IBM SC30-3681-08 User Manual

Nways Multiprotocol Routing Services

Software User’s Guide Version 3.2

IBM

SC30-3681-08

Nways Multiprotocol Routing Services

Software User’s Guide Version 3.2

IBM

SC30-3681-08

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Ninth Edition (November 1998)

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Contents

Figures ...........................xix

Tables ...........................xxi

Notices ...........................xxiii

Notice to Users of Online Versions of This Book ...........xxv

Trademarks .........................xxvii

Preface ...........................xxix

Who Should Read This Manual ..................xxix

About the Software .......................xxix

Conventions Used in This Manual .................xxx

IBM 2210 Nways Multiprotocol Router Publications ...........xxx

Summary of Changes for the IBM 2210 Software Library .........xxxii

Editorial Changes ......................xxxiv

Part 1. Understanding and Using the Software ................ 1

Chapter 1. Getting Started.................... 3

Before You Begin ....................... 3

Migrating to the Current Release ................. 3

Accessing the Software Using Local and Remote Consoles ........ 3

Local Consoles ....................... 4

Remote Consoles ...................... 5

Logging In Remotely or Locally ................. 5

Reloading or Restarting the Router ................ 6

Exiting the Router ...................... 6

Discussing the User Interface System ................ 7

Understanding the First-Level User Interface ............ 7

Chapter 2. Using the Software .................. 9

Entering Commands ...................... 9

Connecting to a Process ..................... 9

Identifying Prompts ......................10

Getting Help ........................10

Exiting a Lower Level Environment ................11

Getting Back to OPCON ....................11

Some Conﬁguration Suggestions ..................11

Creating a First Conﬁguration ..................11

Basing a Conﬁguration on an Existing Conﬁguration..........12

Accessing the Second-Level Processes ...............13

Accessing the Conﬁguration Process, CONFIG (Talk 6) ........14

Accessing the Operating/Monitoring Process, GWCON (Talk 5)......15

Accessing the Third-Level Processes ................15

Accessing Network Interface Conﬁguration and Operating Processes . . . 15

Accessing Feature Conﬁguration and Operating Processes .......19

Accessing Protocol Conﬁguration and Operating Processes .......19

Command History for GWCON and CONFIG Command Line .......21

Repeating a Command in the Command History ...........21

Repeating a Series of Commands in the Command History .......22

Chapter 3. The OPCON Process .................25

Chapter 4. Using OPCON ....................27

Accessing the OPCON Process ..................27

OPCON Commands ......................27

Breakpoint .........................28

Divert ...........................28

Flush ...........................29

Halt............................29

Intercept ..........................30

Logout ..........................30

Memory ..........................30

Pause (EasyStart only) ....................31

Reload ..........................32

Restart ..........................32

Status...........................32

Stop (EasyStart only) .....................33

Talk............................34

Telnet ...........................34

Part 2. Understanding, Conﬁguring, and Using Base Services .........37

Chapter 5. The Conﬁguration Process (CONFIG - Talk 6) and Commands .39

What is CONFIG? .......................39

Using EasyStart ........................40

Conﬁg-Only Mode .......................41

Automatic Entry Into Conﬁg-Only Mode ..............41

Manual Entry Into Conﬁg-Only Mode ...............41

Quick Conﬁguration .......................42

Automatic Entry Into Quick Conﬁg Mode ..............43

Manual Entry Into Quick Conﬁg Mode ...............43

Exiting from Quick Conﬁg Mode .................43

Conﬁguring User Access .....................44

Technical Support Access ...................44

Conﬁguring Spare Interfaces ...................44

Restrictions for Spare Interfaces .................45

Resetting Interfaces.......................47

Restrictions for Resetting Interfaces ................48

Chapter 6. Conﬁguring and Monitoring the CONFIG Process ......51

Entering and Exiting CONFIG ...................51

CONFIG Commands ......................51

Add............................52

Boot ...........................59

Change ..........................59

Clear ...........................61

Delete...........................63

Disable ..........................64

Enable ..........................64

Environment ........................66

Event ...........................67

Feature ..........................68

List ............................68

Network ..........................72

Patch ...........................72

Performance ........................74

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Protocol ..........................74

