The Neighbor Gateways screen (#152) in Figure 6-11 “Neighbor Gateways” is displayed when you press the [Go To INTERNET]
function key at the Point-to-Point Network Interface Configuration
screen (Figure 6-3 “Point-to-Point 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 the NIname is a configured point-to-point
NI.
Figure 6-11 Neighbor Gateways
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 as follows:
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.
Up to 164 gateways are supported per link.
To modify an existing gateway identification, 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
identification, 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 identification, 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 name
Enter a name to represent a gateway node on this
point-to-point 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 a gateway.)Enter a name to represent a gateway node on this point-to-point
network. 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.