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LANCP, SET, DEVICE parameters, Qualifiers

 *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

1 - /AGING_TIMER

       /AGING_TIMER=value

    Sets the amount of time in seconds to age Token Ring source
    routing cache entries before marking them stale. This timer
    expires when no traffic is sent to or received from the remote
    node in this amount of time. The default value is 60 seconds.

    Increase this value when idle connections bounce between the
    stale and known states. Setting this value too low may cause
    unnecessary explorer traffic to traverse the LAN.

2 - /ALL

    Sets data for all LAN devices. 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 - /ATMADDRESS

    On Alpha systems, /ATMADDRESS=LES sets the LAN emulation server
    (LES) address for asynchronous transfer mode (ATM). Usually the
    address is not user specified, and this qualifier is used only if
    you want a specific address. By default the address is determined
    by software from the configuration server for the LES.

    The /ATMADDRESS=LES qualifier's syntax is as follows:

    SET DEVICE/ATMADDRESS = ([NO]LES=the ATM server)

    On Alpha systems, /ATMADDRESS=ARP sets the address resolution
    protocol (ARP) server address for Classical IP over ATM. This
    qualifier is required before a LIS is enabled if the local host
    is not the ARP server.

    The /ATMADDRESS=ARP qualifier's syntax is as follows:

    SET DEVICE/ATMADDRESS = (ARP=atm_arp_server)

4 - /CACHE_ENTRIES

       /CACHE_ENTRIES=value

    Sets the number of entries to reserve for caching Token Ring
    source routing address entries. The default value is 200 entries.

    If your system directly communicates to a large number of
    systems, you may want to increase this number.

5 - /CLIP

    Sets the Classical Internet Protocol (CLIP) over ATM (RFC1577).
    The CLIP qualifier implements a data-link level device as a
    client and/or a server in a logical IP subnet (LIS). This allows
    the IP protocol to transmit Ethernet frames over the ATM network.
    The /CLIP = ENABLE command causes the system to join the LIS. The
    /CLIP = DISABLE command causes the client to leave the logical IP
    subnet.

    Note that a LIS requires a server, and there must be only one
    server for each subnet. Communication between subnets can only be
    performed by a router. There can only be one client for each ATM
    adapter.

    The /CLIP qualifier's syntax with standard Internet dotted
    notation is as follows:

    SET DEVICE/CLIP =(ip_subnet=a.b.c.d,
                      ip_address=a.b.c.d,
                      parent=devnam,
                      name="ip subnet name",
                      enable, disable
                      type = client|server)

    The meanings for the syntax for /CLIP are as follows:

    Option       Meaning

    ip_address   Specifies the IP address of the CLIP client.
    ip_subnet    Specifies the subnet mask of the CLIP client.
    parent=devnamSpecifies the parent device name.
    name         Specifies a name for the LIS to aid in operations
                 and diagnostics.
    type=client  Starts up a classical IP client only. This is the
                 default.
    type=server  Starts up a classical IP server. Only one server
                 for each LIS is allowed, and the server needs to be
                 started first.
    type=(server,Starts)up a classical IP server and client.

    Keywords and their meaning for /CLIP are as follows:

    Keyword  Meaning

    Enable   Joins the logical IP subnet.
    Disable  Causes a client to leave the logical IP subnet.

6 - /CONTENDER

       /CONTENDER
       /NOCONTENDER (default)

    Specifies that the Token Ring device is to participate in
    the Monitor Contention process when it joins the ring. The
    /NOCONTENDER qualifier, directs the device not to challenge the
    current ring server.

7 - /DISCOVERY_TIMER

       /DISCOVERY_TIMER=value

    Sets the number of seconds to wait for a reply from a remote node
    when performing the source Token Ring routing route discovery
    process. The default value is 2 seconds.

    If you have nodes that respond slowly on your extended LAN, you
    may need to increase this number to reduce the amount of explorer
    traffic that traverses your LAN.

8 - /DLL

       /DLL=(enable-option, exclusive-option, size-option,
       knownclientsonly-option)

    Provides the MOP downline load service settings for the device.

    Note that defaults apply to creation of an entry in the device
    database. If an existing entry is being modified, fields not
    specified remain unchanged.

