Al,

If your workstation is dependent on a routing protocol now and you turn off
routed or gated, you will have to declare a default gateway or your IP
Network may not work anymore.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Farr [SMTP:pfarr AT USWEBCKS DOT COM]
> Sent: Thursday, 15 April 1999 23:55
> To:   NV-L AT UCSBVM.ucsb DOT edu
> Subject:      Re: deactivate routing functionality
> 
> Al,
> You will have to turn off IP forwarding using some esoteric AIX command I
> can't remember offhand, but SMIT should be able to do it. Don't forget to
> also shut down ROUTD or GATED, or at he very least run them in quiet or
> non-advertising mode.
> 
> Peter Farr
> Partner, Business Systems
> ________________________________________
> USWeb/CKS   http://www.uswebcks.com
> 55 York Street, Suite 1500
> Toronto, Ontario  M5J 1R7 (Canada)
> phone: +1 416-368-2222 ext.219   fax : +1 416-366-6667
> mailto:PFarr AT USWebCKS DOT com
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView
> [mailto:NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU] On Behalf Of MENEZES, ALAIN
> Sent:   April 15, 1999 9:31 AM
> To:     NV-L AT UCSBVM.UCSB DOT EDU
> Subject:        deactivate routing functionality
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> One of my RS6000 (AIX 4.1.5) will be having two network adapters, hence
> there a chance that it will work as a 'routing device'. I'd like to know
> whether there's a way to deéctivate this routing functionality of the
> RS6000.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Al
> ---------------------
> Alain Menezes
> ASLK-CGER Services GIE                          Tel.:  +32 2 228.55.74
> Rue Fossé-aux-Loups, 48                               Fax.:  +32 2
> 228.83.69
> 1000  Bruxelles                                         Email:
> a.menezes AT aslk-cger DOT be
**********************************************************************
CAUTION: This Message may contain confidential information intended
only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the
intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any
use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message is
prohibited. If you received this message in error please notify
Mail Administrators immediately. Any views expressed in this
message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily
reflect the views of Woolworths Ltd.
**********************************************************************