |
| | | | |
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Additional address A lower-level address, which depends on the type.
Type 1 does not contain lower-level addressing
information. You can leave the field blank, or enter
the keyword NONE.
Types 2, 5, 6, and 7 require the destination node's
station address, which is a string of six hexadecimal
bytes, separated by dashes (XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX) Type 3
requires an X.25 address key, which is an ASCII
string of as many as eight characters. Each
NETXPORT.NI.NIname.X25.SVCPATH screen may
contain up to 2048 X.25 address keys. Each
NETPORT.NI.NIname.X25.PVCPATH screen may contain up
to 128 X.25 address keys. No address key may be used
more than once per system|.
Type 4 requires the destination node's LU name. The
LU name is taken from the host generation file of the
IBM computer to which this HP 3000 is connected.
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