VMS Help LANCP, PURGE, DEVICE  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Deletes a device from the LAN permanent device database. Requires
    SYSPRV privilege.

    Format

      PURGE DEVICE  device-name

1 - Parameter

 device-name

    Supplies the LAN controller device name. The device name has
    the form ddcu where dd is the device code, c is the controller
    designation, and u is the unit number. LAN devices are specified
    as the name of the template device which is unit 0. For example,
    the first DE435 Ethernet device is specified as EWA0, the second
    as EWB0.

    For example, you can specify a DEMNA controller as EXA, EXA0,
    or EXA0:. To select all LAN devices, omit the device name and
    include the /ALL qualifier.

2 - Qualifier

 2.1 - /ALL

    Deletes all LAN devices in the LAN permanent device database. If
    you specify a device name, all matching LAN devices are selected,
    for example: E to select all Ethernet devices, F for FDDI, I for
    Token Ring, EW to select all Ethernet PCI Tulip devices.

3 - Example

  LANCP> PURGE DEVICE/ALL

      This command deletes all devices from the LAN permanent device
      database.