Re: Reverse ARP (was: Re: New 170 installation and initial setup)

[Patrick Townsend <townsend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Simon,

Good questions! But I've not implemented an arp server, so I don't know
how these things usually happen. Most of the serial devices we've
integrated with our products support reverse ARP and once you've run the
command you can telnet or set your browser to the device to do
configuration tasks. I would guess that once the IP address gets
assigned the telnet and http servers are restarted with it. But I'm just
guessing. I'll see if I can ferret this out the next time I talk to one
of our suppliers.

I think most of the terminal support is set up on a new AS/400 when it
gets shipped from IBM. The last RISC system we set up was pretty easy.
We used the PC console to sign on, assigned an IP address, started the
interface and TCP/IP, and then used TN5250 to log on. But I'm by no
means very knowledgable about installing AS/400s! 

Patrick
-- 
IBM AS/400 communications, FTP automation, and network security
software and consulting services.

http://www.patownsend.com

Simon Coulter wrote:
> 
> Œ
> Hello Patrick,
> 
> I'll look for the RFC but how would simply assigning an IP address help?  
>You'd certainly need
> to assign an IP address but you'd still need the various daemons started.  
>You couldn't TELNET
> to the AS/400 without the TELNET daemon running and how would that start?
> 
> You'd also need LAN support, job support, virtual terminal support, and 
>probably other things
> too -- much of which might not be available during install.
> 
> Regards,
> Simon Coulter.
> 
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> > Date: Wed, 09 Jun 99 09:28:36 -0700
> > From: "Patrick Townsend" <townsend@patownsend.com>
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Reply-To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: New 170 installation and initial setup
> 
> >
> >
> > Simon,
> >
> > Reverse ARP is a mechanism to assign an IP address to a system that does
> > not have one. If I'm not mistaken its covered by an RFC. A client (such
> > as a PC) uses the MAC address of the server and sends a request that it
> > assign an itself an IP address. The server (in this case, hopefully, the
> > AS/400) then assigns itself that IP address. Once it has an IP address
> > you can telnet, ftp, http, etc. to it. Would be nice to be able to do
> > this on a new AS/400 instead of having to fiddle with the lame serial
> > connection from PC5250.
> >
> > Patrick
> 
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