Removing IPv4 interfaces

You might need to remove IPv4 interfaces that you have configured. You can use either IBM® Navigator for i or the character-based interface to complete the task.

Prerequisites:

You must end an IPv4 interface before you remove it. This means the status of the IPv4 interface that you are about to remove must be inactive. See Ending IPv4 interfaces for how to end an IPv4 interface.

Removing an IPv4 interface using IBM Navigator for i

To remove an existing IPv4 interface by using IBM Navigator for i, follow these steps:
  1. In IBM Navigator for i, expand IBM i Management > Network > TCP/IP Configuration > IPv4.
  2. Click IPv4 Interfaces to see a list of IPv4 interfaces displayed in the right pane.
  3. Right-click the IPv4 interface that you want to remove, and select Delete.
  4. In the Confirm Delete window, click Yes.

Removing an IPv4 interface using the character-based interface

Note: To run the RMVTCPIFC command, you must have *IOSYSCFG special authority.

To remove an existing IPv4 interface by using the character-based interface, follow these steps:

  1. On the command line, type RMVTCPIFC (Remove TCP/IP Interface command) and press F4 (Prompt) to access the Remove TCP/IP Interface menu.
  2. At the Internet address prompt, specify the IPv4 address of the interface that you want to remove, and press Enter.
    Note: To remove an IPv4 DHCP client interface, specify the value *IP4DHCP for the Internet address prompt. Specify the corresponding line description name for the Line description prompt.