x25init(1M)

Requires Optional LAN/X.25 Software

NAME

x25init − configures and initializes an X.25 interface card

SYNOPSIS

x25init [−c config_file] [X.121_addr] [−d device_file]
[−ip IP_addr [−subnet subnet_mask]] [−n prog_access_name]
[−a ip_map_file] [−v]

DESCRIPTION

x25init initializes an X.25/9000 interface card based on the contents of a configuration file. sam(1M) can optionally be used to create a configuration file. x25init_smpl(4) contains an example configuration file. If x25init detects that the interface card is in an error state (the software has detected a serious error), it executes x25upload(1M) prior to initializing the interface card.

A separate x25init command can be used to initialize the IP to X.121 address map table. The address map table is built by sam(1M).

Options

Options to the x25init command can be specified in any order. Although none of the options is specifically required, using x25init with no options is semantically invalid.

−c config_file Specifies a configuration file to be used for initialization. x25init reads the file and initializes the X.25 interface card’s data structures based on the file contents.

If the −c is not specified, x25init uses default values for all configuration parameters except those specified in the runstring. The default values for the X.25 configuration parameters are described in the Installing and Administering X.25/9000 manual.

X.121_addr Specifies an X.121 address for the X.25 interface card. The X.121 address is a string of up to 15 decimal digits. The X.121 address for your node can be obtained from your X.25 network provider.

A valid X.121 address must be given in the x25init command or in the specified configuration file.

−ip IP_addr Specifies an IP address for your X.25 interface card if IP is to be used over X.25. The IP address must be specified in standard dot notation: n.n.n.n. n is a number from 0 to 255.

If no IP address is set, the X.25 interface being configured cannot be used to support ARPA/Berkeley Services or other Internet services. Refer to the Installing and Administering X.25/9000 manual for more information about IP addresses.

−subnet subnet_mask
Specifies the optional subnet mask for your system if IP is to be used over X.25. The subnet mask must be specified in standard dot notation: n.n.n.n. n is a number from 0 to 255.

A valid subnet mask is anything except 0.0.0.0 or 255.255.255.255. The subnet mask can be specified only when an IP address is used. Refer to the Installing and Administering X.25/9000 manual for more information about subnetting.

−d device_file Specifies the X.25/9000 subsystem management device file. The device file is typically placed in the /dev directory. The device file must be in the form x25_n where n is a decimal number in the range of 0 to 15. The default device file name is /dev/x25_0.

−n prog_access_name
Specifies the programmatic access name which is used as a unique identifier for a X.25 interface card. The programmatic access name is a string of up to twelve characters. Any character can be used in the name. The default programmatic access name is x25pgmaccess.

−a ip_map_file Specifies the file containing the IP to X.121 address map table. The IP map table is not associated with any one interface. The IP map table can be initialized separately from the X.25 interface card at any time after the X.25 interface cards are initialized without shutting down X.25.

x25init initializes the kernel address map table based on the contents of the specified file. For the exact syntax of the ip_map_file refer to the Installing and Administering X.25/9000 manual.

−v Provides additional Cause and Action Messages in addition to Error Message for Problem Resolution.

DIAGNOSTICS

Refer to the Troubleshooting X.25/9000 manual for a description of the diagnostics generated by this command.

AUTHOR

x25init was developed by HP.

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