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NS3000/iX NMMGR Screens Reference Manual

Gateway Half Network Interface Configuration 

The gateway half network interface (NI) interfaces the upper layers of
the transport protocol to the data link layer.  The Gateway Half Network
Interface Configuration screen (#98) shown in figure 10-3 supplies the
information required for that interface.  The screen is displayed when
you select an NI name of type GATEHALF at the Network Interface
Configuration screen (figure 10-2) and press the [Add] or [Modify]
function key.  It is also displayed when you type the path name:

@NETXPORT.NI.NIname 

in the command window of any screen and press the [Enter] key, where the
NIname is a configured gateway half NI.


          Figure 10-3.  Gateway Half Network Interface Config 

Press the [Save Data] function key to transfer the data displayed on the
screen to the configuration file you are creating or updating.  You
verify that the data record has been created by checking that the Data
flag is set to Y.

From this screen you proceed to the screens used to configure the
gateway-half network interface.

Fields 

Idle device timeout       If the idle device timer has been enabled (see
value (seconds)           related screens below), and if there is no
                          activity during this time interval, the device
                          is considered to be inactive and will be
                          closed.  A timeout value of zero disables the
                          idle device timer for the link on this network
                          interface.  The idle device timer is useful for
                          shutting down dial links that have become idle.
                          This field is relevant if the link is a dial
                          link.

                          Related screens:

                             *   NETXPORT.NI.NIname.LINK.linkname 

                                 Enables/disables idle device timer for
                                 the device.

                             *   NETXPORT.GPROT.TCP

                                 The connection assurance interval set in
                                 this screen must be less than the idle
                                 device timeout value configured in the
                                 current screen.

                          Default value:  None

                          Range:  0-32400

Number of outbound        This field specifies the number of buffers to
buffers                   be allocated for outbound data.  Outbound
                          buffers are used for outbound data packets and
                          are held by the transport until they are
                          acknowledged by the destination node.
                          Underallocation may adversely affect TCP
                          throughput.

                          Related screen:

                             *   NETXPORT.GPROT.TCP

                                 The maximum number of connections is
                                 configured here.  If it is increased,
                                 consider increasing the number of
                                 outbound buffers also.

                          Default value:  128

                          Range:  32-1024

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