RE: IP Address of AS/400 Machine

[Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Just a cautionary note:   If you directly access the QATOC* files, you're
risking your programs not being forward-compatible.   IBM has not stated
that these files will always be used for this purpose, or that they're
formwats will always be the same.

Therefore, I recommend that you use the APIs instead of reading these
files directly.

Frankly, you should be using DNS for this.   Not a host table.  Not
looking up the IP of an interface.   FTP should be using DNS to determine
which IP address to use.   This is what DNS is for.

Also, Steven...   HTH stands for "hope that helps", it's not someone's
name :)


On Wed, 29 Jan 2003, Segars, Steven  wrote:

> Just an FYI - Your IP addresses are contained in the files QATOC* located in
> the QUSRSYS library. As HTH suggested below, that file contains the IP
> addresses. This is also useful when you have to restore another system and
> you want the same IP addresses on that box. Just restore the QATOC* files.
> But keep in mind it will over lay the IP addresses on that system. use with
> caution.
>