IBM SC41-5420-04 manual Configuring TCP/IP Routes, Do you need to add routes at all?

	Add TCP/IP Interface (ADDTCPIFC)
Type choices, press Enter.
Internet address
Line description			Name, *LOOPBACK, *VIRTUALIP
Subnet mask
Associated local interface . . .		*NONE
Type of service		*NORMAL	*MINDELAY, *MAXTHRPUT...
Maximum transmission unit . . .		*LIND	576-16388, *LIND
Autostart	. . . . . . . . . . .	*YES	*YES, *NO
PVC logical channel identifier			001-FFF
	+ for more values
X.25 idle circuit timeout . . .		60	1-600
X.25 maximum virtual circuits .		64	0-64
X.25 DDN interface		*NO	*YES, *NO
TRLAN bit	sequencing	*MSB	*MSB, *LSB
			Bottom
F3=Exit	F4=Prompt F5=Refresh	F12=Cancel	F13=How to use this display
F24=More key

Figure 3. Add TCP/IP Interfaces Display

When you are finished adding entries, the Work with TCP/IP Interfaces display looks like Figure 4.

		Work with TCP/IP Interfaces
				System: SYSNAM890
Type options, press Enter.
1=Add 2=Change		4=Remove 5=Display 9=Start		10=End
	Internet	Subnet	Line	Line
Opt	Address	Mask	Description	Type
-	9.4.73.129	255.255.255.128	ETHLINE	*ELAN

Figure 4. Work with TCP/IP Interfaces Display

Note: Any change to the TCP/IP interfaces configuration, except for the automatic start parameter, takes effect immediately.

Step 3—Configuring TCP/IP Routes

Do you need to add routes at all?

If you have several individual networks to which the server is not directly attached, you must add routing entries to allow the server to reach these remote networks.

If your server is attached to a single network and if there are no IP routers in your network, you do not need to add routes.

To reach remote networks, at least one routing entry is required. If no routing entries are manually added, your server cannot reach systems that are not on the

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