Find useful information about how to take advantage of TCP/IP services and applications.
Bootstrap Protocol
Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) provides a dynamic method for associating workstations with servers. It also provides a dynamic method for assigning workstation Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and initial program load sources.
Connecting to the Internet
Learn how to use the Internet Setup Wizard to connect to the Internet.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a TCP/IP standard that uses a central server to manage IP addresses and other configuration details for an entire network. A DHCP server responds to requests from clients, dynamically assigning properties to them.
Directory Server (LDAP)
Configure, administer, and troubleshoot Directory Server. Directory Server provides a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server.
Domain Name System
Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed database system for managing host names and their associated Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. DNS allows users to locate hosts using simple names, such as www.ibm.com, rather than by using the IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx).
E-mail
This topic provides you with concepts and procedures for using your server as an e-mail server. This includes the Post Office Protocol and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
File Transfer Protocol
Learn how to set up your server to send, receive, and share files across networks by using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). You can also rename, add, and delete files across networks.
IP filtering and network address translation
Find information that you need to use the packet rules function to control and monitor TCP/IP traffic into and out of your server. Also, use network address translation (NAT) to hide private IP addresses behind a registered, public IP address.
iSeries NetServer
Find out about NetServer. This program allows Windows(R) clients to access iSeries(TM) shared directory paths and shared output queues.
HTTP Server
Read this information to understand the IBM(R) HTTP Server for i5/OS licensed program. Use the HTTP Server Web Administration graphical user interface to quickly and easily establish a Web presence for your company. The licensed program includes:
- HTTP Server (powered by Apache), based on the popular Apache HTTP Server Project implementation
- Graphical administration support for WebSphere(R) Application Server
- Graphical administration support for WebSphere Application Server
- Graphical administration support for WebSphere Portal
- Graphical administration support for IBM Workplace Collaboration Services
- Apache Software Foundation Jakarta Tomcat servlet engine
- Web server search engine
- Fast response cache acceleration (FRCA)
- Triggered Cache Manager
Quality of Service
Quality of service (QoS) allows you to define packet priority to a TCP/IP application. Look at QoS scenarios and concepts to learn about planning, configuring, managing, and troubleshooting this function.
Remote Access Services: PPP connections
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is an Internet standard for transmitting data over serial communications lines. It is the most widely used connection protocol among Internet service providers (ISPs). PPP allows individual computers to access networks, which in turn provides access to the Internet. You can also find information here for connecting your server to a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) provider that requires Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet commonly known as PPPoE.
Remote Execution
The Remote Execution (REXEC) server is a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) application that enables a client user to submit system commands to a remote server system. The user's client program sends the user identifier, password, and command to run on the server.
Route Daemon
The Route Daemon (RouteD) provides support for the Routing Information Protocol (RIP) on the server. RIP is an interior gateway protocol that assists TCP/IP in the routing of IP data packets within an autonomous domain.
Simple Network Time Protocol
With the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) client, you can ensure that your software clock is synchronized with a specified time server.
TCP/IP routing and workload balancing
Find information about better ways to route and balance the TCP/IP traffic on your server. This information includes TCP/IP routing connectivity methods, TCP/IP workload balancing methods, packet processing, and general routing rules.
TCP/IP subnet calculator advisor
Calculate new subnets of IP addresses for class A, class B, and class C network addresses.
Telnet
Telnet is a protocol that allows you to log on and use a remote computer as though you were connected directly to it within the local network. Find information about securing your Telnet sessions and printing anywhere in your network using Telnet printer pass-through.
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is a simple protocol that provides a basic file transfer function with no user authentication. TFTP is intended for applications that do not need the sophisticated interactions that FTP provides.
User-defined servers
With user-defined servers, you can add custom servers to the iSeries. After you add a user-defined server, you can perform administrative tasks, such as starting, stopping, and monitoring servers in the same way as you would administer servers that are included on the iSeries.
Virtual private networking
Find information about how to set up a virtual private network (VPN), which allows your company to securely extend its private intranet over a public network, such as the Internet.
Related information
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