The IBM TCP/IP Connection IBM Internet Connection for Windows The total solution for quick and easy access to the Information Highway. The Internet, truly a superhighway of information, is yours for the taking. It's a universe waiting to be discovered. And whether you're a beginner or an expert at using computers, you can be a part of this new world quickly and easily with the IBM Internet Connection for Windows. IBM Internet Connection for Windows offers everything you need for complete access to the Internet. And once you're ready to begin your journey, use the Internet applications already built-in to explore countless information stops along the way. Ready, set, go! IBM Internet Connection for Windows is easy to install. And to get started, all you have to do is click on a button. One click can electronically subscribe you to IBM Internet Connection services, where you'll receive free time on the Internet. Or, you can choose another major Internet service provider that supports the serial line Internet Protocol (SLIP). IBM Internet Connection for Windows comes with the most comprehensive set of applications available today for exploring the Internet. You can begin using these applications right away, just by pointing and clicking - not by downloading. Best of all, each application looks and acts the same, so learning a new one takes no time at all. Instant communication You can use electronic mail (e-mail) to communicate with people around the world instantly. Millions of people worldwide are using e-mail for everyday communications because it's less expensive than a phone call or fax and faster than a postal carrier. To reduce costs even more, you can process mail offline and avoid paying for network access. New worlds and old Internet resources are linked together through the World-Wide Web (WWW). With WebExplorer Mosaic, included in IBM Internet Connection for Windows, you get a powerful yet easy-to-use interface for exploring the WWW. WebExplorer Mosaic lets you explore the Internet by clicking on highlighted text or graphics to go from one page to the next. On each page, you'll see information presented as text, pictures and photographs, sound, or even video clips. By moving around the Internet with WebExplorer Mosaic, you get the opportunity to visit new worlds and old - science, entertainment, or art. And everyday business can be extraordinary. Paths through the Internet IBM Internet Connection for Windows includes the Windows Internet Gopher. Through menus and other linking options, Gopher makes accessing Internet resources as easy as borrowing books from the local library. Add bookmarks so you can find information quickly the next time. No matter where Gopher servers are located, you can display and transfer the information right to your personal computer - usually within a matter of seconds. You can get free software, electronic books, recipes, and up-to-the-minute news and weather reports - anytime, anywhere. Internet newsgroups NewsReader lets you share information with others across the Internet through newsgroups. By joining newsgroups, or discussion groups, you get the opportunity to communicate with others on well-known topics or obscure subjects. Internet newsgroups discuss any number of topics - like art, sports, politics, computers, and hobbies - and include facts, opinions, and information you can't imagine. The IBM Internet Connection for Windows NewsReader provides a graphical user interface to help you manage information, and organize and subscribe to newsgroups. Copy and print interesting articles when you want to. No more books Don't worry about documentation. IBM Internet Connection for Windows gives you more than 100 pages of online help right at your fingertips. With this kind of help, finding answers is just a click away. Seeing is believing Viewers shows pictures and photographs as if you had them in hand - even if they're actually thousands of miles away. You can view intricate details of maps, photos of people and places, and fine art. Other Internet applications IBM Internet Connection for Windows comes with other useful applications as well, like file transfer protocol (FTP), Archie, and Telnet. The FTP graphical user interface makes it easier than ever to download files from FTP servers. You can also find FTP files of interest using Archie, a search and retrieval application. With Telnet, you can log in to Telnet servers and work with an easy-to-use terminal emulation screen. You can emulate many types of terminals and customize each type. With the online update capability, you can receive product updates online as soon as they're available. IBM Internet Connection for Windows also provides support for the Setterm, PING, Host, and Netstat functions. For more information For more information or to order IBM Internet Connection for Windows, contact your IBM Authorized Remarketer or call 1-800-342-6672. Protocols provided Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), user datagram protocol (UDP), address resolution