Qconﬁg ..........................75

Set............................75

Time...........................79

Unpatch ..........................80

Update ..........................80

Chapter 7. The Boot CONFIG Process ...............83

What is Boot CONFIG? .....................83

Conﬁguring Booting ......................83

Using a Device as a Boot Server .................84

How the BOOTP Forwarding Process Works .............84

A Device as a BOOTP Client ..................84

A Device as a BOOTP Relay Agent ................85

Enabling/Disabling BOOTP Forwarding ..............85

Conﬁguring a BOOTP Server ..................85

Using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) .............86

Accessing Conﬁguration Files From a Remote Host or Router ......87

Filename Deﬁnitions for IBD...................87

IBD Considerations When Transferring a File ............88

Validating the Conﬁguration Load..................88

Loading an Image at a Speciﬁc Time ................89

Conﬁguring Dumping ......................89

Dump Files .........................89

TFTP Server, Boot and Dump Directories..............89

Installing Software/Code .....................90

Chapter 8. Conﬁguring Boot CONFIG ...............93

Entering and Exiting Boot CONFIG .................93

Boot CONFIG Commands ....................93

Add............................94

Change ..........................96

Copy ...........................98

Delete...........................99

Describe ..........................100

Disable ..........................100

Enable ..........................101

Erase ...........................101

List ............................102

Load ...........................104

Store ...........................105

Timedload .........................106

TFTP ...........................107

Chapter 9. Boot Options ....................111

Before you Begin........................111

Booting From the Integrated Boot Device Using a Console Terminal ....111

BOOTP Using a Console Terminal ................112

Booting from a TFTP host server using a console terminal .......113

Boot Options Available......................113

Accessing the Boot Options...................113

Boot Option Prompts ......................114

B (Boot) ..........................116

BC (Boot in Conﬁg-only Mode)..................116

BM (Boot using console queries) .................117

BN (Boot, But Do Not Run, Using Console Queries) ..........119

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BP (Boot using BOOTP) ....................119

D (Dump using stored conﬁguration) ...............120

DIAG (Execute IBM Extended Diagnostic Program) ..........120

DM (Dump using Console Queries) ................121

UB (Display TFTP Boot Conﬁguration) ...............121

UC (Display Hardware Conﬁguration) ...............122

UG (Go execute at address in RAM) ...............122

LC (Load Conﬁguration Memory) .................123

CC (Clear Conﬁguration Memory) ................124

ZB (ZModem Boot) ......................124

ZC (ZModem conﬁguration memory load)..............124

Conﬁguring the 2210 ......................125

Chapter 10. The Operating/Monitoring Process (GWCON - Talk 5) and

Commands.........................127

What is GWCON? .......................127

Entering and Exiting GWCON ...................127

GWCON Commands ......................127

Activate ..........................128

Boot ...........................128

Buffer...........................129

Clear ...........................130

Conﬁguration ........................130

Disable ..........................133

Environment ........................133

Error ...........................134

Event ...........................135

Fault ...........................135

Feature ..........................135

Interface ..........................136

Log............................136

Memory ..........................137

Network ..........................138

Performance ........................139

Protocol ..........................139

Queue...........................140

Reset ...........................141

Statistics ..........................141

Test ...........................142

Uptime ..........................142

Chapter 11. The Messaging (MONITR - Talk 2) Process ........145

What is Messaging (MONITR)? ..................145

Commands Affecting Messaging ..................145

Entering and Exiting the Messaging (MONITR) Process .........145

Receiving Messages ......................145

Chapter 12. Using the Event Logging System (ELS)..........147

What is ELS? .........................147

Entering and Exiting the ELS Conﬁguration Environment .........148

Event Logging Concepts .....................148

Causes of Events ......................148

Interpreting a Message ....................149

Using ELS ..........................151

Managing ELS Message Rotation ................152

Capturing ELS Output Using a Telnet Connection on a UNIX Host ....152

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Conﬁguring ELS So Event Messages Are Sent In SNMP Traps......153

Using ELS to Troubleshoot a Problem ................153

ELS Example 1 .......................153

ELS Example 2 .......................154

ELS Example 3 .......................154

Using and Conﬁguring ELS Remote Logging .............155

Syslog Facility and Level ....................155

Remote Workstation Conﬁguration ................155

Conﬁguring the 2210 for Remote Logging..............157

Remote Logging Output ....................159

Additional Considerations....................162

Using ELS Message Buffering ...................163

Chapter 13. Conﬁguring and Monitoring the Event Logging System (ELS) . 167

Accessing the ELS Conﬁguration Environment .............167

ELS Conﬁguration Commands ...................167

Add............................168

Advanced .........................168

Clear ...........................168

Default ..........................169

Delete...........................169

Display ..........................169

Filter ...........................170

List ............................170

Nodisplay .........................172

Noremote .........................172

Notrace ..........................174

Notrap...........................174

Remote ..........................175

Set............................177

Trace ...........................180

Trap...........................181

ELS Net Filter Conﬁguration Commands ..............181

ELS Message Buffering Conﬁguration Commands ..........184

Entering and Exiting the ELS Operating Environment ..........187

ELS Monitoring Commands ....................188

Advanced .........................188

Clear ...........................188

Display ..........................189

Files ...........................189

Filter ...........................190

List ............................190

Nodisplay .........................192

Noremote .........................193

Notrace ..........................194

Notrap...........................194

Packet Trace ........................195

Remote ..........................195

Remove ..........................197

Restore ..........................197

Retrieve ..........................197

Save ...........................198

Set............................198

Statistics ..........................201

Trace ...........................203

Trap...........................204

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View...........................204

