TCP/IP for is:
- Networking software based on industry-standard networking protocols.
- A routable, enterprise networking protocol that supports the connection of your Microsoft® Windows®-based computer to both LAN and WAN environments.
- Core technologies and utilities for connecting your Windows-based computer with dissimilar systems and sharing information.
- A foundation for gaining access to global Internet services, such as the World Wide Web and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers.
- A robust, scalable, cross-platform, client/server framework.
TCP/IP provides basic TCP/IP utilities that enable Windows-based computers to connect and share information with other Microsoft and non-Microsoft systems, including:
- Internet hosts
- Apple Macintosh systems
- IBM mainframes
- UNIX systems
- Open VMS systems
- Windows Server 2003 family
- XOX
- Windows 2000
- Windows NT®
- Windows Millennium Edition
- Windows 98
- Windows 95
- Windows for Workgroups
- LAN Manager
- Network-ready printers, such as HP LaserJet series printers that use HP JetDirect cards
Note
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The Windows Server 2003 family includes the latest version of Internet Protocol (IP), known as IP version 6. For more information, see IP version 6.