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                            The IBM TCP/IP Connection


                                                                 April 10, 1992
                                                                    Issue 92-01

  The IBM TCP/IP Connection is published periodically by IBM's Networking and
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  Systems Services and Support (NSSS) group in Raleigh, NC and edited for use
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  in Canada by Networking Systems Marketing, IBM Canada Ltd.  The intent of
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  this newsletter is to publicize items of interest for both IBM and customer
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  personnel who have an interest in TCP/IP.  Articles from development, mar-
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  keting, and users are all eligible for inclusion in future issues.
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  INTRODUCING THE IBM TCP/IP CON-           CLIENT-SERVER SOLUTIONS FOR TODAY'S
  NECTION                                   MULTIVENDOR ENVIRONMENT

  Network Systems Marketing and NS          The needs of a new networking world
  TCP/IP Development believe that 1992      of distributed computing and client-
  will be a year of continued growth        server architectures necessitates
  for TCP/IP and will present an            IBM's timely delivery of cohesive,
  opportunity to significantly              comprehensive leadership solutions
  increase business opportunities for       for multivendor, multiprotocol com-
  IBM's TCP/IP products.                    munications.  IBM's family of TCP/IP
                                            offerings address many of these
  The intent of The IBM TCP/IP Con-         multivendor communications require-
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  nection is to keep you and your cus-      ments.
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  tomers informed about what we're
  doing to help make that happen.  We       IBM's TCP/IP support ranges from
  hope you will read this newsletter        personal computers through host
  and share anything applicable with        mainframes and includes IBM PC-DOS,
  your customers. We also hope that         OS/2, MVS, OS/400, VM, and the AIX
  The IBM TCP/IP Connection, which we       family.
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  plan to publish on a regular basis,
  will become a vehicle for sharing         The IBM TCP/IP Connection will peri-
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  your successes and experiences in         odically highlight members of IBM's
  the dynamic and exciting area of          TCP/IP product family and in this
  TCP/IP.                                   issue covers TCP/IP for VM Version 2
                                            Release 2 and TCP/IP V2.0 for DOS.

















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  TCP/IP FOR VM VERSION 2 RELEASE 2         made in the areas of installation,
                                            serviceability, and the Network File
  VM provides an excellent server base      System (NFS) support.
  and a prime data repository.  TCP/IP
  for VM can open lines of communi-         TCP/IP for VM allows VM customers to
  cation with multiple vendor net-          participate in a multivendor network
  works. These networks or "islands of      using a standardized set of applica-
  automation" become much more acces-       tion and network protocols.  The
  sible with TCP/IP's suite of appli-       application protocols enable users
  cation and network protocols.             to send mail, transfer files,
                                            perform remote execution, access
  The IBM TCP/IP for VM product pro-        data or files remotely, perform
  vides function for enabling and           remote printing, and develop TCP/IP
  enhancing a VM host's participation       applications. The network protocols
  in TCP/IP-based networks.  With           supported include IBM Token-Ring,
  TCP/IP for VM, our customers obtain       Ethernet LAN, IEEE 802.3 LAN, DDN
  better access to data and applica-        (Defense Data Network) X.25, PDN
  tions residing either on a VM host        (Public Data Network) X.25, and PC
  or elsewhere in an internet network.      Network.
  The product enables client-server
  application relationships, providing      Attachments to the host mainframe
  services fundamental to operating a       for network access now include the
  business while exploiting the TCP/IP      RS/6000 Channel Attachment as well
  suite of open network protocols.          as the 3172 Interconnect Controller
                                            and the 8232 LAN Channel Station for
  TCP/IP Version 2 Release 2 for VM is      LANs, the 37XX family of Communi-
  the most recent release in the            cations Controllers for X.25 and SNA
  TCP/IP family of offerings and pro-       backbone transport, and HYPERchannel
  vides performance, function, and          support from Network Systems Corpo-
  usability enhancements. Network per-      ration.
  formance and reliability is enhanced
  with IBM 3172 Fiber Distributed Data      For more information on TCP/IP
  Interface (FDDI) support.                 Version 2 Release 2 for VM and its
                                            wealth of applications, programmer
  Functional enhancements were made to      interfaces, and services, please
  adapt to a changing network.  VM's        refer to the product announcement
  network management capabilities have      letter #A91-1039, dated December 10,
  been expanded to include Simple           1991.
  Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
  proxy agent support for the IBM 3172      TCP/IP V2.0 FOR DOS
  Interconnect Controller. Other
  enhancements include; VM/ESA support      IBM provides complete IBM and multi-
  to extend the range of supported          vendor networking solutions with
  environments, VM/XA exploitation of       TCP/IP.  This support ranges from
  extended addressing, a new network        personal computers through high-end
  data base client-server system for        host computers.  This past October,
  remote SQL/DS queries, and SNAlink        IBM introduced it's newest TCP/IP
  LU-0 full-duplex single session           workstation product, TCP/IP V2.0 for
  support. In addition, enhancements        DOS.  This new product provides an
  have been made to the Simple Mail         extensive set of TCP/IP protocols
  Transfer Protocol (SMTP) and the          which will enable workstations with
  Domain Name Server functions. Usa-        DOS to become an integral part of
  bility enhancements have also been        the corporate network.



