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TCP/IP on IBM i

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Overview Virtual Private Networking PPP Library Support
Introduction   |   Application Protocols    |    Physical Interfaces    |   Communications Protocols

The following table shows what TCP/IP functions are available for each i5/OS version.

Protocols:

Communications Description V4R5 V5R1 V5R2 V5R3 
APPC over TCP/IP Configuration support for Advanced Program-to-Program Communication over TCP/IP
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
  Proxy ARP - Allows physically distinct networks to appear as single, logical network
ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol
ICMPv6 Internet Control Message Protocol Version 6 - Stateless Autoconfiguration and Neighbor Discovery
IGMP Internet Group Management Protocol
IP Internet Protocol
IPv6 Internet Protocol Version 6
NETSTAT NETwork STATus
L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol
MultiLink Multiple PPP links grouped together
NAT Network Address Translation
PPP Point-to-point Protocol
  MultiLink - Multiple PPP links grouped together
PPPoE Point-to-point Protocol over Ethernet Client
RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In Service
RSVP Resource Reservation Protocol (used for QoS)
SLIP Serial Line Internet Protocol
SNMPv1 Simple Network Management Protocol Version 1
Sockets API Sockets Application Program Interface
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
UDP User Datagram Protocol
UDP MultiCast User Datagram Protocol MultiCast support
User Defined Servers Add customer servers to System i
VIPA Virtual IP Addresses
  Virtual IP with Proxy ARP Routing
 
 Applications Description V4R5 V5R1 V5R2 V5R3 
BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol
DDM Distributed Data Management
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server
DNS Domain Name Server
DRDA Distributed Relational Database Architecture
FTP File Transfer Protocol
HTTP IBM HTTP Server for System i
System i Access Servers System i Access Servers
LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
LPR Line Printer Requester
LPD Line Printer Daemon
Net.Data Generate Dynamic Web pages
NFS Network File System
NETSTAT NETwork STATus
NetServer System i Support for Windows Network Neighborhood
PING Packet INternet Groper
POPv3 Post Office Protocol Version 3
QoS Quality of Service
REXEC Remote EXECution for commands - Client run via the Run Remote Command (RUNRMTCMD)
RIP RouteD - Routing Information Protocol Version 1 and Version 2
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
  Support for Realtime Black List (RBL) to defend against spammers
SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
TELNET Telnet Client and Server
  Telnet Client Enhancements for TN5250E (RFC 2877)
  Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM) support
TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TRACEROUTE Trace Route
 
 Security Related Description V4R5 V5R1 V5R2 V5R3 
SSL Secure Socket Layer
SSL Enabled Applications SSL enabled Applications include:
  Client Access Servers
  DDM & DRDA
  HTTP Server
  FTP Server
  FTP Client
  LDAP Client and Server
  TELNET Server
VPN (IPSec) Virtual Private Networking (Internet Protocol Secure)
  NAT Traversal
 
 Physical Interfaces Description V4R5 V5R1 V5R2 V5R3 
ATM Emulated LAN Asynchronous Transfer Mode
DDI Distributed Data Interface - fiber or shielded twisted pair
Ethernet Ethernet network
  Virtual Ethernet - connections between Logical Partitions (LPAR)
Frame relay network Frames are routed through a fast-packet network based on the address field in the frame
IXS Integrated xSeries Server
IP over OptiConnect TCP/IP over OptiConnect bus
  Virtual OptiConnect - connections between Logical Partitions (LPAR)
Serial Support Synchronous & Asynchronous (SLIP and PPP)
Token Ring IBM Token Ring Network
X.25 PVC and SVC
  X.25 over Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)


 
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