protocol (ARP), and Internet control message protocol (ICMP). Your Internet service provider must support serial line Internet protocol (SLIP). Hardware requirements A personal computer with an Intel, or 100% compatible, 80386 or higher microprocessor with: A 3.5-inch, 1.44 MB diskette drive and a mouse, or compatible, pointing device 11 MB of hard disk space 4 MB RAM A Hayes-compatible modem supporting 9600 bps or higher For audio playback, an appropriately configured audio card and driver Software requirements IBM Internet Connection Version 3.0 for Windows operates with: IBM Disk Operating System 5.0 or higher Microsoft Disk Operating System 5.0 or higher Microsoft Windows 3.1x or Windows for Workgroups 3.1x For video playback, an appropriately configured video driver Compatibility IBM Internet Connection Version 3.0 for Windows Internet applications are Windows Sockets-compliant. Limitations IBM Internet Connection Version 3.0 for Windows does not coexist with IBM TCP/IP Version 2.1.1 for DOS. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IBM Internet Connection for Windows - Helping You Voice Your Opinions Recently, IBM teamed up with Kinko's, the nation's largest retail chain of document and reproduction centers, to allow people without Internet access to participate in an electronic forum entitled "People and Their Governments in the Information Age". This open on-line town meeting took place May 1-14 and was designed to solicit feed-back from the public on topics such as the changing role of local, state, and federal governments. IBM aided in making this first of its kind meeting become a reality by providing the IBM Internet Connection for Windows and access to the IBM Global Network to the participating Kinko's locations. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Meet the Makers Want to meet the people behind the IBM TCP/IP scenes? Look for us at the IBM booth at the following shows and conferences: DATE SHOW NAME LOCATION 05/31 - 06/02 Interop/Networld Frankfurt 06/26 - 06/30 Interop/Networld Berlin 07/16 - 07/20 GUIDE Boston 07/17 - 07/21 Interop/Networld Tokyo 08/07 - 08/12 SHARE Boston 09/11 - 09/15 Interop/Networld Paris 09/11 - 09/14 Networks Expo Dallas 09/18 - 09/21 TCA Exposition San Diego 09/24 - 09/27 Specialist Update Dallas 09/25 - 09/29 Interop/Networld Atlanta 10/30 - 11/02 Internet World Boston 11/06 - 11/09 GUIDE New Orleans 11/06 - 11/11 NSTC Orlando 12/04 - 12/08 Internet World Wash D.C. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want a Sneak Preview? New! The TCP/IP previews are now available via anonymous FTP from ps.boulder.ibm.com. They are located in the /ps/products/tcpip/demo subdirectory. There are three TCP/IP previews available. Each interactive preview provides a high-level marketing overview of its product, contact numbers for service and education, and a glossary of networking terms. Previews are available at no charge. Currently, the following TCP/IP previews are available: TCP/IP V2.0 for OS/2 TCP/IP V2.1 for DOS TCP/IP V3R1 for MVS Previews are optimized for 486/33 machines and VGA resolution, but will run on 386DX/20+ machines (animated sequences may be slow). They run under WIN-OS/2 or native Windows 3.1 and require about 3MB of hard disk space. RAM requirements are those specified as the minimums for the operating systems. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Redbooks - Another Key to Your TCP/IP Success The talented people who write our Redbooks have recently published a new edition: "TCP/IP V3R1 for MVS Implementation Guide" (order number GG24-3687-02). This edition is a complete rewrite of the previous edition. It includes new or enhanced topics that cover the following MVS TCP/IP Version 3 items: MVS TCP/IP Version 3 introduces new techniques for allocating configuration data sets. The new techniques are explained and illustrated with sample configuration data sets. Examples showing how to run more TCP/IP stacks on the same MVS system are included. The book now includes sample setups for the following network interfaces: - 3172 LCS with Token ring and Ethernet - 3172 model 3 in an offload configuration with Token ring and Ethernet - Channel-to-Channel connections - SNALINK LU0 connections - SNALINK LU6.2 connections - X.25 NPSI attachment - RISC System/6000 Parallel Channel attachment - RISC System/6000 Escon Channel attachment - ACF/NCP V7.1 IP Router with Token ring and Ethernet New Telnet server features like USS MSG10 and IP to LU name mapping are explained. The new C-based FTP server is documented, including use of multiple translation tables, extended anonymous options, checkpoint/restart, and the new record structure option. Sample security and SMF exits are supplied in the appendix of the book. The SNMP part of the book has been extended with more information on how you configure your NetView environment for the SNMP support and for the SNMP starter set that is supplied with MVS TCP/IP V3R1. The Network Database server on MVS now supports all SQL statements that