Stop IP on a decserver

[Wim Van den Wyngaert]

I found a decserver that has IP enabled, DHCP enabled and has received an address (not from me). I want to stop IP without rebooting.
(get message "internet address already set)

Possible ?

Wim

[John Abbott_2]

Hi Wim,

SET (volatile mode)
DEFINE (Permanent)
CHANGE (both)

SET PRIV
CHANGE INTERNET DISABLED

The book says reboot required, but it's worded for all commands SET/DEFINE/CHANGE so SET *might* work in volatile mode (sorry I can't try it out for you).

You can disable DHCP volatile

SET INTERNET DHCP DISABLED

Hope this helps
John.

[Wim Van den Wyngaert]

John,

I tried to disable IP using SET INTERNET address NONE and INTERNET DISABLE. Both said the same (address assigned).

Wim

[John Abbott_2]

I used our spare 90M... you can only use DEFINE INTERNET DISABLE & reboot. In fact, several other SET INTERNET x commands do not work if an IP address already exists.

Out of ideas.

[Wim Van den Wyngaert]

I rebooted a DS700.
List internet shows :
>state disabled
>internet address 0.0.0.0
>subnet mask 0.0.0.0
>dhcp disables

After the boot
>State enabled
>internet address 65.77.0.0
>subnet mask 255.0.0.0
>dhcp disabled

I did (before the boot):
define int add none
define int dhcp disa
define int disa

What did I miss ?

Wim

[John Abbott_2]

Can't see anything unreasonable... just a thought, are there any tcp listener ports ?
SHOW PORT ALL (under services offered, does it say: Listener nnnn) or any reports with a default protocol of TELNET ? Maybe one of these prevented it working.

[Wim Van den Wyngaert]

Removed community : NOK
Disabled SNMP : NOK
Purged TCP/TELNET listeners : NOK
Defined telnet list 23 port cons dis : NOK
Defined telnet list 23 connect dis : NOK

But this last one is strange.

show telnet list 23
shows connections disabled

while
list telnet list 23
shows connections enabled.

(God do I hate decservers)

Wim

[Jan van den Ende]

Wim,

"(God do I hate decservers)"

Should that not be "Do I hate the combination of IP and decservers"?

Proost.

Have one on me.

jpe

[Wim Van den Wyngaert]

Jan : no.

There are a lot of command interfaces on VMS that I don't like.

ucx/tcp (just a mix of everything, everyone had the right to implement it his way))
sda (too complicated)
backup (too messy and complicated)
decserver (idem)
ncl (too complicated to get joined info but I like the consistency)
...

IS ANYONE SEEING "STATE DISABLED" when doing show int on his decserver ?

Wim
(still stuck with IP)

[John Abbott_2]

Hi Wim, I'm out of the office today, but I will try my luck with our spare DS tomorrow lunchtime for you.

Regards
John.