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From: strong@WPAFB-AMS1.ARPA
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Naive Network Questions
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Date: Mon, 27-Apr-87 15:35:00 EDT
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I have some rather naive networking questions involving TCP/IP and VAXes.

1. Does VMS support TCP/IP through an ethernet interface (DEUNA/DELUA)?
   If so, is any supporting software (third-party or otherwise) needed?

2. How does TCP/IP over a local area ethernet differ from TCP/IP on the
   DDN?  I know that the DDN uses TCP/IP as its protocol, but that everything
   must go through an IMP.  How does an IMP hook up to a VAX?

3. What do you get when you buy WIN/VX?  I know you get the user programs
   (telnet, ftp, etc.).  Does WIN/VX provide the actual TCP/IP implementation
   for the VAX?  Does it come with any specialized hardware? 

4. If WIN/VX provides a TCP/IP implementation, is it just for use with
   the DDN or can it also work over an ethernet LAN?

Any informed replies (including pointers to documentation) would be appreciated.
Thanks.

Gordon (Strong@WPAFB-AMS1.ARPA)
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