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About TCP/IP Configuration and Reference (SC41-5420) ........ xv
TCP/IP Topics in the Information Center ...............xv
Who should read this book ....................xv
AS/400 Operations Navigator ...................xvi
Installing Operations Navigator..................xvi
Prerequisite and related information .................xvii
How to send your comments ...................xvii
Chapter 1. TCP/IP on AS/400 ................... 1
Linking Networks Together .................... 1
Internetwork Communications ................... 2
Internet Addresses ....................... 2
Accessing the Internet ..................... 3
IP Security ......................... 4
Classes of Networks ..................... 4
IP Subnets .......................... 5
Subnetworks and Subnet Masks .................. 6
Broadcast Addresses ...................... 8
Domain Name System (DNS) ................... 9
Domain and Host Name .................... 9
Naming Conventions for Domain Names and Host Names .......10
Routing ...........................12
Introduction to TCP/IP Protocols on AS/400 ..............12
Application Protocols ......................13
Application Protocol Standards..................13
OS/400 Network File System Support ...............15
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) ...............15
Transport Protocol .......................16
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) ................16
User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ..................17
TCP and UDP Ports .....................17
Point-to-Point TCP/IP .....................17
Internetwork Protocol ......................18
Internet Protocol .......................18
Internet Control Message Protocol ................19
Internet Group Management Protocol ...............19
Address Resolution Protocol ..................19
AnyNet/400 .........................19
Chapter 2. Configuring TCP/IP ..................21
What you need to know before you can configure TCP/IP.........21
Planning for TCP/IP Installation and Configuration ...........22
Gathering Information About your Network .............22
Installing the TCP/IP Application Programs ..............23
TCP/IP Addressing .......................24
Using the TCP/IP Administration Menu ................26
Using the Configure TCP/IP Menu .................27
Configuring TCP/IP using the Command Line Interface..........29
Step 1—Configuring a Line Description ..............30
Step 2—Configuring a TCP/IP Interface ..............30
Step 3—Configuring TCP/IP Routes................32
Step 4—Configuring TCP/IP attributes ...............36
Step 5—Configuring TCP/IP Remote System Information (X.25) .....36
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