Network Configuration

This guide provides instructions for system and network administrators to configure various network components on the DEC OSF/1 operating system. The document covers both automated setup methods (using utilities like netsetup, latsetup, bindsetup, nissetup, and nfssetup) and manual configuration procedures. It details the setup of:

• Network Basics: Configuring interfaces, daemons (rwhod, routed, gated), and static routes.
• Local Area Transport (LAT): Configuring LAT support, printers, and the LAT/Telnet gateway.
• Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND): Setting up primary, secondary, slave, and caching servers and clients.
• Network Information Service (NIS): Configuring master servers, slave servers, and clients.
• Network File System (NFS): Setting up NFS servers and clients, including automount.
• UNIX-to-UNIX Copy Program (UUCP): Configuring communications links, incoming/outgoing systems, and the Poll file.
• Network Time Protocol (NTP): Configuring NTP servers and clients.
• Mail System: Setting up sendmail, mail utilities, and the Post Office Protocol (POP).
• SNMP Agent: Configuring the Simple Network Management Protocol agent.