    You can specify the following keywords with this qualifier:

    o  enable-option

             ENABLE
             DISABLE (default)

       Specify ENABLE or DISABLE to indicate that MOP downline load
       service should be enabled or disabled for the device.

    o  exclusive-option

             EXCLUSIVE
             NOEXCLUSIVE (default)

       Specify EXCLUSIVE to indicate that no other provider of MOP
       downline load service is allowed on the specified LAN device
       at the same time as LANACP. Specify NOEXCLUSIVE to indicate
       that the LAN MOP downline load service can coexist with
       other implementations (in particular, the DECnet Phase IV
       implementation that operates the MOP protocol in shared mode).

    o  size-option

             SIZE=value

       Use SIZE=value to specify the size in bytes of the file data
       portion of each downline load message. The permitted range
       is 246 to 1482 bytes. The default value is 246 bytes, which
       should allow any client to load properly. Note that some
       clients may not support the larger size.

       The recommended size for better load performance and less
       server overhead is the largest size that results in successful
       loads of all clients. The 1482 value is derived from the
       maximum packet size for CSMA/CD (Ethernet) of 1518 bytes less
       the 802e header and CRC (26 bytes) and MOP protocol overhead
       (10 bytes).

       You can override the size on a per-node basis. See the DEFINE
       NODE and SET NODE commands for details.

    o  knownclientsonly-option

             KNOWNCLIENTSONLY
             NOKNOWNCLIENTSONLY (default)

       Specify KNOWNCLIENTSONLY to indicate that MOP downline load
       requests should be serviced only for clients defined in
       the LAN permanent node database. When NOKNOWNCLIENTSONLY is
       selected, LANACP searches the LAN$DLL directory for any images
       requested by clients that are not defined in the LAN permanent
       node database.

9 - /EARLY

       /EARLY (default)
       /NOEARLY

    Enables Early Token Release on the device. The /NOEARLY
    qualifier, disables Early Token Release.

10 - /ELAN

    The /ELAN qualifier has two values: enable and disable. With
    /ELAN=ENABLE along with the keyword STARTUP, the LAN emulation
    is loaded when LANACP starts. With /ELAN=DISABLE, the same
    parameters used with ENABLE can be invoked.

    The /ELAN qualifier's syntax is as follows:

    DEFINE DEVICE/ELAN =(parent=parent device,
                         name="ELAN NAME to join",
                         size=1516
                         type=CSMACD
                         Enable,
                         Disable,
                         description = "description string,")

    The meaning of the syntax for /ELAN is as follows:

    Option     Meaning

    parent     The ATM adapter device name. An example of the parent
               device for DAPCA is: HWn0, where n is the controller
               number. An example of the parent device for DGLTA is:
               HCn0, where n is the controller number.
    name       Optionally specified if you want to join a specific
               ELAN. The default is null.
    size       Maximum frame size of the LAN you want to join. Valid
               sizes are 1516, 4544, or 9234 bytes. The default is
               1516.
    type       Support currently only for CSMACD, which is the
               default.
    descriptionA method of describing the ELAN for display purposes
               only.

    Keywords and their meanings for /ELAN are as follows:

    Keyword  Meaning

    Enable   Begins a join on a specified emulated LAN. It also loads
             the driver, if not already loaded.
    Disable  Causes a client to leave the emulated LAN.

11 - /FULL_DUPLEX

       /FULL_DUPLEX
       /NOFULL_DUPLEX (default)

    Enables full-duplex operation of a LAN device. Before full-duplex
    operation results from the use of this qualifier, additional
    device or network hardware setup may be required. Some devices
    may be enabled for full-duplex operation by default. Some devices
    may not allow the setting to be changed.

    The /NOFULL_DUPLEX qualifier, disables full-duplex operation.

12 - /MAP

       /MAP=(MULTICAST_ADDRESS=address, FUNCTIONAL_ADDRESS=address)
       /NOMAP=(MULTICAST_ADDRESS=address)

    Maps a standard multicast address to a functional address.
    Token ring devices do not support IEEE 802 standard globally
    defined group addresses. They do support functional addresses. A
    functional address is a locally administered group address that
    has 31 possible values. Each functional address sets one bit in
    the third through sixth byte of the address and bytes 1 and 2 are
    03-00 (C0:00 in bit reversed format).

    The /NOMAP=(MULTICAST_ADDRESS=address) qualifier, clears the
    mapping established for the specified address.

    Specify the functional address as follows:

    o  The MULTICAST_ADDRESS argument requires a standard 6-byte
       multicast address.

    o  The FUNCTIONAL_ADDRESS argument requires only the last 4
       bytes of the functional address (the preceding 03-00 bytes
       are automatically prefixed).

    o  The address variable, given as hexadecimal byte characters
       separated by hyphens, specifies the canonical form of the
       address. Use a colon as the separator character to indicate
       the bit-reversed form of the address.

