Configuring TCP/IP

For a Windows NT installation that will use the Internet, you can install the components listed in the following table with TCP/IP:

Table 20.1 Components for a Windows NT Server Installation

Option

Usage

Internet use or implications

TCP/IP internetworking

Includes the TCP/IP protocol, NetBIOS over TCP/IP, Windows Sockets interface 1.1, and the TCP/IP diagnostic utilities.

Required.

Connectivity utilities

Installs the TCP/IP utilities. Select this option to install the connectivity utilities finger, ftp (client), lpr, rcp, rexec, rsh, telnet, and tftp, and the diagnostic utilities arp, hostname, ipconfig, lpq, nbtstat, netstat, ping, route, and tracert.

Permits you to access remote computers and troubleshoot your Internet connections.

SNMP Service

Installs the SNMP service. Select this option to allow this computer to be administered remotely using management tools, such as SUN Net Manager or HP Open View. This option also allows you to monitor statistics for TCP/IP services using Performance Monitor.

Supported.

TCP/IP network printing support

Allows this computer to print directly over the network using TCP/IP. Select this option if you want to print to UNIX print queues or TCP/IP printers that are connected directly to the network, or if you want UNIX computers on the network to print to Windows NT print servers.

Supported.

FTP Server Service

Allows files on this computer to be shared over the network with any remote computers that support the file transfer protocol (FTP) and TCP/IP. Select this option if you want to use TCP/IP to share files with other computers.

Fully Internet compatible.
Any FTP client can use a Windows NT FTP server to download files. The FTP server on Windows NT Workstation permits only 10 simultaneous connections.

Windows NT also includes the FTP command at the command prompt.

Simple TCP/IP Services

Provides the TCP/IP services Chargen, Daytime, Discard, Echo, and Quote. Select this option to allow this computer to respond to requests from other systems that support these protocols.

Fully Internet compatible.

Enable Automatic DHCP Configuration

Turns on automatic configuration of TCP/IP parameters for this computer. Select this option if there is a DHCP server on your internetwork to support dynamic host configuration.

If you are connecting a large number of computers to the Internet, a DHCP server can simplify network administration of IP addresses.