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  With TCP/IP V2.0 for DOS, personal        daily operation of the TCP/IP for
  computers can communicate across IBM      DOS systems.  It's IBM's intent to
  Token Ring, IBM PC Network, Ethernet      also provide Simple Network Manage-
  V2, IEEE 802.3, SLIP (Serial Line         ment Protocol (SNMP) agent support.
  Internet Protocol) to any other
  TCP/IP user in the network.  In           TCP/IP V2.0 for DOS offers a compre-
  addition, X.25 support is available       hensive range of function ideally
  through a third party.                    suited for the DOS environment and
                                            provides a very attractively priced
  Being able to use multiple vendor         solution for the TCP/IP desktop
  equipment is valuable to an enter-        requirements. For more information
  prise.  TCP/IP for DOS allows an          please see the product announcement
  enterprise to use a variety of            letter #A91-810, dated September 11,
  network adapters through the support      1991.  In addition, a Marketing
  of Network Device Interface Specifi-      Presentation Guide is available on
  cation (NDIS) Packet Driver specifi-      MKTTOOLS and a Product Brochure
  cation and the IBM PC LAN Support         (G221-4040) is available from POEMS.
  Program.  With the LAN Support
  program, IBM's TCP/IP for DOS and         TCP/IP DEVELOPMENT VENDOR APPLICA-
  Novell's(tm) Netware can coexist.         TION WORKSHOP
  TCP/IP V2.0 for DOS is also compat-
  ible with Microsoft(tm) Windows 3.0.      TCP/IP development is in the process
  and runs as an exclusive full screen      of developing a workshop for our
  DOS application.                          application vendors.  If you know of
                                            any vendors that would like to
  User productivity can be enhanced         attend the workshop or write an
  with many of the TCP/IP for DOS           application for our TCP/IP products
  functions.  Users can access remote       please contact Denise Wotovich at
  hosts through TELNET.  Access to          8-444-2004 (WOTOVICH at RALVMG).
  data on remote hosts is possible
  through the File Transfer Protocol        NEW TCP/IP SELF STUDY EDUCATION
  (FTP).  A separately priced kit, the      AVAILABLE FOR US M&S
  Network File Systems (NFS) client,
  allows users to access and manipu-        This PC-based Self Study course is a
  late files on NFS servers.  Remote        comprehensive introduction to
  printing is possible with the Line        TCP/IP. The course will provide a
  Printer Requester (LPR) function.         thorough understanding of TCP/IP
  Users can perform mail functions          basics, including TCP/IP layers,
  using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol       protocols, and application usage.
  (SMTP) and Post Office Protocol/2         In addition, you will receive a
  (POP/2) to provide these services.        background in the development of
                                            TCP/IP and learn about TCP/IP ser-
  Users can also write distributed          vices, functions, and protocols
  applications that can communicate         specified at each of the layers.
  with remote systems.  The optional        Examples of TCP/IP usage and the
  Programmer's Tool Kit includes            role it plays in corporate networks
  Berkeley Socket Library V4.3, Remote      is provided. No specific IBM pro-
  Procedure Call (RPC) support and an       ducts are covered.
  FTP application programming inter-
  face.                                     For a more detailed description and
                                            instructions to retrieve the course,
  TCP/IP for DOS provides the system        please refer to the following course
  administrator and the network admin-      description on MSE; MultiVendor
  istrator with tools to assist in the      Interoperability TCP/IP Self Study,


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  Course # RM20519H. A second course;       Self Study, Course # RM20526H is
  MultiVendor Interoperability OSI          also available through MSE.






















































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