Start TCP/IP

TCP/IP must be started before you can communicate over the network.

Note: The server automatically starts TCP/IP for you when you start the system. However, if you end TCP/IP due to problems so that you need to manually restart TCP/IP, read the following information.

Remember that your line descriptions, network server descriptions, and network interface descriptions should be configured to vary on with TCP/IP. This allows these configuration objects to start at the same time TCP/IP starts. See Vary on communication lines, controllers and devices for more information.

Start TCP/IP using the character-based interface
You can use the character-based interface to start TCP/IP.
Start TCP/IP using iSeries Navigator
You can use iSeries™ Navigator to start TCP/IP.

Parent topic: Verify system startup considerations for networking