HOW TO: Easily Configure TCP/IP on Your AIX System

HOW TO: Easily Configure TCP/IP on Your AIX System

Postby stephen » Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:54 pm

This is a PDF document from IBM

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp0103.pdf


Some info from above site
Useful TCP/IP References
Configuration, Status, and Troubleshooting Commands
lsdev -Cc adapter and lsdev -Cc if List system adapters and IP interfaces
netstat -in Show status of IP interfaces with numeric
addresses
netstat -rn Show status of TCP/IP routes with numeric
addresses
arp -a Display local ARP cache
no -a and no -o Display/set kernel variable values, such as
ipforwarding
ifconfig and route Display status and configure temporarily
mkdev (chdev, rmdev, etc.) and SMIT Configure permanently
lsattr -El Display ODM database attributes for the specified interface or adapter
nslookup Troubleshoot DNS
host Resolve host name to IP address and vice versa
hostname Display current local host name

System Files
/etc/hosts Local hosts table
/etc/rc.* Scripts for TCP/IP, NFS, and so forth
/etc/resolv.conf Name resolver
/etc/netsvc.conf Name resolution order
/usr/sample/tcpip/named.* Sample files that can be copied and edited
/etc/named.* DNS resolution files
/etc/hosts.equiv, /etc/rhosts, and /etc/hosts.lpd Remote user access files

For detailed information about the AIX operating system, refer to the following
Web address: http://www.ibm.com/servers/aix/library/.
AIX library information is listed under Technical Publications.
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