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TITLE
TCP/IP Connection for Macintosh 2.0.4
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Article ID:
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Modified:
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16529
10/13/94
9/12/97
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TOPIC
TCP/IP Connection for Macintosh provides the software needed to connect your Macintosh to TCP/IP networks.
DISCUSSION
Included with TCP/IP Connection is the latest version of the MacTCP transport stack, along with updated software drivers for LocalTalk, Ethernet, and Token Ring. Since TCP/IP Connection includes support for the industry-standard Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), networked Macintosh computers can be managed from a variety of available TCP/IP-based SNMP consoles, including those based on UNIX operating systems.
TCP/IP Connection provides the standard interface for all Macintosh-based TCP/IP network applications, such as ftp, Telnet, NFS and others. The software includes a full protocol implementation (MacTCP), a Domain Name Resolver, support for Hosts files, and a testing-diagnostic application (MacTCP Ping).
Apple also offers TCP/IP Administration for Macintosh, a product that provides comprehensive documentation and utilities for centralized management of TCP/IP and MacSNMP software. MacTCP configuration tools, available with TCP/IP Administration for Macintosh, give a network administrator the choice of controlling all configuration parameters or assigning configuration authority to users.
Available through all Apple retail channels, TCP/IP Connection for Macintosh can be purchased as a single-user package. Volume licensing is available through a convenient and economical multi-user license extension, as well as through Apple's volume-licensing program.
FEATURES
Connectivity
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Supports multiple concurrent TCP/IP services
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Supports concurrent use of multiple protocols such as TCP/IP, AppleTalk, DECnet, and IPX
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TCP/IP and other protocols can share the same Ethernet or Token Ring interface
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Works with all current Macintosh computers, including Power Macintosh
Naming & Directory Services
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Provides domain name resolver services to applications
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Supports local Hosts file entries
Network Management
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Provides network and system information from Macintosh computers over an TCP/IP network
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Alows the network administrator to pre-configure and lock MacTCP and MacSNMP software (requires TCP/IP Administration for Macintosh)
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Provides built-in TCP/IP, Network, and Macintosh agents for complete management data availability
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Allows for additional agents and transports from Apple and third parties
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Allows access to SNMP management information over both AppleTalk and TCP/IP protocols when combined with AppleTalk Connection for Macintosh
Other Features
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Provides a single, standard system-level implementation of TCP/IP for all Macintosh systems and all TCP/IP applications for Macintosh
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
TCP/IP Details
MacTCP implements the following protocols:
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IP (RFCs 971, 894; MIL-STD 1777)
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UDP (RFC 768)
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TCP (RFC 793, MIL-STD 1778)
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ARP (RFC 826)
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RARP (RFC 903)
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ICMP (RFC 792)
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BootP (RFCs 951,1048)
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RIP (RFC 1058)
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DNS (RFCs 1034, 1035)
MacTCP complies with:
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Internet Subnetting (RFC 950)
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Internet Assigned Numbers (RFC 1340)
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Requirements for Internet Hosts - Communications Layers (RFC 1122)
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Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams over IEEE 802 Networks (RFC 1042)
MacSNMP Details
The SNMP agents included in TCP/IP Connection for Macintosh support Management Information Base (MIB) definitions:
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TCP/IP MIB-II (RFC 1213)
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The Macintosh System MIB
MacSNMP supports multiple network transports. To manage Macintosh computers using AppleTalk protocols, you need AppleTalk Connection for Macintosh.
Network Requirements
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LocalTalk connections also require a router with AppleTalk to TCP/IP (DDP-IP) gateway support, such as the Shiva Corporation FastPath or the Cayman System's GatorBox.
System Requirements
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A Macintosh Plus or later model Macintosh computer with the appropriate datalink such as built-in LocalTalk or Ethernet, or a networking card such as the Apple Ethernet NB Card, Apple Ethernet LC Card, or the Apple Token Ring 4/16 NB Card, or compatible card.
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A 1.44 MB floppy disk drive such as the Apple SuperDrive.
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To use the TCP/IP software, you need System 6 (6.0.5 or later) or System 7 and at least 2 MB of RAM.
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To use the MacSNMP software, you need System 7 or later (4 MB of RAM recommended). You also need an SNMP Console that supports TCP/IP, such as those available from IBM, Sun, and Hewlett-Packard.
ORDERING & LICENSING INFORMATION
TCP/IP Connection for Macintosh
Single-user package (Order No. M8113Z/B)
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TCP/IP protocol stack
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Datalink drivers
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MacSNMP Client
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Macintosh, TCP/IP, and Network agents and MIBs
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TCP/IP Connection Installation and User's Guide
20-user license extension (Order No. M8115Z/B). This license extension contains no software.
TCP/IP Administration for Macintosh
Single-user package (Order No. M8114Z/B)
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Complete TCP/IP Connection for Macintosh product
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MacTCP Admin software
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MacSNMP Admin (SNMP configuration) software
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TCP/IP Administration: Overview and Installation
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TCP/IP Connection Installation and User's Guide
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MacTCP Administrator's Guide
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MacSNMP Administrator's Guide
AppleTalk Connection for Macintosh
Single-user package (Order No. M8069Z/B)
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AppleTalk protocol stack
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Datalink drivers
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MacSNMP Client
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Macintosh, AppleTalk, and Network agents and MIBs
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AppleTalk Connection Installation and User's Guide
20-user license extension (Order No. M8065Z/B). This license extension contains no software.
TCP/IP Connection Large Volume Licenses and Software Maintenance Agreements. Details are available from your authorized Apple sales representative.
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