networking does not start up automatically at boot time

[Shawn Adams_2]

Networking doesn't start up automatically at boot time on OpenVMS 7.3. How do I get tcpip to start automatically?

[Antoniov.]

Edit SYS$MANAGER:SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM

If you have decnet IV
search STARTNET and remove remark from @STARTNET

If you have decnet-plus (decnet osi)
search start/network decnet and remove remark

Remark are line beginning with $!, remove exclamation point and leave dollar.

Cheers
Antonio Vigliotti

[Volker Halle]

Shawn,

and to get TCPIP starting automatically, remove '$!' from the following line in SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM:

$!$ @SYS$STARTUP:TCPIP$STARTUP.COM

Startup command templates for other TCPIP products are also included in SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM

Volker.

[Shawn Adams_2]

Thanks so very much.
commenting out

$!$ @SYS$STARTUP:TCPIP$STARTUP.COM

worked great.

[Jan van den Ende]

Shawn,

Welcome to the VMS forum!.

As you have just experienced, this is THE place for any questions more-or-less related to VMS, and the community is usually quick to try and help you.

May I invite you to read
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#28
and then award Antonio some points, and Volker the 'right on target' 10 ?

It usually is also well-invested time to scan trough the forum. You will probably find answers to issues you did not even realise there were solutions for!
And of course, don'nt hesitate to ask any questions you might encounter!

Happy foruming,

Jan

[Mobeen_1]

Shawn,
Make sure that you uncomment the line which says $! @sys$startup:tcpip$startup.com in the VMS startup file sys$startup:systartup_vms.com as many have
already suggested.

Simply u would need to do the following

1. Login and set default to sys$startup
$set def sys$startup:

2. Edit file sys$startup:systartup_vms.com
and modify the following line
$!@sys$startup:tcpip$startup.com
to
$ @sys$startup:tcpip$startup.com

3. If you don't find the above mentioned
line in the systartup_vms file, then
simply add that line and save this file

regards
Mobeen

[Willem Grooters]

Antonio,


If you have decnet-plus (decnet osi)
search start/network decnet and remove remark


I thought this is obsolete since 7.something?, DECNet starts quite eraly in the startup proces (even when not activated..)
Or am I mistaken?

Willem

[Antoniov.]

Willem,
I'm not sure about this. In my testing system, V7.3-2 I installed DecNet phase IV and Decnet plus doesn't start. I opened e thread about this, because I can't install Advanced Server V7.3 ECO3.
I guess DecNet plus starts if license found on system but next days I'try what will happen.

Cheers
Antonio Vigliotti

[Volker Halle]

Antonio,

you can install either DECNET_PHASE_IV or DECNET_OSI (also called DECnet-Plus).

DECnet-Plus (aka NCL) will be started automatically from SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP.COM, DECnet-Phase IV (aka NCP) needs either START/NETWORK DECnet or @SYS$STARTUP:STARTNET invoked in SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM

Volker.