    For example, to map the multicast address CB-00-01-02-03-04 to
    the functional address 03-00-00-80-00-00 on the Token Ring device
    IRA0, enter the following command:

    SET DEVICE IRA0/MAP=(MULTI=CB-00-01-02-03-04,FUNCT=00:01:00:00)

    For the default address mapping, see the following table or issue
    the command SHOW DEVICE/MAP device-name.

                       Functional
    Multicast Address  Address            Description

    09-00-2B-00-00-04  03-00-00-00-02-00  ISO ALL ES
    09-00-2B-00-00-05  03-00-00-00-01-00  ISO ALL IS
    CF-00-00-00-00-00  03-00-00-08-00-00  Loopback Assistant
    AB-00-00-01-00-00  03-00-02-00-00-00  DNA MOP Dump/Load
    AB-00-00-02-00-00  03-00-04-00-00-00  DNA MOP Remote Console
    AB-00-00-03-00-00  03-00-08-00-00-00  DNA L1 Routers
    09-00-2B-02-00-00  03-00-08-00-00-00  DNA L2 Routers
    09-00-2B-02-01-0A  03-00-08-00-00-00  DNA Phase IV Primary Router
    AB-00-00-04-00-00  03-00-10-00-00-00  DNA Endnodes
    09-00-2B-02-01-0B  03-00-10-00-00-00  DNA Phase IV Prime Unknown
                                          Destination
    09-00-2B-00-00-07  03-00-20-00-00-00  PCSA NETBIOS Emulation
    09-00-2B-00-00-0F  03-00-40-00-00-00  LAT Service Advertisement
    09-00-2B-02-01-04  03-00-80-00-00-00  LAT Service Solicit
    09-00-2B-02-01-07  03-00-00-02-00-00  LAT Xwindown Service
                                          Solicit
    09-00-2B-04-00-00  03-00-00-04-00-00  LAST
    09-00-2B-02-01-00  03-00-00-00-08-00  DNA Name Service
                                          Advertisement
    09-00-2B-02-01-01  03-00-00-00-10-00  DNA Name Service Solicit
    09-00-2B-02-01-02  03-00-00-00-20-00  DNA Time Service
    03-00-00-00-00-01  03-00-00-00-00-01  NETBUI Emulation
    03-00-02-00-00-00  03-00-02-00-00-00  RIPL

13 - /MAX_BUFFERS

       /MAX_BUFFERS=value

    Sets the maximum number of receive buffers to be allocated and
    used by the LAN driver for the LAN device.

14 - /MEDIA

       /MEDIA=value

    o  For Token Ring devices:

       Selects the type of cable media used to connect the adapter
       to the Token Ring Media Access Unit (MAU) for devices that do
       not automatically detect this. Acceptable values for this are
       either unshielded twisted pair (UTP) or shielded twisted pair
       (STP). The default value is STP.

    o  For Ethernet devices:

       Selects the cable connection. Normally, the selection is made
       during device initialization using a limited autosensing
       algorithm that selects twisted pair, but fails over to AUI
       (Attachment Unit Interface) if twisted pair does not appear
       to be functional. Thereafter, a cabling change would require a
       reboot of the system to take effect. This command allows you
       to change the selection without rebooting.

       Acceptable values are AUI (10Base2, 10Base5), TWISTEDPAIR
       (10BaseT), and AUTOSENSE (reperform the limited autosense
       algorithm). The default value is AUTOSENSE.

       Some devices, such as the DE435, require a jumper change
       on the Ethernet card to switch between 10Base2 and 10Base5
       (thinwire and thickwire). Other devices, such as the DE434,
       DE436, and DE500, have only twisted pair connections.

15 - /MIN_BUFFERS

       /MIN_BUFFERS=value

    Sets the minimum number of receive buffers to be allocated and
    used by the LAN driver for the LAN device.

16 - /PERMANENT

    Reads the permanent database and creates device entries in the
    volatile database.

17 - /PERMANENT_DATABASE

    Updates the device entries in the LAN volatile device database
    with any data currently set in the permanent database. This
    allows you to update the volatile database after changing data
    in the permanent database, rather than repeating the commands for
    each updated entry to apply the changes to the volatile database.

