5.3 TCPIP does not support a layer 2 interface. You'll have to wait for 5.4
Marcy "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation." ________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RPN01 Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 5:39 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: [IBMVM] OSA layer 2 protocol connections... I attempted this yesterday, and I haven't searched the archives yet, so if this has been gone over, I apologize. Looking through the books, it would appear that the changes needed to go from layer 3 to layer 2 protocol would be to add "ETHERNET" to the vSwitch definition, and to add "ETHERNET" to the DEVICE description in the profile TCPIP file. Now, as you may well have guessed by the fact that I'm posting this message, doing this didn't produce desirable results. I.E. The connection doesn't ping or work in any other useful way. Do I need to talk to the network people? Is there something they need to do in the OSA, or on the network? Have I missed something in the configuration? Do I need to check for more current maintenance? (Right now, this is on z/VM 5.3... Soon to be 5.4) -- Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation .~. RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW /V\ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 /( )\ ----- ^^-^^ "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different."
