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IBM
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1992-10-20
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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
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| NETWORK SUPPORT-Base Kit
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| Token-Ring |
Y |
Y
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| Ethernet/IEEE802.3 |
Y |
Y
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| PC Network |
Y |
Y
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| Serial -SLIP |
Y |
Y
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| COAX (3270 Cable) |
Y |
Y
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| NDIS -Access |
Y |
Y
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| Routing - RIP |
Y |
Y
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| CLIENT/SERVER APPLICATIONS-Base kit
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| FTP (File Transfer) |
C/S |
C/S
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| TELNET (terminal) |
C/S |
C
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| 3270 |
C |
C
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| VT100 |
C/S |
C
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| VT200 |
C |
C
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| SMTP (Mail) |
C/S |
C/S
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| LPR/LPD (Print) |
C/S |
C/S
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| REXEC(remote Command) |
C/S |
C
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| RSH/RSHD |
C/S |
C
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| RCOPY |
|
Y
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| BOOTP/D |
C/S |
C
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| FINGER |
Y |
Y
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| MANAGEMENT-Base Kit
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| SNMP (Agent/Manager) |
A/M |
A
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| NETSTAT |
Y |
Y
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| PING |
Y |
Y
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| X-Windows - Kit (OS/2)
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| Server |
Y |
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| Extended Networking - Kit (OS/2)
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| X.25 Packet Network |
Y |
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| Network File System - Kit
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| NFS Base |
C/S |
C
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| MVSLOGIN |
Y |
Y
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| PCNFSD -Password |
Y |
Y
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| NETBIOS -Kit
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| RFC1001/RFC1002 |
Y |
Y
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| APPLICATION INTERFACES-TOOLKIT
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| SOCKETS |
Y |
Y
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| WINDOWS SOCKETS API |
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Y
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| RPC |
Y |
Y
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| FTP API |
Y |
Y
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| KERBEROS(Authentication) |
Y |
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| NCS (Network Computing) |
Y |
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