can be dynamically prepared in a DB2/MVS environment. These statements include the UPDATE, DELETE and INSERT SQL statements. Samples are included that show how to use NDB with complex SQL queries. The new Network Print Facility is explained, and configuration samples that show how to forward print from both JES and VTAM applications, like IMS, are included. Information on the new Miscellaneous server is included accompanied by sample REXX client programs. The Remote Execution server is explained. Implementation samples are supplied, including a sample jobcard modification user exit and information on how you use the RHOSTS.DATA support for RSH client requests. IMS sockets implementation and use is covered, including use of the IMS Listener and the assist module for implicit mode programming. In addition, the following Redbooks on TCP/IP and related topics are currently available. Each is a unique, how-to publication that has been written by highly-skilled technical professionals to help you get to the heart of planning, installing, and maximizing the performance of your IBM hardware and software. Order Number Title ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GG24-3376 TCP/IP Tutorial and Technical Overview GG24-3531 TCP/IP V2.0 for OS/2 Install and Interoperability GG24-3624 TCP/IP V2R2 for VM Installation and Interoperability GG24-3687 TCP/IP V2R2 for MVS Install and Interoperability GG24-3840 TCP/IP and National Language Support GG24-3852 TCP/IP for MVS, VM, OS/2 and DOS Troubleshooting Guide GG24-3911 TCP/IP for MVS, VM, OS/2 and DOS X Window System Guide GG24-4149 Using Network Security Program on AIX, OS/2 and DOS Platforms GG24-4172 Using 3174 in TCP/IP Networks GG24-4374 TCP/IP for DOS/Windows Interoperability and Coexistence You can order individual copies or customized sets of publications, called GBOFs, which relate to specific functions of interest to you. For a complete listing of redbooks and their GBOFs, see the "Bibliography of International Technical Support Centers Technical Bulletins" (GG24-3070). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Focus on the Customer.... A Continuing Theme One of the activities our TCP/IP for MVS team is engaged in for '95 is a Post GA customer call campaign to talk with our customers who have installed TCP/IP V3R1 for MVS. Currently, we have talked with 30 customers. 11 of them are new TCP/IP users. The remainder are customers who have migrated from TCP/IP 2.2.1. IBM participants in the post GA customer calls come from three groups: Human Factors, Information Design and Development, Product Design, Development, and Marketing, which includes a range of expertise from performance, build, and test, to service and support. The main purpose of the calls is to make sure that things are going smoothly with V3R1. If there are any concerns that our customers have, we try to address those concerns during the call. If that is not possible, we follow up and get back to them as soon as possible. The customers we've talked with have had many positive experiences to share. Previous and new customers alike are very happy with the documentation. They're glad to see error messages identified and numbered. Customers who upgraded from V2.2.1 said the migration went smoothly and was straightforward. They appreciated the migration and planning manual. Customers new to TCP/IP for MVS were impressed with the ease of installation. Having the config files in one place was a welcome improvement to the configuration process. Another improvement that customers noted was the enhancement to Netstat. They like the fact that there"s now more information available. Other features mentioned often were the VTAM MSG 10 and USSTAB, time stamping of WTO messages, IP to LU mapping, and packet tracing. If you have installed V3R1 and would like to be on our list of post GA customers, please send your name and phone number to Brenda Rubens (RUBENSB@VNET.IBM.COM). Although we cannot guarantee that we will call you during our Post GA call campaign, we would appreciate hearing from you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Upgrade Your TCP/IP for MVS and Receive FREE Software TCP/IP for MVS (V3R1) Upgrade Campaign On December 6, 1994, IBM Direct announced a special TCP/IP for MVS Version 3 promotion for customers ordering on or before June 29, 1995 and installing on or before August 29, 1995. When you upgrade from Version 1 (5685-061) or Version 2 (5735-HAL) to Version 3 (5655-HAL) of TCP/IP for MVS, or install a new license, you will receive a total of 5 copies of the following software at no additional charge. The 5 copies may be any combination of the following: IBM's TCP/IP for OS/2 (5875-XXX, feature code 5547) IBM's TCP/IP for DOS (5871-BBB, feature code 7384) IBM's OS/2 WARP with Internet Access (5871-AAA, feature codes 4548, 4629, 4910, 4702, 5000, and 5005) This promotion is available exclusively through IBM Direct. IBM Direct can answer your questions and provide you with configurations and prices. This is a limited time offer. So dont wait, call 1-800-IBM-CALL now and mention DRM program #193. