Starting IPv4 interfaces

You can start IPv4 interfaces that were not started automatically when you created them, or that have been ended previously. You can use either IBM Navigator for i or the character-based interface to perform the tasks.

Starting an IPv4 interface using IBM Navigator for i

To start an 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 start, and select Start.

    If the status of the interface becomes Active, you have started the IPv4 interface successfully.

Starting an IPv4 interface using the character-based interface

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

  1. On the command line, type STRTCPIFC (Start TCP/IP Interface command) and press F4 (Prompt) to access the Start TCP/IP Interface menu.
  2. At the Internet address prompt, complete one of the following steps:
    • To start a single IPv4 interface, specify a valid IPv4 address and press Enter.
    • To enable all interfaces to be started automatically when you create or change them, type *AUTOSTART and press Enter.
    • To start 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 and press Enter.