TCP/IP in Windows 2000 Professional
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) provides communication across interconnected networks that use diverse hardware architectures and various operating systems. TCP/IP can be used to communicate with computers running Windows 2000, with devices using other Microsoft networking products, or with non-Microsoft systems such as UNIX.
TCP/IP in Windows 2000 Professional improves upon the functionality that TCP/IP provided in Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0. Table 22.1 shows Windows 2000 TCP/IP features:
Table 22.1 Features of TCP/IP in Windows 2000
Feature |
Benefit |
|---|---|
Logical and physical multihoming |
Allows association of multiple IP addresses to a single or multiple network adapters for internetwork connectivity. |
Internal IP routing capability |
Allows a Windows 2000 Professional workstation to route packets between multiple network adapters. |
Multiple configurable default gateways |
Allows configuring multiple default gateways to improve network reliability and uptime. |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) |
Simplifies host configuration through automatic configuration of IP address and other parameters. |
Virtual private networking |
Permits secured transmission of data across public networks through encapsulated and encrypted packets. |
Windows Sockets Version 2 (Winsock2) interface |
Standard application programming interface (API) permits access to networking features. |
Domain Name System (DNS) |
A server-based mapping of friendly names to IP addresses. |
NetBIOS interface |
The use of NetBIOS sessions, datagrams, and name management over TCP/IP. |
Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) |
A server-based mapping of NetBIOS names to IP addresses. |
Microsoft browsing support |
Browser-enabled services can view resources on a TCP/IP internetwork. |
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent |
Permits performance and resource monitoring of a TCP/IP-based client. |
TCP/IP connectivity tools |
Finger, Ftp, Rcp, Rexec, Rsh, Telnet and Tftp commands allow access to heterogeneous hosts across a TCP/IP-based network. |
TCP/IP simple services |
Chargen, daytime, discard, echo, and Quote of the Day client and server utilities. |
TCP/IP management and diagnostic tools |
Arp, Ipconfig, Nbtstat, Ping, Route, Nslookup, Tracert, and Pathping provide maintenance and diagnostic features. |
TCP/IP network printing |
Permits printing on non-Windows connected devices, such as UNIX-connected devices. |