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ What's New with the X Window System Server? We're happy to report that significant text performance improvement is available for our X Window System Server (PMX) V2.0 customers. The latest CSD for PMX is UN68122. You can access this CSD via anonymous ftp from software.watson.ibm.com and many other locations that mirror it. The CSD contains new PMX font technology, as well as other fixes to PMX. Consult the readme.1ST and readme.pmx files for details. (PMX CSD UN68122 should not be used before applying CSD UN64092 to the TCP/IP OS/2 Base Kit.) Introduction to PMX fonts Readers of this newsletter have asked for information on PMX font administration. The following information is an overview of PMX fonts. To get a complete understanding of fonts in X servers, official documentation on the X Windows system should be consulted. (Reference the Bibliography section for specifics.) X Fonts are distributed as files. The file name extension indicates the format of the font. *.bdf "Bitmap Distribution Format" This is a font source. It is in ASCII format, and can be read by people. To use this font with PMX, it must be compiled into a binary format. *.pcf Portable Compiled Format This is a binary format, new to X11R5. These fonts can be transferred across machines and used without recompiling, even if the machine architectures differ. *.xfn PMX specific format X Font PMX provides utility programs to create this font format. *.snf Server Natural Format This is an obsolete binary format. It was used prior to X11R5. PMX does not support this obsolete font format locally. PMX can use this font format only via a font server. *.spd Speedo format This is a binary format, new to X11R5. These fonts are outline fonts, similar to Adobe fonts (as opposed to bitmap fonts). Fonts are typically stored in file system directories. As an alternative, fonts can be stored on font servers (X11R5 and later) and accessed via the TCP/IP network. PMX is capable of accessing fonts stored on font servers. The fonts an X server can access are controlled via the font path parameter. The font path is an ordered list of font directories and/or font servers to access to satisfy X client font requests. For PMX, the font path can be specified on the OS/2 command line (-fp ) or can be set in the PMX configuration notebook pages. Each font directory on the font path must have a database of PMX fonts. The database must be named fonts.dir. The fonts.dir is a flat ASCII file, which is created by the mkfontdr.exe tool (mkfontdir on AIX/UNIX). Fonts.dir is a table with file name and XLFD (X Logical Font Descriptor) name columns. An XLFD name is a string containing no more than 14 fields that describe the font. The XLFD name is used by X clients and X servers to specify fonts. How to add fonts to PMX 1. Choose a directory to hold the new fonts. 2. If necessary, compile the fonts into the proper format. A) *.bdf fonts bdftopcf.exe creates .pcf font binary. bdftopm.exe creates .xfn font binary. B) *.pcf fonts pcftopm.exe creates .xfn font binary. 3. Run mkfontdr.exe to update (or create) the fonts.dir file. 4. Add the directory to the PMX font path, if missing. 5. Force PMX to reaccess the font path A. Run xset fp rehash B. Select Reset Server from PMX Server Window Menu. C. Stop and restart PMX. How to access fonts via a font server Add a font server name to the PMX font path. Names are specified as transport/hostname:port The transport is tcp. The default port for X11R5 font servers is 7000. For AIX, the default port is 7500. The default for X11R6 font servers may differ. Consult the PMX on-line publications for further information. Useful font server client programs: fsinfo.exe - A client that connects to a font server and displays information. Useful to determine if a font server process is running on the remote host. fslsfnts.exe - A client that connects to a font server and lists available fonts. fstobdf.exe - A client that connects to a font server and creates a .bdf font source file on the OS/2 file system. To use the font locally, follow the steps in How to Add Fonts to PMX. What's in a name As mentioned above, fonts in the X Windows System are specified with a XLFD name. The real XLFD name for the font is listed in the fonts.dir file. At times it is convenient, even necessary, to access the same font by a different XLFD name. This is accomplished by alias names. Alias names are created in the fonts.ali file (fonts.alias on AIX/Unix). There can be more than one fonts.ali file, but each fonts.ali file must be located in a directory listed in the font path statement. PMX merges each fonts.ali file found in the font path into a single memory-resident table. Using OS/2 PM Public fonts with PMX OS/2 PM comes with a variety of bitmap and scaleable fonts. Installing word processor or graphics editing packages on OS/2 usually adds more PM Public fonts that can be used by any PM