The IBM TCP/IP Connection - Issue 1992-02

From OS2World.Com Wiki
Revision as of 13:13, 10 March 2024 by Martini (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Article |Author=IBM |Date=1992-05-15 |OS= |File=N/A |Source= }} <PRE> The IBM TCP/IP Connection May 15, 1992 Issue 92-02 The IBM TCP/IP Connection is published periodically by IBM's Networking and ___________________________________________________________________________ Systems Services and...")
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Article Info
Author IBM
Date 1992-05-15
OS Version
Companion File N/A
Source








                            The IBM TCP/IP Connection


                                                                   May 15, 1992
                                                                    Issue 92-02

  The IBM TCP/IP Connection is published periodically by IBM's Networking and
  ___________________________________________________________________________
  Systems Services and Support (NSSS) group in Raleigh, NC, and edited for use
  ____________________________________________________________________________
  in Canada by Networking Systems Marketing in IBM Canada Ltd.  The intent of
  ___________________________________________________________________________
  this newsletter is to publicize items of interest for both IBM and customer
  ___________________________________________________________________________
  personnel who have an interest in TCP/IP.  Articles from development, mar-
  __________________________________________________________________________
  keting, and users are all eligible for inclusion in future issues.
  __________________________________________________________________


  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.

  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.

  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-
                                            _________________________
  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


                                                                              1









  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


  2









  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
                                                                   _____________
  options which include the Network         and MVS: Messages and Codes manuals
                                            ___________________________
  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.
































                                                                              3

































































  4