Verifying system startup considerations for networking

You need to start subsystems, TCP/IP, interfaces, and servers in the correct order and know how to locate problems associated with startup.

Your network communications might be failing because the server and its associated subsystems and interfaces have not been started properly. You need to start the appropriate subsystems, servers, interfaces, and the TCP/IP stack in the correct order to ensure successful network communications. Follow this order when starting the subsystems, stack, interfaces, and servers.

• Starting subsystems
  Before you start TCP/IP, start the appropriate subsystems.

• Starting TCP/IP
  Before you can communicate over the network, TCP/IP must be started.

• Starting interfaces
  Start the appropriate interfaces to ensure your network communication.

• Starting servers
  Start the appropriate servers to avoid trouble communicating over TCP/IP.

• Timing considerations
  Timing considerations during startup can affect network communications.

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