Packet-trace Monitoring Commands................205

ELS Net Filter Monitoring Commands ...............207

ELS Message Buffering Monitoring Commands ...........210

Chapter 14. Conﬁguring and Monitoring Performance .........215

Performance Overview......................215

Performance Reporting Accuracy ..................215

Accessing the Performance Conﬁguration Environment..........215

Performance Conﬁguration Commands ...............216

Disable ..........................216

Enable ..........................216

List ............................216

Set............................217

Accessing the Performance Monitoring Environment...........217

Performance Monitoring Commands.................217

Disable ..........................218

Enable ..........................218

List ............................218

Report...........................218

Set............................218

Part 3. Understanding, Conﬁguring and Operating Interfaces..........221

Chapter 15. Getting Started with Network Interfaces .........223

Before You Continue ......................223

Network Interfaces and the GWCON Interface Command .........223

Accessing Network Interface Conﬁguration and Console Processes .....223

Accessing Link Layer Protocol Conﬁguration and Console Processes ....224

Deﬁning Spare Interfaces.....................224

Chapter 16. Conﬁguring IEEE 802.5 Token-Ring Network Interfaces ...225

Accessing the Token-Ring Interface Conﬁguration Process ........225

Token-Ring Conﬁguration Commands ................225

List ............................225

LLC ...........................226

Packet-Size.........................226

Set............................227

Source-routing........................227

Speed...........................228

Accessing the Interface Monitoring Process ..............228

Token-Ring Interface Monitoring Commands..............229

Dump ...........................229

LLC ...........................230

Token-Ring Interfaces and the GWCON Interface Command........230

Statistics Displayed for 802.5 Token-Ring Interfaces ..........230

Chapter 17. Conﬁguring and Monitoring LLC Interfaces ........235

Accessing the Interface Conﬁguration Process .............235

LLC Conﬁguration Commands ...................235

List ............................236

Set............................237

Accessing the Interface Monitoring Process ..............238

LLC Monitoring Commands ....................239

Clear-Counters .......................239

List ............................239

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Set............................244

Chapter 18. Using the Ethernet Network Interface ..........247

Displaying Ethernet Statistics through the Interface Command .......247

Chapter 19. Conﬁguring and Monitoring the Ethernet Network Interface. . 251

Accessing the Ethernet Interface Conﬁguration Process .........251

Ethernet Conﬁguration Commands .................251

Connector-Type .......................252

IP-Encapsulation .......................252

List ............................252

Physical-Address.......................252

Accessing the Ethernet Interface Operating Process...........253

Ethernet Interface Monitoring Commands...............253

Collisions .........................253

Chapter 20. Overview of LAN Emulation ..............255

LAN Emulation Beneﬁts .....................255

LAN Emulation Components ...................256

Addressing in ATM .......................257

ESI............................258

ATM Addresses of LAN Emulation Components ............258

Overview of Related ILMI Functions.................259

Manual Conﬁguration of the Signaling Version ............259

Locating the LECS Using ILMI..................259

Overview of the LECS Function ..................260

Sample Situations for Use of the LECS Assignment Policies.......262

More Information About TLVs ..................263

Connecting to the LES......................264

Address Registration ......................265

Address Resolution .......................265

Connecting to the BUS .....................265

BUS Functions ........................266

Establishing Data Direct VCCs...................267

Overview of Extensions for LAN Emulation ..............267

Broadcast Manager .......................267

BCM Support for IP......................268

BCM Support for IPX .....................268

BCM Support for NetBIOS ...................269

BCM Support for Source Route Bridging ..............269

LAN Emulation Reliability.....................270

LAN Emulation Security .....................271

Key Conﬁguration Parameters for LAN Emulation............272

Chapter 21. Using ATM .....................273

ATM and LAN Emulation .....................273

How to Enter Addresses .....................273

ATM-LLC Multiplexing ......................274

ATM Virtual Interface Concepts ..................274

Advantages of Using ATM Virtual Interfaces .............274

Disadvantages of using ATM Virtual Interfaces ............275

Chapter 22. Conﬁguring and Monitoring ATM ............277

Accessing the ATM Interface Conﬁguration Process ...........277

ATM Conﬁguration Commands...................278

ATM Interface Conﬁguration Commands ...............278

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Add............................279

