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6.11 Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Version 5.1

The Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS product is the Compaq

implementation of the TCP/IP protocol suite and internet services for OpenVMS

Alpha and OpenVMS VAX systems.

TCP/IP Services provides a comprehensive suite of functions and applications that

support industry-standard protocols for heterogeneous network communications

and resource sharing.

6.11.1 New Features and Changes

The new features of Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Version 5.1 include:

• A new kernel, based on Compaq Tru64 UNIX Version 5.1.

• Support for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6).

• DHCP client support.

• Xterminal support using XDM.

• Services that can be restarted individually.

• GATED enhancements.

• BIND dynamic updates management enhancements.

• Cluster failover for the BIND server.

• Cluster failover for the load broker.

• Updated SNMP that supports AgentX.

• SMTP enhancements, including:

AntiSPAM (conﬁguration to control mail relay)

SMTP SFF (Send From File)

SMTP outbound alias

• Metric server logicals that can be changed without restarting the Metric

server.

• The DHCP server can be conﬁgured to dynamically update the BIND

database.

• TELNET client enhancements to support SNDLOC and NAWS.

• Support for the NFS V3 protocol in addition to the NFS V2 protocol in the

NFS server.

• TCP options for improving certain performance characteristics.

For more information about conﬁguring and managing these services, refer to the

Compaq TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Management guide provided with the

TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Version 5.1 software.

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