Ethernet on System i

Ethernet on the System i® platform supports TCP/IP, Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking (APPN), Advanced Program-to-Program Communication (APPC), retail, finance, host, and remote workstation.

You can use this information to configure and manage TCP/IP or Systems Network Architecture (SNA) over Ethernet on your System i platform.

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Ethernet support
Many different factors influence the capabilities of Ethernet. Some of these influences can come from the cabling and adapter type you use.
Configuring Ethernet support
The IBM® i operating system supports Ethernet connections with TCP/IP and SNA.
Managing Ethernet support
After configuring Ethernet support, you can change many things, such as line descriptions and Ethernet performance.
Troubleshooting Ethernet
This information might help you solve problems with your system and connections. You can find out why connections might fail, why frames are dropped, or why PCs cannot connect to your system.
Ethernet Link Aggregation
Link Aggregation binds several full-duplex Ethernet links running at the same speed together into one logical link with a single Media Access Control (MAC) address.
Ethernet Layer-2 Bridging
Using layer-2 bridging, one Ethernet port in an IBM i partition can provide network access for other logical partitions on the same platform. Layer-2 bridging functions similar to the Shared Ethernet Adapter (SEA) support provided by a Power Systems™ Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) partition.
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