List ............................279

QoS Conﬁguration ......................280

Remove ..........................280

Set............................280

Enable ..........................284

Disable ..........................284

Accessing the Virtual ATM Interface Conﬁguration Process ........285

ATM Virtual Interface Conﬁguration Commands ............285

Add............................285

List ............................285

Remove ..........................286

Accessing the ATM Monitoring Process ...............286

ATM Monitoring Commands....................286

Interface ..........................287

ATM-LLC..........................287

ATM Interface Monitoring Commands (ATM INTERFACE+ Prompt) .....287

List ............................287

Trace ...........................288

Wrap...........................289

ATM-LLC Monitoring Commands ..................290

List ............................290

ATM Virtual Interface Monitoring Commands .............290

Chapter 23. Using LAN Emulation Clients..............291

LAN Emulation Client Overview ..................291

Chapter 24. Conﬁguring and Monitoring LAN Emulation Clients .....293

Conﬁguring LAN Emulation Clients .................293

Add............................293

Conﬁg...........................294

List ............................294

Remove ..........................294

Conﬁguring an ATM Forum-Compliant LE Client ............295

ARP Conﬁguration ......................295

RIF-Timer (for Token-Ring Forum-compliant LEC only) .........297

Source-Routing (for Token-Ring Forum-Compliant LEC only).......297

IP-Encapsulation (for Ethernet ATM Forum-Compliant LEC only) .....298

List ............................298

QoS...........................298

Set............................298

Accessing the LEC Monitoring Environment ..............308

LEC Monitoring Commands ....................309

List ............................309

MIB............................313

QoS Information .......................316

Chapter 25. Conﬁguring Serial Line Interfaces ............317

Accessing the Interface Conﬁguration Process .............317

Clocking and Cable Type....................317

Network Interfaces and the GWCON Interface Command .........318

Chapter 26. Using the X.25 Network Interface ............319

Basic Conﬁguration Procedures ..................319

Setting the National Personality .................320

Understanding the X.25 Defaults .................320

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X.25 Support Over ISDN BRI D-Channel (X.31) ............322

Null Encapsulation .......................322

Limitations .........................322

Conﬁguration Changes ....................322

Conﬁguring Null Encapsulation and Closed User Groups (CUG) .....322

Understanding Closed User Groups .................324

Bilateral Closed User Groups ..................324

Types of Extended Closed User Groups ..............324

Establishing X.25 Circuits with Closed User Groups on a Device .....324

Conﬁguring X.25 Closed User Groups ...............325

Chapter 27. Conﬁguring and Monitoring the X.25 Network Interface ...327

X.25 Conﬁguration Commands...................327

Set............................328

Enable ..........................332

Disable ..........................332

National Enable .......................333

National Disable .......................335

National Set ........................336

National Restore .......................340

Add............................341

Change ..........................348

Delete...........................349

List ............................350

Accessing the Interface Monitoring Process ..............353

X.25 Monitoring Commands....................353

List ............................354

Parameters .........................354

Statistics ..........................355

X.25 Network Interfaces and the GWCON Interface Command .......356

Statistics Displayed for X.25 Interfaces...............356

Chapter 28. Using XTP .....................361

The X.25 Transport Protocol ...................361

Conﬁguration Information....................362

DTE Address Wildcards .....................363

XTP Backup Peer Function ....................364

Searching for a Remote DTE ..................364

Connection Request Timer ...................365

Local XTP ..........................365

XTP and Closed User Groups ...................365

Conﬁguring XTP ........................366

Conﬁguration Procedures.....................366

Setting the Data Link .....................367

Conﬁguring the IP Interface ...................367

Conﬁguring X.25 .......................367

Setting the National Personality .................369

Deﬁning the IP Address ....................369

Setting the Internal IP Address..................369

Conﬁguring XTP .......................369

Sample Conﬁguration of Remote Routers..............371

Chapter 29. Conﬁguring and Monitoring XTP ............375

XTP Conﬁguring Commands ...................375

Add............................375

Change ..........................378

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Delete...........................378