application on your OS/2 system. After CSD UN68122 is applied, PMX allows X applications to use of all these PM Public fonts (when pmpublic\ is added to the PMX font path). Because the contents of the PM Public font list is subject to change, PMX creates a fresh list of public fonts each time pmpublic\ is activated. It does this by running mkfontdr -pmpublic as a child process. mkfontdr -pmpublic creates a fonts.dir file in the subdirectory pointed to by the ETC environment variable. (pmpublic\ is not automatically added to your PMX font path). PMX will also use a fonts.ali file if it is found in the same ETC subdirectory with the fonts.dir file for the PM Public fonts. PMX does not ship a fonts.ali file for PM Public fonts. Limitations of the *.xfn font format X Servers, including PMX, are capable of scaling bitmap fonts (*.pcf), but OS/2 PM does not scale bitmap fonts. With the present implementation, a font request for a bitmap font in .pcf format at an arbitrary size will usually succeed (although the resulting font may have a jagged appearance). However, a font request for a bitmap font in .xfn format will only succeed for the size at which the font was encoded. (PMX does not scale .xfn fonts.) To resolve this situation, the .pcf font format can replace the .xfn font format (run mkfontdr.exe after replacing the font). Drawing text with .pcf fonts will be slower than the .xfn format, but the request should succeed. If the font is available on a font server, the fstobdf.exe utility could be used to extract a local copy of the bitmap font, at the size specified in the XLFD name. The resulting .bdf font would be converted to .xfn following the steps outlined above. Correcting font failures When font requests cannot be satisfied by an X server, error messages are usually issued. A common message is ...unable to convert FontStruct...". To get more information on failures, PMX supports a command line "-logfonts" parameter. Logfonts can also be specified in the configuration notebook pages. The logfonts parameter causes PMX to record all font requests, including the XLFD name, and responses. The information is written to the PMX.LOG file. The typical reason for failure is no match was found on the requested XLFD name. Please refer to the Limitations of the *.xfn Font Format" section. Quite often the only solution is to supply the missing font to PMX. This can be done by accessing a font server, or by supplying a local copy. A possible short-term solution is to use the fonts.ali (name alias) to map the XLFD name that fails to an available font XLFD name with similar properties. Another possible approach is to customize the X client, specifying alternate fonts or font sizes. The technique may differ for each client, but it typically involves changing the X resource settings for the X client program. Bibliography Official documentation for the X Windows System is published by OReilly and Associates. The X11R5 publications span 10 volumns. Many of the volumes deal with programming the X Window System. X Window System Administrators will be interested in these two volumes: "X Windows System Users Guide, Motif Edition, vol 3" by Valerie Quercia and Tim O"Reilly. ISBN 1-56592-015-5 "X Windows System Administrator"s Guide, vol 8" by Linda Mui and Eric Pearce ISBN 0-937175-83-8 (Book with CD-ROM ISBN 1-56592-052-X) As well as: IBM Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Version 2.0 for OS/2 X Windows System Server Guide published by IBM. Publication number SC31-7070-00 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Introducing IBM Press! IBM Press is a joint venture between IBM and International Data Group (IDG) Books Worldwide, Inc. IBM Press combines the technical expertise that IBM is known for with the easy-to-read style that has make IDG books so popular. IBM Press is committed to bringing you high-quality books about IBM products and technologies. You can count on IBM Press to provide books that are of interest to all computer users - home and office users, network and systems administrators, and application developers and programmers. It is our pleasure to present the first two books in a series of IBM Press books "The Official Guide to OS/2 Warp" and "The OS/2 Warp Internet Connection". We are especially pleased to introduce these books because they are the first guides for OS/2 Warp and the IBM Internet Connection for OS/2 Warp that are authorized by IBM. Inside these books, readers will learn about the benefits that OS/2 Warp and the IBM Internet Connection bring to the home, office, or mobile computer users. Written in plain English, these user's guides provide complete descriptions of how to use OS/2 Warp and the IBM Internet Connection. ********************************************************************** The OS/2 Warp Internet Connection: Your key to cruising the Internet and the World Wide Web (ISBN 1-56884-465-4) This is the only Internet book you need! It contains step-by-step instructions for: Connecting to the Internet Finding information