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- The IBM TCP/IP Connection
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- May 15, 1992
- Issue 92-02
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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 in 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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- IBM TCP/IP AT INTEROP 92 SPRING display terminals -- one for each
- network.
- IBM will feature a wide variety of
- TCP/IP products at Interop 92 To address this need IBM can now
- Spring, May 20-22, 1992 at the supply a TCP/IP Telnet client sol-
- Washington D.C. Convention Center. ution via the IBM 3174. Customers
- Highlighted in the demonstration can provide their end users with
- booth will be: access to a TCP/IP host from a 3270
- terminal or ASCII terminal, while
- o TCP/IP Offload Technology demo still providing access to SNA or
- ASCII applications from the same
- o AIX NetView/6000(TM) terminal.
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- o NetView V2R3 Graphics IBM has announced TCP/IP Telnet
- client support for the 3174. This
- o Technology demo of the new new Configuration Support-C function
- TCP/IP for Microsoft Windows(TM) (RPQ 8Q0935) allows 3270 CUT-mode
- prototype terminals and ASCII display stations
- attached to a 3174 to communicate
- o IBM's TCP/IP for DOS product with TCP/IP servers using Telnet.
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- o IBM's TCP/IP for OS/2 product For additional information see
- announcement letter A92-236 dated
- o FDDI Concentrator technology March 25, 1992. A proposal insert;
- demo "TCP/IP for the 3174 Establishment
- Controller", is available on
- The IBM exhibit will provide an MKTTOOLS.
- excellent opportunity to see IBM's
- TCP/IP products and emerging tech- CLIENT-SERVER SOLUTIONS FOR TODAY'S
- nologies. We hope to see you there. MULTIVENDOR ENVIRONMENT - TCP/IP
- VERSION 1.2 FOR OS/2
- 3174 TCP/IP TELNET CLIENT
- The IBM TCP/IP Connection will peri-
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- In today's world of multiple vendors odically highlight members of IBM's
- and multiple protocols, SNA networks TCP/IP product family and in this
- and TCP/IP networks are often issue covers TCP/IP Version 1.2 for
- running side by side. Many users OS/2.
- have a need to access applications
- in both networks, but do not want TCP/IP Version 1.2 for OS/2 interop-
- the inconvenience of two separate erates with IBM's TCP/IP products
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- for VM, MVS, DOS, AS/400, System/88 process of installation and
- and the AIX family as well as with customization. The Installation Con-
- other vendors products that provide figuration Automation Tool (ICAT)
- TCP/IP support. has been updated to allow configura-
- tion of the new features of this
- TCP/IP Version 1.2 for OS/2 was program. PMANT--TN3270 has been
- announced in September, 1991 and enhanced to allow the user to modify
- shipped to customers in October. the PMANT keyboard definitions and
- The product provides upgrades to to select from any of the VIO fonts
- function previously provided in that are available on the display
- TCP/IP V1.1 and 1.0 for OS/2 as well adapter.
- as support of OS/2 Standard Edition
- V1.3, Extended Edition V1.3, and TCP/IP Version 1.2 for OS/2 has been
- OS/2 V2.0. In addition there are designed to improve productivity in
- performance enhancements and new the user application development
- functions which further expand IBM's environment with support of the
- business solutions for customers in Multi-thread programming feature of
- a multivendor environment. the OS/2 operating system in Socket
- libraries as well as support for the
- Functions have been added to TCP/IP dynamic linking feature of OS/2. A
- Version 1.2 for OS/2, with the goal new FTP API provides programs with
- of end user productivity in mind. the capability to query the working
- Included are: the Network File directory on a remote host and query
- System (NFS) server which allows the operating system of the remote
- users to share files with each host.
- other, much the same way that Lan
- Server/Requester works. NFS also Connectivity and networking enhance-
- allows a user with a UNIX machine to ments have been included in TCP/IP
- share files with an OS/2 machine. Version 1.2 for OS/2. The Telnet
- TCP/IP Version 1.2 now supports server has improved performance. The
- Version 11, Release 4 (X11R4) of the Telnet Linemode client support has
- X Window server function. The X been enhanced to take advantage of
- Window System is a distributed, the Extended Networking package
- window-based graphics system devel- (X.25 support) that is new to this
- oped at the Massachusetts Institute program and can reduce the amount of
- of Technology. In addition, the File network traffic for Extended Net-
- Transfer Protocol Presentation working (X.25) and SLIP (Serial Line
- Manager (FTPPM) now uses standard Internet Protocol). Simple Network
- presentation manager input and Management Protocol (SNMP) now sup-
- output conventions to perform the ports MIB II (RFC 1213) and in addi-
- functions of the FTP client. FTPPM tion can now act as both a managing
- allows simultaneous connections to system and a managed system.
- remote hosts within a single
- session. Also new is the capability Other features include LPR/LPD
- of FTP to support the transfer of remote printer support, Remote Pro-
- High Performance File System (HPFS) cedure Call (RPC), Internet Protocol
- files. INETD is now available which (IP) over X.25 Support, Network
- is a super server that allows users Device Interface Specification
- to start multiple servers from a (NDIS) Support, and VT220 Emulation.
- single OS/2 session, and use the
- applicable server when needed. New packaging options are now avail-
- able for TCP/IP V1.2 for OS/2 pro-
- A number of features have been viding greater flexibility and cost
- enhanced which can simplify the effectiveness for customers with
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- different networking needs. In Since many of the referenced mes-
- addition to a Base kit there are sages and codes in the TCP/IP for VM
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- options which include the Network and MVS: Messages and Codes manuals
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- File System (NFS), the Extended Net- are unnumbered, customers have
- working (X.25), and X Window System reported usability and
- kits as well as a Programmers' Tool retrievability problems when
- kit, and a Source kit. An Upgrade researching TCP/IP system informa-
- kit is also available for customers tion.
- that have OS/2 TCP/IP Version 1.0 or
- 1.1. The Information Design and Develop-
- ment department in Research Triangle
- For more information on TCP/IP V1.2 Park, NC is aware of the problem and
- for OS/2 please refer to the product is working on a solution to the usa-
- announcement letter A91-809. A pro- bility issues.
- posal insert (G221-3179) is avail-
- able from IBM Publications. A In the interim, those customers who
- presentation guide for TCP/IP V1.2 have the BookManager product can use
- for OS/2 is also available on BookManager's search capability to
- MKTTOOLS. locate the required messages and
- codes within the softcopy versions
- MESSAGES AND CODES RETRIEVABILITY - of the manuals. By doing a word or
- TCP/IP FOR VM & MVS phrase search, BookManager quickly
- finds all occurrences of that word
- or phrase.
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