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NS3000/iX NMMGR Screens Reference Manual

Neighbor Gateways 

The Neighbor Gateways screen (#152) in figure 10-11 is displayed when you
press the [Go To INTERNET] function key at the Gateway Half Network
Interface Configuration screen (figure 10-3).  It is also displayed when
you type the path name:

@NETXPORT.NI.NIname.INTERNET

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


          Figure 10-11.  Neighbor Gateways 

Use the fields and the function keys of this select screen to perform the
desired action:

   *   To define a new gateway configuration, specify the gateway name;
       then press the [Add] function key.  The path for the selected
       gateway name is added to the configuration file, and the data
       screen on the path is displayed.  You may configure up to 14 
       gateways under an NI. 

   *   To modify an existing gateway configuration, specify the gateway
       name; then press the [Modify] function key.  The data screen on
       the path for the specified gateway is displayed. 

   *   To change the gateway name of an existing gateway configuration,
       specify the gateway name and a new name; then press the [Rename]
       function key.  The previously configured name is replaced, and the
       screen displays the new name in a display field under the label
       Configured Gateways. 

   *   To delete an existing gateway configuration specify the gateway
       name, then press the [Delete] function key.  Press the [Delete]
       function key again to confirm the deletion.  The previously
       configured name is deleted and is no longer displayed in a display
       field under the label Configured Gateways. 

Fields 

Gateway namegateway name  Enter a name to represent this node's partner
field                     gateway half, through which one or more remote
                          networks can be reached.  Using the remote
                          node's node name may help you keep track of
                          gateways.

                          A gateway name can contain as many as eight
                          alphanumeric characters.  The first character
                          must be alphabetic.

New name                  (Required only when renaming an existing
                          gateway half.)  Enter the name of an existing
                          gateway in the gateway name field and enter a
                          new gateway name in this field.  Press the
                          [Rename] function key.  This new gateway name
                          is used in place of the current gateway name
                          for an existing gateway configuration.

                          The name can contain as many as eight
                          alphanumeric characters.  The first character
                          must be alphabetic.

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