Enable ..........................380

Disable ..........................380

Set............................380

List ............................380

XTP Monitoring Commands ....................382

Add............................382

Delete...........................383

List ............................383

Chapter 30. Using Frame Relay Interfaces .............387

Frame Relay Overview .....................387

Frame Relay Network .....................388

Frame Relay Switched Virtual Circuits ...............389

Frame Relay Interface Initialization ................389

Orphan Circuits .......................390

Conﬁguring PVC States to Affect the Frame Relay Interface State.....391

Frame Relay Frame......................392

Frame Forwarding over the Frame Relay Network ..........394

Protocol Addresses ......................394

Multicast Emulation and Protocol Broadcast .............394

Frame Relay Network Management .................395

Management Status Reporting..................395

Full Status Report ......................395

Link Integrity Veriﬁcation Report .................396

Consolidated Link Layer Management (CLLM) ............396

Frame Relay Data Rates .....................396

Committed Information Rate (CIR) ................396

Orphan Permanent Virtual Circuit CIR ...............397

Committed Burst (Bc) Size ...................397

Excess Burst (Be) Size ....................397

Line Speed .........................398

Minimum Information Rate ...................398

Maximum Information Rate ...................398

Variable Information Rate....................399

Circuit Congestion .......................399

CIR Monitoring .......................399

Congestion Monitoring .....................400

Congestion Notiﬁcation and Avoidance...............400

Bandwidth Reservation over Frame Relay ..............402

Displaying the Frame Relay Conﬁguration Prompt ...........402

Frame Relay Basic Conﬁguration Procedure..............402

Enabling Frame Relay PVC Management...............403

Enabling Frame Relay SVC Management...............404

Chapter 31. Conﬁguring and Monitoring Frame Relay Interfaces.....405

Frame Relay Conﬁguration Commands ...............405

Add............................406

Change ..........................412

Disable ..........................413

Enable ..........................415

List ............................419

LLC ...........................425

Remove ..........................426

Set............................427

Accessing the Frame Relay Monitoring Prompt.............432

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Frame Relay Monitoring Commands.................432

Clear ...........................433

Disable ..........................433

Enable ..........................433

List ............................434

LLC ...........................442

Notrace ..........................442

Set............................443

Trace ...........................444

Frame Relay Interfaces and the GWCON Interface Command .......445

Statistics Displayed For Frame Relay Interfaces ...........445

Chapter 32. Using Point-to-Point Protocol Interfaces .........449

PPP Overview.........................449

PPP Data Link Layer Frame Structure ...............450

The PPP Link Control Protocol (LCP) ................451

LCP Packets ........................453

Link Establishment Packets ...................454

Link Termination Packets ....................455

Link Maintenance Packets ...................455

PPP Authentication Protocols ...................455

Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) ..............456

Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) .........457

Microsoft PPP CHAP Authentication (MS-CHAP) ...........457

Shiva Password Authentication Protocol (SPAP) ...........457

Conﬁguring PPP Authentication .................458

Conﬁguring PPP Callback ...................459

Using AAA with PPP ......................460

The PPP Network Control Protocols.................460

AppleTalk Control Protocol ...................461

Banyan VINES Control Protocol .................461

Bridging Protocols ......................461

Callback Control Protocol....................461

DECnet IV Control Protocol ...................461

IP Control Protocol ......................462

IPv6 Control Protocol .....................462

IPX Control Protocol .....................463

OSI Control Protocol .....................463

APPN HPR Control Protocol ..................463

APPN ISR Control Protocol ...................463

Using and Conﬁguring Virtual Connections ..............463

VC Considerations ......................463

Conﬁguring a VC.......................464

Chapter 33. Conﬁguring and Monitoring Point-to-Point Protocol Interfaces 465

Accessing the Interface Conﬁguration Process .............465

Accessing the PPP Interface Conﬁguration Prompt ..........466

Point-to-Point Conﬁguration Commands ...............466

Disable ..........................466

Enable ..........................467

List ............................470

LLC ...........................474

Set............................474

Accessing the Interface Monitoring Process ..............483

Point-to-Point Monitoring Commands ................483

Clear ...........................483

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List ............................484

