The IBM TCP/IP Connection - Issue 1992-05

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                                                                   Oct 20, 1992
                                                                    Issue 92-05

  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 devel-
  opment, marketing, and users are all eligible for inclusion in future issues.
  If you have an item of interest that you would like to have published please
  contact Alan Reinhold (8-352-3173 or 919-301-3173).  To either order or get
  additional product information, contact your IBM Representative.

  IBM   ANNOUNCES   NEW   PRODUCT  FOR      By providing  a  consistent  Windows
  WINDOWS                                   graphical   interface,   IBM  TCP/IP
                                            Version 2.1  simplifies  the  way  a
  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 20, 1992  .      customer  performs  a typical TCP/IP
  .  .  IBM  today made it even easier      task, such as  a  file  transfer  or
  for  customers  to  link   different      remote  printing.   This helps busi-
  types   of   computers  in  evolving      nesses be  more  productive  because
  "multivendor" networks.  With a  new      users don't have to remember compli-
  release   of  TCP/IP  for  DOS  with      cated  commands.  The TCP/IP Windows
  Windows  support,   users   of   the      interface provides "point-and-click"
  popular  program  can  now  reap the      for selecting  applications,  "drag-
  benefits of TCP/IP and access appli-      and-drop"  for  easy manipulation of
  cations and data  running  on  other      objects,  on-line  help,   and   the
  computers throughout an enterprise.       ability to tailor screens.

  The  new  DOS release of TCP/IP fea-      Printers,   for   example,   can  be
  tures easy-to-use  graphical  inter-      defined as icons, and files  can  be
  faces,  client/server-based  Windows      printed simply by dragging and drop-
  TCP/IP applications,  and  DOS-based      ping  the file to a specific printer
  TCP/IP  applications.  Client/server      icon.    Customers  who  don't   use
  applications make  it  possible  for      Windows  can also use the new TCP/IP
  desktop users to get any information      release    because    it    supports
  they  need  -- wherever it is stored      DOS-based   TCP/IP  applications  as
  -- and share it with other users who      well.
  have different kinds of computers.
                                            Other  highlights  of  this  release
  TCP/IP Version 2.1 for  DOS  extends      include:
  IBM's  TCP/IP offerings to all three
  major desktop platforms -- OS/2, DOS      o   Efficient  use of memory so more
  and now Windows -- so customers  can          desktop  applications  can   run
  get  TCP/IP  in  any form they need.          concurrently with TCP/IP;
  This release joins IBM's wide  range
  of   TCP/IP   products,  which  also      o   Industry  standards  such as the
  includes support for  MVS,  VM,  the          Windows Sockets application pro-
  AIX    family,    OS/400   and   the          gramming  interface  for   inte-
  System/88, as well as the  IBM  3174          gration  with  applications from
  Telnet  and  the  IBM  6611  Network          other vendors
  Processor.
                                            o   Simple Network  Management  Pro-
                                                tocol  (SNMP)  to manage desktop


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      computers.   This  support  ful-      o   Multivendor  Network  Management
      fills  a  statement of direction          AIX NetView/6000
      made in September 1991.
                                            o   NetView V2 R3
  TCP/IP  Version  2.1 for DOS will be
  available on Jan.   29, 1993.  Refer      o   Network Carrier Interconnect
  to  announcement  A92-961 for detail
  and  to  the  PRICES  database   for      o   Lan  Network  Manager  V1.1  and
  prices.  Volume discounts are avail-          LANfocus Management/2
  able.
                                            In addition,  Sanjiv  Ahuja  product
  INTEROP  '92  -SAN FRANCISCO OCTOBER      manager  for  the  AIX  NetView/6000
  15                                        will  be   presenting   "Multivendor
                                            Network Management - NV/6000" on Oct
  IBM will  be  participating  in  the      28  from  2:00  to  2:50 pm, and Tom
  upcoming  INTEROP  Fall '92 Business      Hadley,  Networking   Systems   Con-
  Show.  The INTEROP  exhibition  will      sultant  will  present  "Intelligent
  be  open  October  28-30 and will be      Closets and Smart Hubs", on  Oct  29
  held  at  the   Moscone   Convention      from 2:00 to 2:50 pm.
  Center in San Francisco.
                                            TCP/IP  MVS  V2R2 DEMO NOW AVAILABLE
  The  IBM booth will feature a combi-      IN LA GAUDE
  nation of multivendor, multiprotocol
  and Open Systems solutions.   Demon-      The La Gaude Open Systems Competence
  strations   of  Networking  products      and  Services  TCP/IP  demonstration
  that  integrate   new   telecommuni-      network  is now hooked to the world-
  cations  technologies  and implement      wide IBM TCP/IP network, and can  be
  new application models such  as  DCE      accessed from any TCP/IP workstation
  and APPC will be shown at the booth.      on the network.  TCP/IP MVS V2R2 use
  Highlighted will be:                      a 3172 Interconnect Controller and a
                                            SUN workstation, an AIX RS/6000, and
  o   TCP/IP  products  - workstations      OS/2  workstation  are  available on
      and host                              the local network.

  o   6611 Router - including an  APPN      One  of  the  demonstrations  is   a
      technology demonstration              remote  Printing demo and a a user's
                                            guide is available from:
  o   FDDI  and  Frame Relay Solutions
      -RouteXpander/2, 6611 and IDNX        o   Michel  Peyraud,  dept  3003  La
                                                Gaude (PEYRAUD at LGEPROFS)
  o   Local Area Hubs - including  the
      8250                                  A  user's  guide  is  also available
                                            from La Gaude, describing  how  easy
  o   PCMCIA    adapters    for   T-R,      the IBM TCP/IP product on OS/2 is to
      Ethernet and Coax                     install. For information contact:

  o   3174 APPN & APPC                      o     Muriel  Viale,  dept  3003  La
                                                Gaude, (VIALE at LGEPROFS)
FUNCTION CHART OS/2 V1.2.1 DOS V2.1
NETWORK SUPPORT-Base Kit
Token-Ring Y Y
Ethernet/IEEE802.3 Y Y
PC Network Y Y
Serial -SLIP Y Y
COAX (3270 Cable) Y Y
NDIS -Access Y Y
Routing - RIP Y Y
CLIENT/SERVER APPLICATIONS-Base kit
FTP (File Transfer) C/S C/S
TELNET (terminal) C/S C
3270 C C
VT100 C/S C
VT200 C C
SMTP (Mail) C/S C/S
LPR/LPD (Print) C/S C/S
REXEC(remote Command) C/S C
RSH/RSHD C/S C
RCOPY Y
BOOTP/D C/S C
FINGER Y Y
MANAGEMENT-Base Kit
SNMP (Agent/Manager) A/M A
NETSTAT Y Y
PING Y Y
X-Windows - Kit (OS/2)
Server Y
Extended Networking - Kit (OS/2)
X.25 Packet Network Y
Network File System - Kit
NFS Base C/S C
MVSLOGIN Y Y
PCNFSD -Password Y Y
NETBIOS -Kit
RFC1001/RFC1002 Y Y
APPLICATION INTERFACES-TOOLKIT
SOCKETS Y Y
WINDOWS SOCKETS API Y
RPC Y Y
FTP API Y Y
KERBEROS(Authentication) Y
NCS (Network Computing) Y