[Info-vax] stupid network tricks

[Paul Sture]

On 2015-03-02, <lists at openmailbox.org> <lists at openmailbox.org> wrote:
> An update:
>
> Combing responses to a couple of emails in one:
>
> VMS/VAX 7.3 emulated hobbyist system
>
> I am not worried about the fine details of networking since this system
> lives behind my router on my LAN and if and when I let people sign on I use
> dynamic DNS and port forward from my router to whatever box. And this
> works. I get a DHCP lease and I can ftp in and out of the box and I can
> log in on telnet from another box on my LAN. The problem seems to be
> cosmetic and academic, but I would like to fix it.
>
> I have not edited any binary files. I will have to post later about what
> the BIND resolver says.

<snip>

>
> It would be nice if there was a way to clear all the settings and start
> again but I don't see one.

To clear all the TCP/IP Services settings, do the following:

1. shutdown TCP/IP Services via the tcpip$config menu
2. Rename the config files out of the way.  The dates
   below reflect a somewhat older version of VMS and TCP/IP
   so the filenames may differ slightly.


    $ set def sys$system
    $ $ set def sys$system
    $ dir/da tcpip*.dat
    
    Directory SYS$COMMON:[SYSEXE]
    
    TCPIP$CONFIGURATION.DAT;1
                         18-NOV-2000 10:03:41.27
    TCPIP$HOST.DAT;1     18-NOV-2000 10:03:39.06
    TCPIP$NETWORK.DAT;1
                         18-NOV-2000 10:03:39.41
    TCPIP$PROXY.DAT;1    18-NOV-2000 10:03:39.93
    TCPIP$ROUTE.DAT;1    18-NOV-2000 10:03:39.64
    TCPIP$SERVICE.DAT;1
                         18-NOV-2000 10:03:38.76
    
    Total of 6 files.
    
    $ rename tcpip*.dat *.old_dat ! rename files out of the way
    $ @sys$manager:tcpip$config   ! start config afresh

> "I was just following the tutorial"
>
> Thanks guys.

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