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Microsoft
TCP/IP on Windows NT enables enterprise
networking and connectivity on Windows
NT–based computers.
Adding
TCP/IP to a Windows NT configuration offers the
following advantages:
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- A
standard, routable enterprise networking
protocol that is one of the most complete
and accepted protocol available. All modern
network operating systems offer TCP/IP
support, and most large networks rely on
TCP/IP for much of their network traffic.
- A
technology for connecting dissimilar
systems. Many standard connectivity
utilities are available to access and
transfer data between dissimilar systems,
including File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and
Telnet, a terminal emulation protocol.
Several of these standard utilities are
included with Windows NT Server.
- A
robust, scaleable, cross-platform
client-server framework. Microsoft TCP/IP
offers the Windows® Sockets interface,
which is ideal for developing client-server
applications that can run on Windows
Sockets–compliant stacks from other
vendors.
- A
method of gaining access to the Internet.
The Internet consists of thousands of
networks worldwide connecting research
facilities, universities, libraries, and
private companies.
Note
The word internet (lowercase i) refers to
multiple TCP/IP networks connected with routers.
References to the Internet (uppercase I) refer
to the worldwide public Internet. References to
an intranet refer to a private internetwork. |
