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Chapter 5. TCP/IP DIRECT CONNECT

TCP/IP Direct Connect software included with the PCI ESCON Adapter provides high-performance, point-to-point TCP/IP communications between a Windows server (Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0) and the mainframe. TCP/IP Direct Connect operates over Channel-to-Channel (CTC) or Multi-Path Channel Plus (MPC+) links. TCP/IP Direct Connect is not required and does not need to be installed for TCP/IP Passthrough for Windows NT, Communications Server, Microsoft’s Host Integration Server or Microsoft’s SNA Server.

TCP/IP Direct Connect provides an interface compliant with the Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS). This allows Microsoft’s TCP/IP stack to communicate with the ESCON adapter in the same fashion it would use to communicate with any other network interface card (NIC). TCP/IP applications running on the server can communicate across the ESCON adapter with peer applications running on the IBM mainframe (Figure 5-1).

Application

TCP/IP

ESCON

Application

TCP/IP

TCP/IP

Direct Connect

Figure 5-1. Point-to-Point TCP/IP

Further, when Windows is properly configured for IP forwarding, any client in a TCP/IP network can gain immediate access to TCP/IP applications and/or services running on the mainframe (Figure 5-2).

Application

TCP/IP

TCP/IP

TCP/IP DC

TCP/IP

Network

Application

TCP/IP

Figure 5-2. Distributed TCP/IP Applications

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Contents PCI Escon Adapter Installation GuideCopyright 2001 by BUS-TECH, INC Bus-Tech PCI Escon Installation GuideFederal Communications Commission FCC Statement Table of Contents∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ Page Who Should Use This Publication How to Use This PublicationWhat is Included in This Publication What’s New in this Release? Server Software IntroductionDocument Number Title Related DocumentationHardware Minimum System RequirementsSoftware Windows OS/390Page Step Installing the AdapterPCI Escon Adapter Installation Guide Windows Driver InstallationSearch the Floppy New Found Hardware Wizard Completing Network Icon on Control Panel Windows NTNetwork Screen Insert Disk screen is displayed Figure 10. Escon Configuration Page Overview Escon ConfigurationPCI Escon Adapter Installation Guide Channel Link Address Accessing Escon Configuration in Windows ConfigurationSelect the Adapters tab Figure To configure a new device click Add… Adapter Properties with New Devices Page TCP/IP Direct Connect Step InstallationClick OK when Setup displays it’s Welcome dialog Figure New Local Connection TCP/IP Properties 10. Removing a Link Deleting a Link11. Invoking Network Configuration 12. Adapter List with Escon Adapter 14.Insert Disk 16. Adapter Properties 18. Adapter Bindings 20. Select TCP/IP Direct Connect 21. Assigning an IP Address to the Escon Adapter 22. CTC Link Properties Link ConfigurationPage OS/390 Device Definition Mainframe ConfigurationOS/390 Parmlib Update Gateway TCP/IP ProfileIocds Lpar TCP/IP Routing Sample ConfigurationSubnet 207.168.12.1 207.168.12.65 26. TCP/IP Direct Connect Configuration Screens 27. Simple Network with No Gateways Updating Workstation Configurations28. Windows 95 TCP/IP Properties Page Color \ LED Top LED Bottom LED HardwareYellow RedStep Displaying Adapter Properties Escon ConfigurationHighlight the Escon adapter and click Properties Windows 2000 Console TCP/IP Direct ConnectMainframe TCP/IP Profile Preparing for the Call Problem SolvingAdditional Technical Support Resources Placing the CallBUS-TECH, INC Middlesex Turnpike BURLINGTON, MA Customer ResponsePage Physical Attributes ConnectorsStandards Software