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Administering network selection

Administering network selection

In order for network applications to be portable to different environments, the application process must have a standard interface into the various transport providers available in any current environment. Network selection provides a simple and consistent interface that allows user applications to select networks (at the transport level), enabling applications to be protocol- and media-independent. UnixWare 7 Networking Services applications that allow a user to influence the choice of transports use the standard interface outlined here.

Tasks associated with network selection administration are performed by entering shell commands on the command line.

Where these commands involve editing sensitive system files, be sure to keep a backup copy of the file you are editing. When you finish editing the file, use diff(1) on the edited file and the backup copy to verify that only the changes you want have been made. If you want to add networks to the network configuration database, edit /etc/netconfig and add the appropriate entries. To remove networks from the network configuration database, edit /etc/netconfig and delete the appropriate entries.


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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 22 April 2004