Commands for troubleshooting network issues in AIX

  • DHCP
    • config file
      • /etc/dhcpsd.cnf
    • start/stop/refresh
      • startsrc -s dhcpsd
      • stopsrc -s dhcpsd
      • refresh -s dhcpsd
  • FTP
    • start/stop
      • startsrc -s ftp
      • stopsrc -s ftp
  • LOGS
    • config file
      • /etc/syslog.conf
    • start/stop/refresh
      • startsrc -s syslogd
      • stopsrc -s syslogd
      • refresh -s syslogd
  • DNS
    • library where config files are stored (we have two files to configure)
      • /var/named
    • start/stop/refresh
      • startsrc -s named
      • stopsrc -s named
      • refresh -s named
  • NTP
    • /etc/ntp.conf
    • start/stop
      • startsrc -s xntpd
      • stopsrc -s xntpd
  • rc.tcpip daemons (Many network daemons are started from /etc/rc.tcpip)
    • config file
      • /etc/rc.tcpip