The Novell® TCP/IP software is now multiprocessor - enabled and multithreaded. The transport layer (TCP and UDP) is completely multiprocessor-enabled so that the stack can process any TCP/UDP connections on any processor. These features take advantage of the multiple processors available and make the stack scale more than it does on a uni-processor machine.
The Novell TCP/IP stack consists of the following six NetWare® Loadable Module™ (NLM™) programs:
tcp.nlm provides the transport layer TCP and UDP interfaces.
tcpip.nlm provides IP, ICMP, IGMP, Routing, and other networking layer protocols.
bsdsock.nlm provides the BSD standards sockets interface.
netlib.nlm is a library for the entire stack.
nirman.nlm allows you to configure the stack through a browser.
inetcfg.nlm allows you to configure the stack with the help of tcpcfg.nlm.
tcpstats.nlm allows you to perform Web-based TCP/IP monitoring
The stack configuration information is stored in sys:\etc\tcpip.cfg and sys:\etc\netinfo.cfg.
NOTE:An abend can cause the corruption of both .cfg files, so always make a backup of the files.
The stack provides the TCP/IP protocols as per the Request For Comments. NetWare 6.5 includes the following new features: