The Neighbor Gateways screen (#152) in Figure 8-8 “Neighbor Gateways Screen” is displayed when you press the [Go To INTERNET]
function key at the Token Ring Network Interface Configuration screen
(Figure 8-3 “Token Ring Network Interface Configuration
Screen”). 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 NIname is a configured token ring
NI.
Figure 8-8 Neighbor Gateways Screen
Use this screen, and the screens that follow it, to identify
the gateways on this network. Use the fields and the function keys
of this select screen to perform the desired action.
To identify a new gateway, 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,
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, 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.
From this screen you proceed to the screen used to configure
network numbers of all networks reachable from this gateway node.
Fields
- Gateway name
Enter a name to represent a gateway on this token
ring network through which one or more remote networks can be reached.
A gateway name can contain as many as eight alphanumeric characters;
the first character must be alphabetic.
- New name
(Required only when renaming.)
Enter a gateway name to represent a gateway. 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.