Re: TCP/IP interface startup problem

[Neil Palmer <NPalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark Welte wrote:
> 
> We have STRTCP in our QSTRUP program. In the QTCPIP joblog, we get these
> messages everytime we IPL the 40S (V3R7).
> 
> Job 010770/QTCP/QTCPIP started on 07/05/97 at 01:17:37 in subsystem
>   QSYSWRK in QSYS. Job entered system on 07/05/97 at 01:17:35.
> Job 010770/QTCP/QTCPIP submitted.
> QTCPIP job started.
> 127.0.0.1 interface started.
> Line ETHLINE already varied on.
> Vary on completed for controller ETHLINET.
> Wait on event operation not satisfied in specified time interval.
> The request did not complete in the time allotted.
> Vary command not processed.
> 
> <the above five messages repeat about 8 more times>
> 
> Then this message
> 
> 192.101.1.4 interface not started.
> 
> Then the five messages repeat a few more times then the other interfaces
> start:
> 

  < snip >

I had similar problems on V3R2.  I believe there were PTF's to fix so
make sure you are on the latest cum tape.

The circumvention was to NOT specify ONLINE(*YES) on the line that you
run TCP/IP on.  The STRTCP command (in your startup program) should
cause the line to be varied on.  (Now in our case we had the tokenring
line attached via FSIOP, so it was the FSIOP that we specified
ONLINE(*NO) for.  If you don't have an FSIOP this may or may not work
for you).
Our TRLINNET controller also has ONLINE(*NO) specified.


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