IBM AS/400e Computer Hardware User Manual


 
Hardware Requirements for the Asynchronous Line Description
To use the SLIP protocol, you must establish a serial asynchronous connection with
the remote system. To establish this connection, the appropriate adapters and I/O
Processor (IOP) that support serial (RS232) ports must be installed.
The following two families of adapters that can be used:
v You can use the I/O adapters listed below only with a SLIP connection that uses
an asynchronous line description. You
cannot
use these IOAs with the new PPP
line description.
2609 -- Two-line EIA 232/V.24 adapter
2612 -- One-line EIA 232/V.24 adapter
v You can use the I/O adapters listed below with either the PPP line description or
the asynchronous line description. These IOAs
can
be used with either PPP or
SLIP connections.
2699 -- Two Line WAN IOA
2720 -- PCI WAN/Twinaxial IOA
2721 -- PCI Two-Line WAN IOA
To find out what adapters are installed on your system, do this on the command
line:
===> go hardware
The Hardware Resources Display shown in Figure 83 is shown.
Select option 1., to get the display shown in Figure 84 on page 129. Three 2609
communications adapters are configured on the 2623 communications processor.
Each 2609 adapter has two ports, to which you can attach modems.
HARDWARE Hardware Resources
System: SYSNAM
Select one of the following:
1. Work with communication resources
2. Work with local workstation resources
3. Work with storage resources
4. Work with processor resources
5. Work with token-ring LAN adapter resources
6. Work with DDI LAN adapter resources
7. Work with all LAN adapter resources
8. Work with coupled system adapter
70. Related commands
Selection or command
===> 1
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F9=Retrieve F12=Cancel F13=Information Assistant
F16=AS/400 Main menu
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Figure 83. Hardware Display
128 OS/400 TCP/IP Configuration and Reference V4R4