TCP/IP

This chapter introduces TCP/IP and lists the files used by the Novell^® TCP/IP implementation. It also provides an overview of the TCP/IP suite of protocols.

In addition, this chapter discusses using TCP/IP to connect dissimilar computers, describes assigning network addresses and subnet addresses, and examines TCP/IP routing protocols and different topologies.

This chapter discusses the four network database files used to convert internal data into identifiable and workable names. It describes TCP/IP network management using the SNMP and SNMPLOG NetWare^® Loadable Module^TM (NLM^TM) files.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• "TCP/IP Introduction”
• "TCP/IP Subsystem Contents”
• "The TCP/IP Suite of Protocols”
• "Overview of TCP/IP Protocol Usage”
• "Internet Protocol”
• "Routing”
• "Error and Control Messages”
• "Transport Layer Protocols”
• "Physical and IP Addresses”
• "IP Address to Physical Address Translation”
• "Assigning IP Network Addresses”
• "Creating Subnets”
• "Advantages of Dynamic Routing”
• "Routing Topologies and Protocols”
• "RIP”
• "OSPF”
• "EGP”
• "Router Discovery Protocol”
• "Static Routes”
• "Multihoming”
• "Network Address Translation”
• "Configuring Database Files”
• "SNMP Overview”