1 NIP
NIP (Network Information Program) displays the status of the DECnet Phase
III network.  It is a logical replacement for the SHOW NETWORK DCL command,
but it displays more information.  On screen terminals, it can be run in a
continuous update mode.

NIP runs as a foreign command; to use it, you must define a global symbol
via the following command:

		NIP :== $NIP

Format

  NIP [nodespec]
2 Parameters
nodespec

 Specifies a node name, node address, or line name about which information
 is to be displayed.  Examples:

	NIP *		! Displays all known nodes and lines
	NIP STAR	! Displays information about node STAR::
	NIP 168		! Displays information about node number 168
	NIP XMB0:	! Displays information about line XMB0: (DMC-1)

 If the nodespec parameter is specified, NIP will write the information to
 SYS$OUTPUT and exit.  However, if the nodespec parameter is omitted,
 SYS$OUTPUT is a screen terminal, and the terminal screen is at least 51
 columns wide by 14 lines long, NIP operates in continuous display mode.
 Type HELP NIP DISPLAY_MODE for more information.
2 Display_mode
NIP operates in continuous display mode on screen terminals when no
parameter is present.  The initial update interval is 5 seconds.

The following single keystroke "commands" are available:

	1 through 9	Change display interval to n seconds
	B (or b)	Ring the bell if something has changed
	C (or c)	Clear the screen and re-display everything,
			 remove unreachable nodes from the display, and
			 reset bell dinging
	E (or e)	Exit NIP
	CTRL/Z		Exit NIP

As new nodes become reachable they will enter the display.  If a node
becomes unreachable, it remains on the display with *Unreachable*
displayed beside it.  If it becomes reachable again, its new link and
routing information will return to the display.  The C (for clear)
"command" may be used to purge unreachable nodes from the display.

On VT100s, changed information is displayed in reverse video until the
next display cycle.
