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Commands Reference, Volume 3
Sets the required values for
starting TCP/IP on a host.
mktcpip { -S
Interface | -h
HostName -a Address -i Interface [ -s ] [ -m SubnetMask ] [ -r RingSpeed ] [ -t CableType ] [ -g Gateway ] [ -n NameServerAddress [ -d Domain ] ] [ [ -c Subchannel ] -D Destination ] }
The mktcpip command
sets the required minimal values required for using TCP/IP on a host
machine. These values are written to the configuration database.
The basic functions of the mktcpip command include:
- Setting the host name in
both the configuration database and the running machine.
- Setting the IP address of
the interface in the configuration database.
- Making entries in the
/etc/hosts file for the host name and IP address.
- Setting the domain name and
IP address of the nameserver, if applicable.
- Setting the subnetwork mask,
if applicable.
- Adding a static route to
both the configuration database and the running machine, if applicable.
- Starting the specified
TCP/IP daemons.
You can use the Network application in Web-based System Manager (wsm) to
change network characteristics. You could also use the System
Management Interface Tool (SMIT) smit mktcpip fast path to run this
command.
| -a Address
| Sets the Internet address of the host. Specify the address in
dotted decimal notation. Each network interface on the host should have
a unique Internet address. The following is the standard format for
setting the Internet address:
127.10.31.2
|
| -c Subchannel
| Specifies the subchannel address for a System/370 channel adapter.
|
| -D
Destination
| Sets the destination address for a static route. Specify the
address in dotted decimal notation. The following is the standard
format for setting the destination address for a static route:
192.9.52.1
|
| -d Domain
| Specifies the domain name of the name server the host should use for name
resolution, if any. The domain name should be in the following
format:
subdomain.subdomain.rootdomain
|
| -g Gateway
| Sets the gateway address for a static route. Specify the address
in dotted decimal notation. The following is the standard format for
setting the gateway address for a static route:
192.9.52.0
|
| -h Hostname
| Sets the name of the host. If using a domain naming system, the
domain and any subdomains must be specified. The following is the
standard format for setting the host name:
hostname
The following is the standard
format for setting the host name in a domain naming system:
hostname.subdomain.subdomain.rootdomain
|
| -i Interface
| Specifies a particular network interface, for example:
tr0
|
| -m SubnetMask
| Specifies the mask the gateway should use in determining the appropriate
subnetwork for routing. The subnet mask is a set of 4 bytes, as in the
Internet address. The subnet mask consists of high bits (1s)
corresponding to the bit positions of the network and subnetwork address, and
low bits (0s) corresponding to the bit positions of the host address.
|
| -n
NameserverAddress
| Specifies the Internet address of the name server the host uses for name
resolution, if applicable. The address should be entered in dotted
decimal notation, as follows:
127.1.0.1
|
| -r RingSpeed
| Specifies the ring speed for a token-ring adapter. Valid values
for the RingSpeed variable are either 4- or 16-Mbps.
|
| -S Interface
| Retrieves information for System Management Interface Tool (SMIT)
display.
|
| -s
| Starts the TCP/IP daemons.
|
| -t CableType
| Specifies cable size for Standard Ethernet or IEEE 802.3 Ethernet
networks. Valid values for the CableType variable are
dix for thick cable, bnc for thin cable, or
N/A for Not Applicable. The -t
CableType flag should be used only for Standard Ethernet (en)
and IEEE 802.3 Ethernet (et) interfaces.
|
To set the required values for
starting TCP/IP enter:
mktcpip -h fred.austin.century.com -a 192.9.200.4 -i en0 \
-n 192.9.200.1 -d austin.century.com -s
The hostname command, hostent command.
The resolv.conf file format.
Naming in
AIX 5L Version 5.1 System Management Guide: Communications
and Networks.
TCP/IP
Addressing in AIX 5L Version 5.1 System Management
Guide: Communications and Networks.
For information on installing the Web-based System Manager, see Chapter 2: Installation and System Requirements in
AIX 5L Version 5.1 Web-based System Manager Administration
Guide.
System Management
Interface Tool (SMIT): Overview in AIX 5L Version 5.1
System Management Concepts: Operating System and Devices.
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