Configuration

Configuring the X.25 Link

Table 3-1

Field Descriptions

 

 

 

 

 

Configuration

Name of the file that will contain the parameters

 

File name

for configuring the interface (a physical port). If

 

 

you are configuring more than one interface,

 

 

specify a unique configuration file for each

 

 

interface.

 

 

The configuration file must be named

 

 

x25config_npx, where n represents the

 

 

communications card number (use 0 for the first

 

 

card, increasing the value by 1 for each additional

 

 

card up to 255), p is a place marker, and x is the

 

 

port number (1 to 4). Note that p and x are only

 

 

required for systems with dual-port or quad-port

 

 

cards.

 

 

 

 

X.25 Address

Address assigned to each local X.25 interface

 

 

(card or port) by the network carrier. X.25 checks

 

 

it for diagnostic and identification purposes only.

 

 

This address is sometimes referred to as the

 

 

X.121 address. Use the value given on your

 

 

subscription form.

 

 

 

 

Programmatic

Name given to the interface you are configuring

 

Access Name

(used for X.25 level 3 programmatic access).

 

 

 

 

Network Carrier

Type of network to which the X.25 interface is

 

Type

attached (as it appears on your subscription

 

 

form). A complete list of possible networks is

 

 

shown below. The default is DTE_84.

 

 

 

 

X.25 Packet

This field appears (with its default value) only if

 

Address

you select TRANSPAC as the Network Carrier

 

 

Type.

 

 

 

 

Network types

 

 

You must select a Network Carrier Type that matches the type of

 

network to which you are connected.

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