on the Internet Sending and receiving electronic mail Accessing files on other computers Reading electronic bulletin boards Plus, listings of popular places to visit on the Internet and some of the service providers you can use to get there. It provides answers to the often-asked questions: Whats on the Internet for me? What is the Web? Who are Archie and Veronica? How do I subscribe to a newsgroup? And, it is packed with tips to help you make the most of your IBM Internet Connection: Best places to start Ways to speed things up Ways to reduce your connection costs What to do if things go wrong Plus: IDG Internet Samples Diskette - a diskette of helpful programs and samples to get you cruising quickly. --------------------------------------------------------------------- PC Magazine Review of Web Explorer The following is a review of the OS/2 Web Explorer from the February 7th, 1995, issue of PC Magazine. Web Explorer By: Amarendra Singh A few of the packages in this roundup require you to change your TCP/IP stack, but IBMs Web Explorer is the only one that asks you to change your operating system. Web Explorer is part of a package of Internet tools and services called IBM Internet Connection for OS/2 that IBM is essentially giving away with the new OS/2 Warp, Version 3. As of November, this product was freely available only as a prerelease version; upon completion it will be freely available to all OS/2 Warp users. To get Web Explorer (now or when its finalized), just click the Update Software icon in the Internet Access group of OS/2 Warp's interface and the program will be downloaded from the Internet. Those with earlier versions of OS/2 can download the browser at ftpq1.ny.us.ibm.net. As of this review - and as far as we or IBM knows - Web Explorer is the only native OS/2 Web browser on the market. Built from the ground up by the folks at Big Blue, it's neither a rehash of an existing Windows-based product nor a minimalist make-do. WebExplorer is a a complete, full-featured browser designed to take specific advantage of the operating system. IBM has done an excellent job of making connections to its Internet access service (the IBM Global Network, also called Advantis) transparent to users. Setup is no more complicated than filling in a couple of details about your system and location. Once it has the necessary info, the system dials out and registers you automatically. You can, of course, use Web Explorer with other access providers, but you're on your own if problems crop up. Web Explorer's extensive on-line help doesn't deal with non-IBM connections. (Although IBM has clearly designed the product with modem-based connections in mind, Web Explorer can also be used with a direct LAN-based TCP/IP connection.) POINT YOUR COMPASS OS/2 Warp's browser is easy to navigate: Buttons and pull-down menus guide you effortlessly through the Web and its services. When navigating between several loaded documents, you can move backward and forward with the click of a button. Like most of the products we tested, Web Explorer lets you store your favorite home pages in an easily accessible hotlist. Web Explorer (like Frontier Technologies' WinTapestry) goes beyond standard capabilities to let you access multiple Web pages simultaneously, but OS/2 Warp's multitasking capabilities make the process smoother than with other products. You can even run multiple sessions of Web Explorer simultaneously. CONFIG CINCH The Web Explorer is also easy to configure. A pull-down menu lets you customize everything from font sizes and colors to the use of your own applets for file viewing. In addition to Web Explorer, IBM's Internet Connection for OS/2 provides a complete set of native OS/2 tools for accessing Internet services. The list of applications includes e-mail, FTP, a news reader, and telnet. Despite the fact that it is quite literally in a category by itself, WebExplorer is clearly going to be a major contender in the Web browser arena. It may be the only OS/2 game in town, but it's definitely one you'd want to play in. We strongly recommend that all OS/2 users check it out. Of course, you can't run it under Windows. But if IBM smiles and says That's the point, you can hardly blame them. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- At Your Service This portion of our newsletter contains some frequently asked questions and their answers. If you have questions that you would like to see answered in this newsletter, please send them to TCPIPNEWS@VNET.IBM.COM. o Does TCP/IP 2.0 work on WARP? We are testing this, and we haven"t found any problems. This is a supported combination, meaning that we will fix any problems that do arise. o Does the IBM Internet Connection kit work with OS/2 2.1? No. The IBM Internet Connection kit can only be installed on OS/2 Warp. o I have OS/2 2.1 and TCP/IP 2.0. Can I run WebExplorer and Gopher? Yes. You must have CSD UN64092 installed. WebExplorer can be downloaded from the Internet, via anonymous FTP to ftp01.ny.us.ibm.net, where it is in the