LLC ...........................506

Point-to-Point Protocol Interfaces and the GWCON Interface Command . . . 506

Chapter 34. Using the Multilink PPP Protocol ............509

MP Considerations .......................510

Multi-Chassis MP .......................511

Conﬁguring a Multilink PPP Interface ................511

Conﬁguring MP on PPP Dial Circuits ...............511

Conﬁguring MP on PPP Serial Links ...............512

Conﬁguring MP on Layer-2-Tunneling Nets .............512

Conﬁguring Multi-Chassis MP ..................513

Chapter 35. Conﬁguring and Monitoring Multilink PPP Protocol (MP) ...515

Accessing the MP Conﬁguration Prompt ...............515

MP Conﬁguration Commands for Multilink PPP Interfaces.........515

Disable ..........................515

Enable ..........................516

Encapsulator ........................516

List ............................516

Set............................517

Monitoring MP Interface Status ..................519

Accessing the MP Monitoring Commands...............519

Multilink PPP Protocol Monitoring Commands .............519

List ............................519

Chapter 36. Conﬁguring SDLC Relay ...............525

Basic Conﬁguration Procedure...................525

Accessing the SDLC Relay Conﬁguration Environment ..........525

SDLC Relay Conﬁguration Commands................526

Add............................526

Delete...........................527

Disable ..........................527

Enable ..........................528

List (for network SRLY) ....................528

List (for protocol SDLC) ....................529

Set............................530

Accessing the SDLC Relay Monitoring Environment ...........532

SDLC Relay Monitoring Commands .................532

Clear-Port-Statistics......................533

Disable ..........................533

Enable ..........................533

List ............................534

SDLC Relay Interfaces and the GWCON Interface Command .......535

Chapter 37. Using SDLC Interfaces ................537

Basic Conﬁguration Procedure...................537

Conﬁguring Switched SDLC Call-In Interfaces .............537

SDLC Conﬁguration Requirements .................538

Chapter 38. Conﬁguring and Monitoring SDLC Interfaces .......539

Accessing the SDLC Conﬁguration Environment ............539

SDLC Conﬁguration Commands ..................540

Add............................540

Delete...........................541

Disable ..........................541

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Enable ..........................541

List ............................542

Set............................544

Accessing the SDLC Monitoring Environment .............549

SDLC Monitoring Commands ...................550

Add............................550

Clear ...........................550

Delete...........................551

Disable ..........................551

Enable ..........................551

List ............................551

Set............................554

Test ...........................557

SDLC Interfaces and the GWCON Interface Command..........557

Statistics Displayed for SDLC Interfaces ..............557

Chapter 39. Using Binary Synchronous Relay (BRLY) .........561

BRLY Overview ........................561

Sample BRLY Conﬁguration...................562

BRLY Considerations ......................564

Chapter 40. Conﬁguring and Monitoring BSC Relay..........567

Basic Conﬁguration Procedure...................567

BSC Relay Conﬁguration Commands ................567

Add............................568

Delete...........................570

Disable ..........................570

Enable ..........................571

List (for network BSC) .....................571

List (for protocol BRLY) ....................572

Set............................573

Accessing the BSC Relay Monitoring Environment ...........574

BSC Relay Monitoring Commands .................575

Clear ...........................575

Disable ..........................576

Enable ..........................576

List ............................577

BSC Relay Interfaces and the GWCON Interface Command........578

Chapter 41. Using the V.25bis Network Interface ...........579

Before You Begin .......................579

Conﬁguration Procedures.....................579

Adding V.25bis Addresses ...................579

Conﬁguring the V.25bis Interface .................580

Adding Dial Circuits ......................581

Conﬁguring Dial Circuits ....................581

Chapter 42. Conﬁguring and Monitoring the V.25bis Network Interface . . 583

Accessing the Interface Conﬁguration Process .............583

V.25bis Conﬁguration Commands..................583

List ............................584

Set............................585

Accessing the Interface Monitoring Process ..............587

V.25bis Monitoring Commands...................587

Calls ...........................588

Circuits ..........................589

Contents xv

Parameters .........................589

Statistics ..........................590

V.25bis and the GWCON Commands ................592

Statistics for V.25bis Interfaces and Dial Circuits ...........592

Chapter 43. Using the V.34 Network Interface ............595

Before You Begin .......................595

Conﬁguration Procedures.....................595

Adding V.34 Addresses ....................595

Conﬁguring the V.34 Interface ..................596

Adding Dial Circuits ......................597

Conﬁguring Dial Circuits ....................597

Chapter 44. Conﬁguring and Monitoring the V.34 Network Interface ...599

Accessing the Interface Conﬁguration Process .............599

V.34 Conﬁguration Commands...................599

List ............................600

Set............................601

Accessing the Interface Monitoring Process ..............602

V.34 Monitoring Commands ....................603

Calls ...........................603

Circuits ..........................604

Parameters .........................605

Statistics ..........................606

V.34 and the GWCON Commands .................607

Statistics for V.34 Interfaces and Dial Circuits ............607

Chapter 45. Using the ISDN Interface ...............611

ISDN Overview ........................611

ISDN Adapters and Interfaces ..................611

Dial Circuits.........................612

Addressing .........................613

Oversubscribing and Circuit Contention ..............613

Cost Control Over Demand Circuits ................614

Caller ID and LIDS ......................614

ISDN Cause Codes .......................614

Sample ISDN Conﬁgurations ...................616

Frame Relay over ISDN Conﬁguration ...............616

WAN Restoral Conﬁguration ..................617

Channelized T1/E1 .......................617

Requirements and Restrictions for ISDN Interfaces ...........618

Router...........................618

Switches/Services Supported ..................618

ISDN Interface Restrictions ...................619

Dial Circuit Conﬁguration Requirements ..............619

Before You Begin .......................619

Conﬁguration Procedures.....................619

Adding ISDN Addresses ....................619

Conﬁguring ISDN Parameters ..................620

Conﬁguring the ISDN Interface..................622

Adding Dial Circuits ......................622

Conﬁguring Dial Circuits ....................623

ISDN I.430 and I.431 Switch Variants ................625

Native I.430 Support .....................625

Native I.431 Support .....................625

X.31 Support .........................626

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Chapter 46. Conﬁguring and Monitoring the ISDN Interface.......627

