ClearPath MCP 21.0
June 2023
3787 7693-227
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Table of Contents
- Overview
- Overview of TCP/IP Routing
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- TCP/IP Routing Commands
- Dynamic DNS (DDNS)
- IPv4 Addressing
- Subnetting
- IPv6 Addressing
- Variable-Length Subnet Masking (VLSM)
- Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR)
- TCP/IP IPv4 Network
- TCP/IP IPv6 Network
- Routing Information Protocol Version 2 (RIPv2)
- IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
- Support for Multiple Routes to a Destination
- Multiple Local IP Addresses
- Operating TCP/IP Software
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- Initializing the TCP/IP Network
- Terminating TCP/IP on the Enterprise Server Host
- Inquiring on the Status of TCP/IP Software
- Setting Timer Values
- Configuring Multiple Routes and Default Routes
- Inquiring About Routing Problems
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- Clearing the Routing Table
- Specifying Selection Criteria for Route Inquiries
- Inquiring on the Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
- Setting the Routing Information Protocol Authentication Type
- IPv6 Default Address Selection
- TCPIP Address Selection Policy
- Inquiring on the Route Used to Reach a Remote Node
- Modifying TCP/IP Components Online
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- Identifying a Local TCP/IP Host to the Network
- Assigning IP Addresses to a Network Interface
- Assigning Multiple Local IP Addresses and Mask Pairs to a Network Interface
- Detecting a Duplicate IP Address on Your Network
- Reporting on Autoconfigured Interfaces
- Creating a Mapping Between a TCP/IP Host and One or More IP Addresses
- Inquiring on One or More Host Names
- Reaching a Remote Host or Other Network Interface on the Same Logical Host
- Verifying That Packets Are Received by a Remote Host
- Filtering TCP/IP Traffic
- Deleting TCP/IP Components Online
- Enabling a Host to Use the Address Mask Protocol
- Using Router Discovery
- Using Neighbor Discovery
- Setting the IPADDRESSLIST Attribute
- Controlling TCP/IP End System Security
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- Differentiating Rules for Inbound/Outbound Dialogs and for TCP/UDP Protocols
- Initialized Security Environment
- Determining the Current TCP/IP End System Security State
- Enabling or Disabling TCP/IP End System Security
- Loading a Rules File
- Changing to Another Rules File
- Reviewing Security Rule Violations
- Authorizing the Use of Well-Known TCPIP Ports
- Using TCP/IP Options
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- Enabling and Disabling AllowPingFlood
- Enabling and Disabling DHCP
- Enabling and Disabling Dynamic DNS
- Enabling and Disabling IP Security (IPsec)
- Enabling and Disabling NoICMPInfo
- Enabling and Disabling NoICMPTimeStamp
- Enabling and Disabling SSH
- Enabling and Disabling the AES-CBC Cipher Algorithm
- Enabling and Disabling SSL
- Enabling and Disabling SSL Version TLS 1.0
- Enabling and Disabling TLS 1.0 Chained Certificates
- Enabling and Disabling the SHA-1 Hash Algorithm
- Configuring LAN Resiliency
- Inquiring on the LAN Resiliency Timer
- TCPIP LAN Resiliency Report
- Disabling Mapping of Learned Host Names and IP Addresses
- Enabling Use of RFC 1122 MTU
- Enabling Use of RFC 2460 MTU
- Enabling the Windows Server to Force the MTU to Acknowledge Every Two MTUs
- Protecting TCP/IP Dialogs Against ICMP Attacks
- Setting Path MTU Verification Interval
- Enabling and Disabling Session Warnings
- Specifying Autoconfiguration for a Network Interface
- Obtaining an Autoconfigured IP Address Using the MAC Address
- Specifying ICMPv6 Error Report Values
- Specifying the Default Maximum Hop Limit for a Router
- Closing Sockets by Job Number
- Enabling and Disabling Default Keep Alive
- Specifying and Inquiring on IP Multicast Frames
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- Updating an Initialization File to Use Multicast Addresses
- Deriving Ethernet Multicast Addresses from Multicast IP Addresses
- Enabling Multicast Address Handling for IPv4 Addresses Only
- Preventing a Done Report From Being Sent
- Specifying the Unsolicited Report Options for Multicast Listener Discovery
- Specifying the Window Scale Factor
- Specifying the TCP Selective Acknowledgement Option
- Disabling and Enabling the Dynamic Initiation of Specified Port Numbers
- Monitoring TCP and UDP Port Events
- Implementing Time-Wait for TCP/IP on MCP Systems
- TCP Performance Considerations
- Troubleshooting TCP/IP Installation and Configuration Problems
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- Verifying That TCP/IP End System Security Is Operable
- Verifying that IP Security (IPsec) Is Operable
- Inquiring About the TCP/IP Environment
- Displaying Enterprise Server TCP/IP Reports
- Monitoring TCP/IP System Activity with TCPIP DEBUG
- Understanding the TCP/IP CONNECTION RESET Report Diagnostic Codes
- Running OSI Applications over a TCP/IP Network
- TCP/IP Commands and Inquiries
- Initialization File for the Sample Network
- TCP/IP Capabilities
- TCP/IP Port Numbers
List of Figures
- 1. Two-Level Addressing Hierarchy
- 2. Classful IP Addresses
- 3. Subnet Address
- 4. Extended-Network-Prefix
- 5. Subnet Masking
- 6. Subnetted Topology
- 7. Unicast Address with no Internal Structure
- 8. Unicast Address with Subnet Prefix
- 9. General Format for Global Unicast Address
- 10. VLSM Topology
- 11. CIDR Routing Advertisements
- 12. IPv6 CIDR Routing Advertisements
- 13. Mixed Classful and Classless IPv4 Topology
- 14. IPv6 Classless Topology
- 15. Alternate Route Topology
- 16. Parallel Route Topology
- 17. Parallel Routes Through the Same Subnet
- 18. Parallel Routes Through Alternate Networks
- 19. “Weak-Model” Multihoming Topology (PIv4 Only)
- 20. Resilient “Weak-Model” Multihoming Topology (IPv4 Only)
- 21. Multiple Default Routes Topology
- 22. Multiple Parallel Default Route Topology
- 23. Multiple Logical Networks Topology
- 24. Specifying IPADDRESSLIST Values
- 25. TCP/IP End System Security Phases
- 26. Sample TCP/IP Network Running OSI Applications
List of Tables
- 1. Key Differences Between IPv4 and IPv6
- 2. IPv6 RFCs
- 3. IPv4 CIDR Supernet/Subnet Table
- 4. IPSEC Summary Response
- 5. IPMASKCONFIG Attribute Values
- 6. Trace Options
- 7. Dump Options
- 8. ICMP Message Options
- 9. Message and Table Options
- 10. Diagnostic Codes for TCP/IP CONNECTION RESET Report
- 11. OSI-TCP/IP Address Pair Inquiries
- 12. TCP/IP Commands and Inquiries
- 13. Network Services Capabilities
- 14. TCP/IP Well Known Ports
- 15. TCP/IP Registered Ports
- 16. TCP/IP Dynamic and/or Private Ports
