How to: Easily Configure TCP/IP on Your AIX System

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Published 19 December 2000

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IBM Form #: REDP-0103-00

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Authors: Scott Vetter, Sheila Endres, Kim Tran

Abstract

With AIX, you can configure your TCP/IP network with a single
command, mktcpip. On other systems, setting up TCP/IP might involve
creating and editing multiple files, executing a number of commands, setting
various variables, locating values for persistence after reboot, and starting
several daemons. The mktcpip command completes all the necessary TCP/IP
configuration tasks for a typical system. The process is even easier when you
use the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT) to prompt you for all
necessary parameters to configure your network.

Table of contents

Introduction
Prerequisites
Procedure
Additional Information
Useful TCP/IP References

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