Changing other TCP/IP attributes

You can perform additional configurations for TCP/IP, such as changing the attributes for User Datagram Protocol (UDP) and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) that are associated with TCP/IP, and so on.

You can use either System i® Navigator or the character-based interface to change or perform any additional configurations for TCP/IP.

Changing other TCP/IP attributes using System i Navigator

You can access the TCP/IP attributes pages in System i Navigator in the following ways:

  • To access the TCP/IP Configuration Properties window, follow these steps:
    1. In System i Navigator, expand your system > Network > TCP/IP Configuration.
    2. Right-click TCP/IP Configuration and select Properties to open the TCP/IP Configuration Properties window.
    3. Select the Quality of Service, Port Restrictions, Servers to Start, or SOCKS tabs and follow the instructions to change the settings.
  • To access the TCP/IP Attributes window, follow these steps:
    1. In System i Navigator, expand your system > Network > TCP/IP Configuration > IPv4 (or IPv6).
    2. Right-click IPv4 (or IPv6) and select Properties to open the TCP/IP Attributes window.
    3. Select the General or Transports tab and follow the instructions to change the settings.

Changing other TCP/IP attributes using the character-based interface

To access the Change TCP/IP Attributes display using the character-based interface, follow these steps:

  1. On the command line, type CFGTCP (Configure TCP/IP command) and press Enter to access the Configure TCP/IP menu.
  2. Select Option 3 (Change TCP/IP Attributes), and then press Enter.
  3. Change the settings that you want, and press Enter.
Parent topic: Changing TCP/IP general settings