/CONNECTIONS=option Allows you to specify the type of connections permissible on the local node. The four options for CONNECTIONS are: INCOMING_ Specifies that the local node permit incoming ONLY connections only. OUTGOING_ Specifies that the local node permit outgoing ONLY connections only. Specify this on systems that can tolerate the overhead associated with outgoing connections, such as standalone systems. BOTH Specifies that the local node permit both incoming and outgoing connections. Specify this on systems that can tolerate the overhead associated with outgoing connections, such as standalone systems. NONE Specifies that the local node disallow both incoming and outgoing connections. If you do not specify the /CONNECTIONS=option qualifier, the default is that the node will permit incoming connections only.