of the lack of an ARP server; signaling protocols should only matter with SVCs and not with PVCs.
3.On the F50, use smitty chg_atm, select the ATM device and change the field SVC UNI Version from auto_detect to uni3.0:
Change / Show Characteristics of an ATM Adapter |
|
|
Type or select values in entry fields. |
|
|
Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes. |
|
|
[Entry Fields] |
|
|
ATM Adapter | atm0 |
|
Description | IBM PCI 155 Mbps ATM A> |
|
Status | Available |
|
Location |
| |
Enable ALTERNATE ATM MAC address | no | + |
ALTERNATE ATM MAC address | [0x0] |
|
Software Transmit Queue size | [100] | +# |
Minimum Guaranteed VCs Supported | [32] | +# |
Maximum Number of VCs Needed | [1024] | +# |
SVC UNI Version | uni3.0 | + |
Minimum | [0x30] | +# |
Sonet or SDH interface | [0] | +# |
Provide SONET Clock | [0] | + |
4.Use smitty mkinetat to get to the Add an "ATM Network Interface" menu and fill in the blanks, as follows:
Add an ATM Network Interface |
|
|
Type or select values in entry fields. |
|
|
Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes. |
|
|
| [Entry Fields] |
|
* INTERNET ADDRESS (dotted decimal) | [10.1.2.3] |
|
Network MASK (hexadecimal or dotted decimal) | [255.255.255.0] |
|
Network Interface | [at0] |
|
Connection Type | pvc | + |
ATM Server Address | [] |
|
Alternate Device | [] |
|
Idle Timer | [] |
|
Best Effort Bit Rate (UBR) in Kbits/sec | [155000] |
|
* ACTIVATE the Interface after Creating it? | yes | + |
You may leave the Network Interface field blank, as at0 is the default interface on the device atm0, but you must change the Connection type from svc_s to pvc. As stated, we had no ARP server available, which is a prerequisite for any SVC type connection. Consider a PVC to be a permanent
Single RS/6000 SP and Single SP Switch Router 169