subdirectory /pub/WebExporer. Gopher can be downloaded from the Internet, via anonymous FTP to software.watson.ibm.com, where it is in the subdirectory /pub/os2/ews. o I have OS/2 Warp. Can I use the IBM Internet Connection kit for TCP/IP LAN access? No, the IBM Internet Connection kit only supports dial access. You must install TCP/IP 2.0 for LAN based TCP/IP access. A follow-on to OS/2 Warp is in the works that will include full LAN enablement. (There will be an upgrade charge.) o The icons of the IBM Internet Connection kit are configured to use a dial connection. How do I use these applications on the LAN? Create program objects for WebExplorer (explore.exe) and Gopher (gopher.exe) in your TCP/IP folder. o The UltiMedia Mail Lite package included with the IBM Internet Connection kit is configured to be used with an Internet mail box. How do I use it on the LAN? For LAN based mail, use the LaMail package that ships with TCP/IP 2.0. o Can I install both TCP/IP 2.0 (for LAN access) and the IBM Internet Connection kit? Yes. This combination is not tested or supported, but it does work. You must install TCP/IP 2.0 first. Then, install CSD UN64092. And finally, install the IBM Internet Connection (in the same directory where TCP/IP 2.0 is installed). The following questions arise when a user tries to use Internet and LAN TCP/IP access simultaneously. These problems do not occur unless you try to access TCP/IP hosts on a LAN at the same time that you have an active dial connection to the Internet. o I want to access TCP/IP hosts on the LAN and via a dial connection to the Internet simultaneously. When I dial the Internet, I can no longer get to the LAN TCP/IP hosts. The error message is "host unknown. What do I do about this? While you are connected to the Internet, TCP/IP name resolution queries a host name server on the Internet to look up host addresses. The Internet name server will not know the names of your local hosts. You can use the TCP/IP Configuration Notebook to create a hosts file (page 3 of the services section) for hosts on your LAN. Or you can access hosts on your LAN by IP address instead of by name. o I have a default route to a router on my LAN. When I dial the Internet, the LAN default route is inactivated, and I can no longer access TCP/IP hosts through my LAN router until I hang up. What do I do about this? While you are connected to the Internet, your default route is to the Internet. You can create host, network, or subnet routes for TCP/IP hosts that you access through your LAN router, so that these hosts remain accessible while you are connected to the Internet. You use the routing page of the TCP/IP Configuration Notebook. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are You Behind the Times? Have you ever encountered a problem in a product, spent hours trying to determine the origin of the problem, only to discover that a fix for the problem was made available months ago? Well, to help you avoid this situation, we are including a list of the latest CSDs for TCP/IP. This way you can ensure that you always have the latest. TCP/IP V2.1.1 for DOS Kit Name PTF Number Package Name Base Kit UB10718 TCP211CB TCP/IP V2.0 for OS/2 Kit Name PTF Number Package Name Base Kit UN64092 TCP20CSD Network File System Kit UN57064 NFS20CSD DOS/Windows Access Kit UN57546 DOS20CSD Programmer's Toolkit UN57887 PGM20CSD X Windows System Server UN68122 PMX20CSD X Windows System Client UN59374 XCL20CSD OSF/Motif Kit UN59376 MOT20CSD Domain Name Server Kit UN60004 DNS20CSD Extended Networking Kit UN60005 XNT20CSD NetBIOS Kit UB09313 NET20CSD The X Windows System Server Kit is the only kit with a new CSD since our last newsletter (in October of 1994). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ An Easier Way to Obtain Fixes Did you know that you can obtain Corrective Service Diskettes (CSDs) electronically? If you have access to the Internet, you can FTP as Anonymous to SOFTWARE.WATSON.IBM.COM. Fixes for TCP/IP for OS/2 are located in pub\tcpip\os2. Fixes for TCP/IP for DOS are located in pub\tcpip\dos. You can also obtain CSDs via modem connection from the NCSBBS bulletin board at (919) 517-0001. Set your modem settings to: none,8,1. -------------------------------------------------------------------- We Would Like to Hear From You The goal of this newsletter is to be informative and interesting. We hope we have achieved that goal. We welcome comments and suggestions. Please send them to TCPIPNEWS@VNET.IBM.COM. ********************************************************************** Contributing authors: Alfred B Christensen, John Doyle, Connie Hanlon, Jan Martinez, Roger Montanez, Debbie Morrison, Salil Muma, Brenda Rubens, and Gail Wojton Gopher is a trademark of the University of Minnesota UNIX is a trademark of X/Open Company Ltd. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft, Inc. X Window System is a trademark of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Issue 95-01 May 1995 (C) Copyright International Business Machines, 1995