Configuration
Configuring the X.25 Link
Table | Field Descriptions |
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| Configuration | Name of the file that will contain the parameters |
| File name | for configuring the interface (a physical port). If |
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| you are configuring more than one interface, |
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| specify a unique configuration file for each |
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| interface. |
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| The configuration file must be named |
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| x25config_npx, where n represents the |
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| communications card number (use 0 for the first |
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| card, increasing the value by 1 for each additional |
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| card up to 255), p is a place marker, and x is the |
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| port number (1 to 4). Note that p and x are only |
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| required for systems with |
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| cards. |
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| X.25 Address | Address assigned to each local X.25 interface |
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| (card or port) by the network carrier. X.25 checks |
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| it for diagnostic and identification purposes only. |
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| This address is sometimes referred to as the |
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| X.121 address. Use the value given on your |
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| subscription form. |
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| Programmatic | Name given to the interface you are configuring |
| Access Name | (used for X.25 level 3 programmatic access). |
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| Network Carrier | Type of network to which the X.25 interface is |
| Type | attached (as it appears on your subscription |
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| form). A complete list of possible networks is |
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| shown below. The default is DTE_84. |
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| X.25 Packet | This field appears (with its default value) only if |
| Address | you select TRANSPAC as the Network Carrier |
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| Type. |
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| Network types |
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| You must select a Network Carrier Type that matches the type of | |
| network to which you are connected. |
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