18 - /PVC

       /PVC=(vci[,...])
       /[NO]PVC=(vci[,...])

    Sets the permanent virtual circuit (PVC) to be used by a
    Classical IP over ATM client. This is an optional qualifier.

    A list of PVCs is defined for use by CLIP clients. This command
    should be used before enabling the CLIP client. The PVC has to be
    set up manually in the ATM switch.

    The vci is the VCI (Virtual Circuit ID) of the PVC to be used.

19 - /RING_PURGER

    Enables the ring purger process of the FDDI device.

20 - /SOURCE_ROUTING

       /SOURCE_ROUTING (default)
       /NOSOURCE_ROUTING

    Enables source routing on the Token Ring device. If you only have
    one ring in your LAN or you use transparent bridging, use the
    /NOSOURCE_ROUTING qualifier to turn off source routing.

21 - /SPEED

       /SPEED=value

    Sets the speed of the LAN.

    For Token Ring, valid values are either 4 or 16, indicating
    4 megabits per second or 16 megabits per second. The default
    value for Token Ring is 16, unless the LAN adapter supports a
    nonvolatile mechanism for setting this parameter (as does the DEC
    Token Ring Controller 700).

    For Ethernet, valid values are either 10 or 100, which selects
    the 10 megabits per second Ethernet port or the 100 megabits per
    second Fast Ethernet port. The default for Ethernet is to sense
    automatically which type of port is connected and select the
    appropriate speed.

22 - /SR_ENTRY

       /SR_ENTRY=(LAN_ADDRESS=address, RI=routing-information)
       /NOSR_ENTRY=(LAN_ADDRESS=address)

    Statically defines a specific source-routed route for a specific
    node. The default value is no routes specified. This caching
    remains valid while used or until the aging timer expires.

    Use this qualifier only as a last resort when isolating
    communication failures on extended LAN topologies.

    The /NOSR_ENTRY=(LAN_ADDRESS=address) qualifier, clears the
    previously defined static source routed route.

    The address is a standard 6-byte LAN address (given as
    hexadecimal byte characters separated by hyphens), which
    specifies the canonical form of the address. Using a colon as
    the separator character indicates the bit-reversed form of the
    address.

    The routing-information is the source routing field, specified as
    a series of two-byte hexadecimal characters (each byte separated
    by a hyphen). The field consists of a two-byte routing control
    field followed by up to 14 two-byte segment identifiers, each
    containing the ring number and the bridge number used in the hop.

23 - /TOKEN_ROTATION

    Sets the requested token rotation time for the FDDI ring.

24 - /TOKEN_TIMEOUT

    Sets the restricted token timeout time for the FDDI ring.

25 - /TRANSMIT_TIMEOUT

    Sets the valid transmission time for the FDDI device.

26 - /UPDATE

    Adds LAN devices that are not currently in the LAN volatile
    device database to that database. The initial entry for the
    device uses default values for all parameters. To update the
    volatile database with current information from the permanent
    database, use the SET DEVICE command with the /PERMANENT_DATABASE
    qualifier. You can combine the /UPDATE and /PERMANENT_DATABASE
    qualifiers in a single SET DEVICE command.

    Examples

  1. LANCP> SET DEVICE/CONTENDER/MEDIA=UTP/NOEARLY/SOURCE ICA0

    Enables monitor contention, UTP cable media, source routing and
    disables early token release for Token Ring device ICA0.

  2. LANCP> SET DEVICE/MEDIA=TWI EWB0

    Sets the media type to twisted pair for the second Tulip Ethernet
    device, EWB0.

  3. LANCP> SET DEVICE EXA0/MOPDLL=ENABLE

    Enables MOP downline load service for device EXA0, leaving the
    remaining MOPDLL parameters unchanged.

  4. LANCP> SET DEVICE EXA0/MOPDLL=(ENABLE,EXCLUSIVE,SIZE=1482)

    Enables MOP downline load service for device EXA0, in exclusive
    mode with the data transfer size of 1482 bytes, leaving the
    remaining MOPDLL parameters unchanged.

  5. LANCP> SET DEVICE EXA0/MOPDLL=(ENABLE,NOEXCLUSIVE)
  LANCP> SET DEVICE FXA0/MOPDLL=(ENABLE,EXCL,KNOWN)

    These commands enable LANACP MOP downline load service for:

    o  LAN device EXA0 in nonexclusive mode

    o  LAN device FXB0 in exclusive mode for only known clients
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