Accessing the Operating/Monitoring Process, GWCON (Talk 5)
Toview information about the interfaces, features, or protocols or to change
parameters while running, you must access and use the operating (monitoring)
process. Operating command interfaces are modes of the GWCON interface. Within
the GWCON mode, each interface, feature, or protocol interface has its own
prompt. For example, the prompt for the TCP/IP protocol is IP>.
Note: Any parameters you change in this process will not remain active across any
event that causes the 2210 to reload the operational code, such as a power
outage or entering the restart command.
The next sections describe these procedures in more detail.

Entering the GWCON Command Process

Toenter the GWCON process from OPCON and obtain the GWCON prompt, enter
the talk command and the PID for GWCON. For example:
*talk 5
The GWCON prompt (+) then displays on the console. If the prompt does not
appear, press Return again.
Accessing the Third-Level Processes
After accessing the second level, you must enter commands on the third level to
configure or operate the interfaces, features, and protocols in your IBM 2210. The
following sections describe how to access the third level processes.
Accessing Network Interface Configuration and Operating Processes
This section describes how to get started with accessing the network interface
configuration and operating processes. Accessing these processes lets you change
and monitor software-configurable parameters for network interfaces used in your
router.

Accessing the Network Interface Configuration Process

Use the following procedure to access the router’s configuration process. This
process gives you access to a specific interface’s
configuration
process.
1. At the OPCON prompt, enter the OPCON talk command and the PID for
CONFIG. (For more details about this command, refer to “Chapter 3. The
OPCON Process” on page 25.)
*talk 6
After you enter the talk 6 command, the CONFIG prompt (Config>) displays on
the console. If the prompt does not appear when you first enter CONFIG, press
Return again.
Use the add device command to create a network interface. The add device
command automatically assigns the interface number and supports the following
types of devices (Enter add device ? to get a list of the supported device
types):
a. Dial circuits
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