Remove TCP/IP Host Table Entry (RMVTCPHTE)

The Remove TCP/IP Host Table Entry (RMVTCPHTE) command is used to remove an internet address, all of its associated host names, and the associated text description field from the local host table. The local host table is defined to allow one internet address, four host names and one text description field per entry.

See also the following host table commands:

Add TCP/IP Host Table Entry (ADDTCPHTE) command adds a new entry to the local host table.
Change TCP/IP Host Table Entry (CHGTCPHTE) command changes one or more host names or the text description field
Merge TCP/IP Host Table (MRGTCPHT) command merges host names, internet addresses, and text comment entries from a physical file member into the local host table. A replace option is also provided that allows the entire local host table to be replaced by the host table entries in a user specified physical file member.
Rename TCP/IP Host Table Entry (RNMTCPHTE) command renames the internet address of a host table entry to another internet address

Restrictions:

You must have input/output system configuration (*IOSYSCFG) special authority to run this command.

Keyword	Description	Choices	Notes
INTNETADR	Internet address	Character value	Required, Positional 1

Internet address (INTNETADR)

Specifies the internet address that is to be removed from the local host table. The internet address is specified in the form nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn, where nnn is a decimal number ranging from 0 through 255. An internet address is not valid if it has a value of all binary ones or all binary zeros for the network identifier (ID) portion or the host ID portion of the address. If the internet address is entered from a command line, the address must be enclosed in apostrophes.

Examples

RMVTCPHTE   INTNETADR('132.28.71.5')

This command removes the host table entry with an internet address of 132.28.71.5. This includes the internet address, all associated host names, and the text description field associated with the entry.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

TCP1901: Internet address &1 not valid.
TCP1902: Internet address &1 not valid.
TCP1907: Internet address entry &1 does not exist.
TCP1908: Internet address &1 not valid.
TCP1929: Host table not available.
TCP8050: *IOSYSCFG authority required to use &1.
TCP9999: Internal system error in program &1.