(Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) An industry-standard suite of networking protocols that enables dissimilar nodes in a heterogenous environment to communicate with one another.
TCP/IP is built upon four layers that roughly correspond to the seven layer OSI model. The TCP/IP layers are
A collection of NLM programs that support applications requiring TCP/IP connectivity. Its routing capabilities forward IP traffic from one network to another.
NetWare TCP/IP uses Routing Information Protocol (RIP) to communicate the internet's configuration with other routers.
It also provides communication between NetWare (IPX) networks across an IP internet that doesn't directly support IPX. This is known as IPX/IP tunneling.
NetWare TCP/IP also provides a transport interface for higher-level network services. This interface is used by the Network File System (NFS) and third-party applications written for either the 4.3 BSD UNIX socket interface or the AT&T* Streams Transport Layer Interface (TLI).
NetWare TCP/IP supports Ethernet, token ring, and ARCnet networks through the ODI.
It works with any network adapters of these types supported by a NetWare driver certified for NetWare 3.11 and later versions (including NetWare 4).