Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

Hi Friends,

This is Viswanadhan. I'm new to IBM AIX.

In which file IP address information is stored. If i say " ifconfig en0 " then i get IP information. I would like to know that from where IP information is coming.

Is it possible to manually edit the IP address in any configuration file.

Say for example i can edit the IP address in HP UX in /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file.

Similarlly is it possible in AIX.

Regards,
Viswanadhan.
#AIX-Forum

Originally posted by: orphy

AIX typically stores its TCP/IP info in its ODMs so, unlike HP-UX
and Linux, you don't usually edit any files to config your interfaces.
If you want to config your network interface(s), you should start with
"smitty tcpip" rather than fixing any text files/scripts. If you like
to look at the ODMs, start with "man odmget".

This is a very good Redpaper that you might find useful:
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/REDP0103.html?Open

The Infocenter has plenty of info about configuring your NICs:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.aix.commadmn/doc/commadmndita/tcpip_config.htm
Orphy
#AIX-Forum