Configuring TCP/IP support on the PC

 

You must configure the Microsoft TCP/IP support that is supplied with the Windows operating system. Depending on your setup, you might also need to add the system name to the HOSTS file or configure TCP/IP over a twinaxial connection.

• Configuring TCP/IP on Windows operating systems
  Configuring Windows^® clients for TCP/IP involves installing and configuring the TCP/IP network protocol.

• Adding the system name to the HOSTS file
  If you are not using a domain name server, you need to add the System i name with which you want to communicate to the HOSTS file in order to identify your system to the network.

• Configuring TCP/IP over twinaxial connections
  Before you can use TCP/IP over a twinaxial connection, you need a twinaxial driver. After the twinaxial TCP/IP driver is installed, the configuration is the same as any other TCP/IP connection.

 

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