ISDN Conﬁguration Commands ..................627

Block-Calls .........................627

Disable ..........................628

Enable ..........................628

List ............................628

Remove ..........................629

Set............................629

Cause Code ........................634

Accessing the Interface Monitoring Process ..............635

ISDN Monitoring Commands ...................635

Block-Calls .........................635

Calls ...........................636

Channels..........................636

Circuits ..........................637

Dial-dump .........................638

L2_Counters ........................638

L3_Counters ........................638

TEI............................638

Parameters .........................638

Statistics ..........................639

ISDN and the GWCON Commands .................641

Interface — Statistics for ISDN Interfaces and Dial Circuits .......641

Conﬁguration - Information on Router Hardware and Software ......642

Chapter 47. Conﬁguring and Monitoring Dial Circuits .........643

Dial Circuit Conﬁguration Commands ................643

Delete...........................644

Encapsulator ........................644

List ............................645

Set............................646

Dial Circuit Monitoring Commands .................650

Callback ..........................650

Appendix A. Quick Conﬁguration Reference.............651

Quick Conﬁguration Tips .....................651

Making Selections ......................651

Integrated Modems ......................651

Exiting and Restarting .....................651

When You’re Done ......................651

Starting the Quick Conﬁguration Program...............651

Conﬁguring LAN Emulation ....................652

Conﬁguring Interfaces ......................653

Ethernet ..........................653

Token-Ring .........................654

Conﬁguring Multilink PPP (MP) Interfaces...............655

Conﬁguring Dial-Circuits .....................657

Conﬁguring Dial-in Access to LANs (DIALs) Interfaces and DIALs Server

Information .........................658

Conﬁguring Bridging ......................662

Conﬁguring Protocols ......................663

Conﬁguring IP ........................664

Conﬁguring IPX .......................665

Conﬁguring DECnet (DNA) ...................668

Conﬁguring Booting .......................670

TFTP Boot .........................671

Contents xvii

BOOTP Boot ........................671

IBD Boot ..........................672

Enabling Console Modem-Control .................672

Restarting the Router ......................672

Appendix B. X.25 National Personalities ..............675

GTE-Telenet .........................675

DDN............................675

Appendix C. Making a Router Load File from Multiple Disks ......677

Assembling a Load File Under DOS.................677

Assembling a Load File Under UNIX ................677

Disassembling a Load File Under DOS ...............678

Disassembling a Load File Under UNIX ...............679

List of Abbreviations ......................681

Glossary ..........................691

Index ............................715

Readers’ Comments — We’d Like to Hear from You..........733

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Figures

1. Multiprotocol Routing Services ................. 7

2. Relationship of Processes and Commands ............ 8

3. Memory Utilization .....................31

4. Message Generated by an Event ................149

5. Syslog Message Description..................155

6. syslog.conf Conﬁguration File .................157

7. Conﬁguring the 2210 for Remote Logging .............158

8. Conﬁguring Subsystems and Events for Remote Logging .......159

9. Sample Contents from Syslog News Info File ...........160

10. Output from Talk 2 .....................161

11. Sample Contents from

12. Example of Setting Up a Static ARP Entry.............162

13. Example of Recurring Sequence Numbers in Syslog Output ......163

14. Physical and Logical Views of a Simple LAN Emulation Network ....256

15. Default Connections Between LE Clients and the LES ........264

16. Default Connection Between LE Clients (LECs) and BUS .......266

17. LAN Emulation Redundancy..................270

18. Closed User Group Null Encapsulation ..............323

19. Conﬁguration Before and After XTP ...............362

20. Sample XTP Conﬁguration ..................366

21. DLCIs in Frame Relay Network.................388

22. DLCIs in Frame Relay Network.................390

23. Orphan Circuit .......................391

24. Frame-Relay Frame Format ..................392

25. Congestion Notiﬁcation and Throttle Down ............401

26. Examples of Point-to-Point Links ................450

27. PPP Frame Structure ....................451

28. LCP Frame Structure (in PPP Information Field) ..........453

29. Multichassis MP ......................513

30. Physical BSC Relay Conﬁgurations ...............561

31. Virtual BSC Relay Multipoint Conﬁguration ............562

32. Combination Virtual and Physical BRLY Multipoint Conﬁguration ....562

33. BRLY Conﬁguration for Router A (Commands entered at Router A) . . . 563

