The Network Interface Configuration screen (#112) in Figure 13-2 “Network Interface Configuration” is displayed when you
press the [Go To NI] function key at the Network
Transport Configuration screen (Figure 4-2 “Network Transport Configuration Selection
Screen”). It is also displayed when you type the
path name:
@NETXPORT.NI
in the Command window and press the [Enter]
key.
Figure 13-2 Network Interface Configuration
To configure a loopback interface, enter a network interface
name of type LOOP and press the
[Add] function key. (Note that loopback is configured
automatically when you use guided configuration.) You
may configure up to 12 NI's per system (one NI must be used for
loopback.)
Fields
- Network interface name
(Required.) This is the name
of the network interface you want to configure or modify. The name
can contain as many as eight alphanumeric characters. The first
character must be alphabetic.
- Type (GATEHALF, LAN, LOOP, ROUTER, X.25, SNA, TOKEN, FDDI, VG100LAN, or BT100)
This field is required if you are adding a network
interface. If you are configuring a loopback NI, select LOOP.
- New name
(Required only when you are renaming
an existing network interface.) Type the current name
in the network interface name field. Type the new name in the new
name field. Press the [Rename] function key.
The name can contain as many as eight alphanumeric characters.
The first character must be alphabetic.