Update TCP/IP Information (UPDTCPINF)

The Update TCP/IP Information (UPDTCPINF) command updates various Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) configuration information that was gathered using the Retrieve TCP/IP Information (RTVTCPINF) command. This command is used to restore full customization of your system.

The following types of TCP/IP configuration information can be updated:

Restrictions:

Parameters

Keyword Description Choices Notes
LIB Library Name Required, Positional 1
TYPE Type of information *ALL, *TCP, *TCPCFG, *BOOTP, *DHCP, *FTP, *HTTP, *INETD, *IPFILTER, *LPD, *NETSVR, *OMPROUTED, *POP, *PPP, *QOS, *REXEC, *ROUTED, *SMTP, *SNMP, *SRVSPTPRX, *TELNET, *TFTP, *VPN Optional

Library (LIB)

Specifies the library where the TCP/IP configuration information was placed by the Retrieve TCP/IP Information (RTVTCPINF) command.

This is a required parameter.

name
Specify the library where the TCP/IP configuration information exists.

Type of information (TYPE)

Specifies the type of TCP/IP configuration information to be updated.

*ALL
Update all supported TCP/IP information.
*TCP
Update TCP/IP servers.
*TCPCFG
Update TCP/IP configuration.
*BOOTP
Update Bootstrap Protocol configuration.
*DHCP
Update Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol configuration.
*FTP
Update File Transfer Protocol configuration.
*HTTP
Update World Wide Web HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) Administration Server configuration.
*INETD
Update Internet Daemon configuration.
*IPFILTER
Update IP packet filtering configuration.

Note: Packet rules should be reviewed for accuracy and compatibility with the existing interfaces using System i Navigator. Internet protocol (IP) filter rules can also be activated using the Load/Unload IP Filter (LODIPFTR) command.

*LPD
Update Line Printer Daemon configuration.
*NETSVR
Update NetServer configuration.
*OMPROUTED
Update OMPROUTE Daemon configuration.
*POP
Update Post Office Protocol configuration.
*PPP
Update TCP/IP Point-to-Point configuration.
*QOS
Update Quality of Service configuration.
*REXEC
Update Remote Execution configuration.
*ROUTED
Update Router Daemon configuration.
*SMTP
Update Simple Mail Transfer Protocol configuration.
*SNMP
Update Simple Network Management Protocol configuration.
*SRVSPTPRX
Update Service and Support Proxy configuration.
*TELNET
Update Telnet configuration.
*TFTP
Update Trivial File Transfer Protocol configuration.
*VPN
Update Virtual Private Network configuration.

Note: VPN configurations should be reviewed for accuracy and compatibility with the existing interfaces using System i Navigator. Any IP Filter rules defined for VPN are handled with the *IPFILTER command and should be verified.

Examples

UPDTCPINF   LIB(TEST)  TYPE(*ALL)

This command will update all saved TCP/IP configuration information on the current system from the information in library TEST.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPFC881
Errors occurred while updating TCP/IP configuration information.
CPFC882
UPDTCPINF command not allowed while TCP/IP is active.