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Description

The SHOW command allows you display the current terminal and communication settings. To display all available settings, use the /ALL qualifier.


PPPD> SHOW/ALL=BRIEF TTA0:
Line TTA1: is being used for PPP connections 
 
Debug trace:     OFF       Debug mailbox:  
Address comp:    OFF       Max configure:        10  Restart timer:        30 
ASN port name:   ASN13     Max failure:           5 
Echo failure:           0  Max terminate:         2  Receive ACCM:   FFFFFFFF 
Echo intervals:         0  MRU:                1500  Transmit ACCM:  FFFFFFFF 
Flow control:    XON/XOFF  MTU:                1500                  00000000 
Hangup:          DEFAULT   Mode:           ACTIVE                    00000000 
Line type:       TRANSIENT Net protocol:   TCP/IP                    60000000 
Magic retries:          0  Protocol comp:  OFF                       00000000 
Input speed:     DEFAULT   Receive FCS:          16                  00000000 
Output speed:    DEFAULT   Transmit FCS:         16 
 
Counter totals for line TTA0: 
 
Bad FCS packets:                   0   Packets received:                  4 
Data lost (chars):                 0   Packets transmitted:               6 
Dropped chars:                     0   Runt packets:                      0 
Framing errors:                    0   Total chars received:            179 
Long packets:                      0

The command in this example displays the current PPP characteristics assigned to port TTA1.


Appendix A
OpenVMS TCP/IP Software Vendors

The following list identifies vendors and the TCP/IP products they supply. These products run on OpenVMS systems as layered software.


Appendix B
Using DECnet Over TCP/IP

DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS enables you to run Digital Network Architecture (DNA) and OSI applications over an IP network backbone, as well as over OSI or traditional DECnet backbones. Applications include those supplied by Digital, third-party applications, and user-written applications. For details on configuring DECnet over TCP/IP, see the DECnet-Plus for OpenVMS Applications Installation and Advanced Configuration guide.

When to Use TCP/IP or DECnet Over TCP/IP

Use TCP/IP in the following situations:

Use DECnet over TCP/IP in the following situations:

B.1 Establishing Network Connections

You can use DECnet over TCP/IP to connect to any of the remote hosts on the network. The following examples make the necessary connections.

To connect from a DECnet-Plus node to a DECnet-only node, use the following format:


$ SET HOST DECnet-only-node

To connect from a DECnet-Plus node to another DECnet-Plus node, use the following format:


$ SET HOST DECnet-Plus-node.computer-name.company.com

To connect from a DECnet-Plus node to a TCP/IP node, use either of the following formats:


$ SET HOST/TELNET TCP-IP-node.computer-name.company.com


$ SET HOST/RLOGIN TCP-IP-node.computer-name.company.com

B.2 Using DECnet Applications RFC1006 and RFC1006 Plus

RFC1006 is an Internet standard that defines how to implement ISO 8073 Class 0 on top of TCP. Hosts that implement RFC1006 must listen on TCP port 102.

RFC1006 Plus is an Internet draft that defines how to implement ISO8073 Transport Class 2 Non-Use of Explicit Flow Control on top of TCP. Hosts that implement RFC1006 Plus must listen on TCP port 399.

The DECnet over TCP/IP feature, which is RFC1006 Plus, allows traditional DECnet applications (such as MAIL, CTERM, and FAL) to accept IP names and addresses. The OSI applications over TCP/IP feature, which is RFC1006, allows OSI applications (such as FTAM and VTP) to accept IP names and addresses. An IP name specification is translated from the BIND server(s) defined in the local TCP/IP product already installed on your system.


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