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- The IBM TCP/IP Connection
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- April 10, 1992
- Issue 92-01
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- 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
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- 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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