Global Transport Configuration

The Global Transport Configuration screen (#86) in Figure 4-3 “Global Transport Configuration Screen” is displayed when you press the [Go To GLOBAL] function key at the Network Transport Configuration Selection screen (Figure 4-2 “Network Transport Configuration Selection Screen”). It is also displayed when you type the path name:

@NETXPORT.GLOBAL

in the command window of any screen and press the [Enter] key.

Figure 4-3 Global Transport Configuration Screen

This screen lets you enter information that is used for transferring information between nodes. Press the [Save Data] function key to transfer the data displayed on the screen to the configuration file you are creating or updating. Verify that the data record has been created by checking that the Data flag is set to Y.

Fields

Home network name

Leave this field blank if there are no gateway half network interfaces configured and this node will be on only a single network. Otherwise, enter the network interface (NI) name of the network that this node will usually be on.

The home network name is required when configuring a gateway half to determine the source IP address for packets originating from the node over the gateway half link. The source IP address that will be used will be the one configured for the home network IP protocol.

Related screen:

NETXPORT.NI
NI names are configured here.

Name search methods and order

The Name search methods and order field is used to select the method and relative order by which node names (specified in the DSLINE command and the NetIPC IPCDest or IPCLookup intrinsics) will be resolved into network addressing information. This addressing information is contained in a structure called a path report.

The search order will be checked against the capabilities of the node and search methods will be ignored if they are not appropriate for the node. If all choices fail (or are omitted), the network will attempt to resolve the address using the domain name resolver.

The available search methods are as follows:

0 =: Choice Omitted. Enter a 0 if you want to omit one or more of the name search methods. If you enter 0s in all three fields, all three choices are omitted. In this case, the network will try to resolve the address using the domain name resolver.
1 =: Network directory. Enter a 1 to specify that the network should attempt to resolve the address via a search of the network directory.
2 =: Probe. Enter a 2 to indicate that the network should attempt to resolve the address using the probe protocol.
3 =: Probe proxy. Enter a 3 to indicate that the network should attempt to resolve the address via the network directory configured on the proxy node, if a proxy node exists.

Default value: 2, 3, 1 (Probe, Probe Proxy, Network Directory)

Range: 0-3




	NOTE: If you are using domain names, the domain name can be resolved via either the domain name resolver or host tables. See the HP e3000/iX Network Planning and Configuration Guide for more information on domain names.

Maximum inbound buffer memory (in kilobytes)

This configures the amount of memory used to store incoming data. NS divides this number by the inbound buffer size configured for the link to calculate the number of inbound buffers to allocate. HP recommends you use the default.

Default value: 256

Range: 128-2048

Global Transport Configuration

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