34. BRLY Conﬁguration for Router B (Commands entered at Router B) . . . 564

35. BRLY Conﬁguration for Router C (Commands entered at Router C) . . . 564

36. Frame Relay over ISDN Conﬁguration ..............616

37. Using ISDN for WAN Restoral .................617

38. X.31 Support .......................626

Syslog_user_alert

File ...........161

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Tables

1. Processes, Their Purpose, and Commands to Access ........10

2. Network Architecture and the Supported Interfaces .........17

3. OPCON Commands.....................27

4. CONFIG Command Summary .................51

5. Access Permission .....................58

6. Environment Command Summary................66

7. IBM 2210 Feature Numbers and Names .............68

8. Additional Functions Provided by the Set Prompt Level Command....78

9. Default and Maximum Settings for Interfaces............79

10. Conventions for File Name Extensions ..............88

11. Boot CONFIG Commands ..................93

12. Add Boot Entry Parameters ..................95

13. Description of Boot Methods..................111

14. Boot Options .......................114

15. Boot Option Prompts ....................114

16. GWCON Command Summary .................127

17. Logging Levels.......................149

18. Packet Completion Codes (Error Codes) .............150

19. ELS Conﬁguration Command Summary .............167

20. ELS Net Filter Conﬁguration Commands .............182

21. ELS Message Buffering Conﬁguration Commands..........184

22. ELS Monitoring Command Summary ..............188

23. Packet Trace Monitoring Command Summary ...........205

24. ELS Net Filter Monitoring Commands ..............207

25. ELS Message Buffering Monitoring Commands ...........210

26. PERF Conﬁguration Command Summary .............216

27. PERF Monitoring Command Summary ..............217

28. Token-Ring Conﬁguration Command Summary ...........225

29. Token-Ring 4/16 Valid Packet Sizes ...............227

30. Token-Ring Monitoring Command Summary ............229

31. LLC Conﬁguration Command Summary .............235

32. LLC Monitoring Command Summary...............239

33. Ethernet Conﬁguration Command Summary ............251

34. Ethernet monitoring command Summary .............253

35. ATM Conﬁguration Command Summary .............278

36. ATM INTERFACE Conﬁguration Command Summary ........278

37. ATM Virtual Interface Conﬁguration Command Summary .......285

38. ATM monitoring command Summary...............286

39. ATM INTERFACE monitoring command Summary..........287

40. ATM LLC Conﬁguration Command Summary ...........290

41. LAN EMULATION Client Conﬁguration Commands Summary .....293

42. LAN Emulation Client Conﬁguration Commands Summary.......295

43. ATM LAN Emulation Client ARP Conﬁguration Commands Summary. . . 295

44. ATM LAN Emulation Client ARP Conﬁg Commands Summary .....296

45. LE Conﬁg monitoring command Summary.............309

46. Set Command .......................320

47. National Enable Parameters ..................321

48. National Set Parameters ...................321

49. Establishing Incoming X.25 Circuits for Closed User Groups ......325

50. X.25 Conﬁguration Commands Summary .............327

51. Example VC Deﬁnitions ...................331

52. X.25 Monitoring Command Summary ..............353

53. XTP Conﬁguration Commands Summary .............375

54. XTP Monitoring Commands Summary ..............382

55. Protocol Address Mapping ..................394

56. Frame Relay Management Options ...............403

57. Frame Relay Conﬁguration Commands Summary ..........405

58. Frame Relay Management Options ...............431

59. Transmit Delay Units and Range for the 2210 Serial Interface .....432

60. Frame Relay Monitoring Commands Summary ...........432

61. LCP Packet Codes .....................453

62. Point-to-Point Conﬁguration Command Summary ..........466

63. Point-to-Point Monitoring Command Summary ...........483

64. MP Conﬁguration Commands .................515

65. MP Monitoring Commands ..................519

66. SDLC Relay Conﬁguration Commands Summary ..........526

67. Valid Values for Frame Size in Set Frame-Size Command .......531

68. SDLC Relay Monitoring Commands Summary ...........532

69. SDLC Conﬁguration Commands Summary ............540

70. Valid Values for Frame Size in Link Frame-Size Command ......545

71. SDLC Monitoring Commands Summary .............550

72. BSC Relay Conﬁguration Commands Summary ..........568

73. Valid Values for Frame Size in Set Frame-Size Command .......574

74. BSC Relay Monitoring Commands Summary............575

75. V.25bis Conﬁguration Commands Summary ............583

76. V.25bis Monitoring Command Summary .............587

77. V.34 Conﬁguration Commands Summary .............599

78. V.34 Monitoring Command Summary ..............603

79. ISDN Q.931 Cause Codes ..................615

80. ISDN Conﬁguration Command Summary .............627

81. ISDN Cause Codes Command Summary .............634

82. ISDN Monitoring Command Summary ..............635

83. Dial Circuit Conﬁguration Commands Summary...........643

84. Dial Circuit Conﬁguration Commands Summary...........650

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