*ahem* Using NETSTAT OBEY wouldn't "fix" ifconfig. It would eliminate the need for the minidisk password while severely limiting the amount of data we can send to the stack. While this wouldn't be an issue for starting/stopping interfaces, creating/modifying interfaces is an entirely other story.
Regards, Miguel Delapaz z/VM TCP/IP Development The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> wrote on 11/20/2007 02:12:31 PM: > On Tuesday, 11/20/2007 at 02:40 EST, Dave Keeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Thank you, Alan. Using ifconfig, I see that the interface is listed as > DOWN: > > > > GBE200 inet addr: 10.254.145.64 mask: 255.255.255.0 > > DOWN MTU: 8992 > > vdev: 2912 rdev: 2912 type: QDIO ETHERNET portname: DEV2900 > > ipv4 router type: NONROUTER ipv6: DISABLED > > cpu: 0 forwarding: ENABLED > > RX bytes: 1080326 TX bytes: 1719553 > > > > When I try to bring it up with "ifconfig gbe200 up", it says: > > > > DTCIFC2654E TCPIP is unable to link to your 191 minidisk which is > > DTCIFC2654E currently accessed as file mode A > > > > and the interface says down. I've tried it as TCPMAINT and as MAINT > (linking to > > TCPMAINT's 592 disk). > > ifconfig gbe200 up -mdiskpw password > > You have to provide the password for your A-disk. > > Alternately, NETSTAT DEV to get the device name associated with link > GBE200 and "NETSTAT OBEY START <device name>". > > If Miguel *really* cared about us, he'd fix ifconfig to use NETSTAT OBEY > instead of OBEYFILE. ;-) > > Alan Altmark > z/VM Development > IBM Endicott
