This section describes Cisco TCP/IP Suite applications and other features not described in the previous sections. You can investigate these on your own, either using online help or the Using Cisco TCP/IP Suite for Windows guide for directions on using the applications.
The TCP/IP stack is the underlying software that handles communications for Cisco TCP/IP Suite applications. The stack's unique, layered architecture includes a kernel API (application program interface) and a DPC (Deferred Procedure Call) layer optimized for Windows.
The kernel API is designed specifically for WinSock so that it minimizes communications between WinSock and the kernel. Because the stack fully supports the WinSock V1.1 API, you can run any WinSock-compliant application over the TCP/IP stack without any changes.
The Cisco TCP/IP Suite kernel supports multiple raw sockets, MTU path discovery, supernets and subnets, dynamic routing, and IP multicasting.
The Configuration Utility offers advanced options for configuring interfaces, routing, DNS, host tables, ARP, host names, domain names, LM host tables, and NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
The FTP Server lets you set up your workstation so that users you authorize can access files on your workstation. The FTP Server provides password authentication and directory-level access control, and supports anonymous FTP and passive mode.
The Monitor application provides detailed information about your workstation's TCP/IP communications. It lets you view your workstation's current ARP cache, buffer statistics, TCP/IP connections, configured interfaces, protocol statistics, and routing table.
The Kerberos application authenticates user access to a remote system without sending passwords over the network. This type of authentication, which uses encrypted keys called tickets, prevents intruders from breaking into systems by capturing passwords.
The Kerberos application lets you initialize Kerberos tickets, start Kerberized sessions, list your current tickets, and delete tickets you no longer need.
Version Info displays Cisco TCP/IP Suite license keys currently installed on your machine and provides complete version information for each installed component. This information is useful when diagnosing potential sources of problems.
To view Version Info, select Version Info from the system pulldown menu in the Configuration Utility.
A workstation running the SNMP (Simple Network
Management Protocol) agent can be managed by a network
administrator from a remote system that is configured as an
SNMP network manager. Because SNMP is an open
standard, SNMP network management software and
SNMP agent software from different vendorscan be mixed
and matched.
You can configure the SNMP Agent to send all standard SNMP traps (notifications of errors and other significant events on the agents). The SNMP Agent responds to all SNMP network manager queries.
SNMP maintains information about your workstation in a MIB (management information database). The Cisco TCP/IP Suite agent complies with the Internet-standard MIB II definition and is based on the SNMPv1 definition.
To start the SNMP Agent, double-click its icon or select it from the Start menu. After you configure the agent with information about your workstation and restart the agent, your network administrator can access workstation information. See the online help for information about starting the SNMP Agent automatically when you boot your workstation.
Localized versions of the Cisco TCP/IP Suite applications are available for many languages. Contact your Cisco sales representative to see if it is available for a specific language.
Internationalization refers specifically to installation and terminal emulation, meaning the ability to install the US English version in localized versions of Windows and to emulate country-specific terminal behavior correctly. The Telnet application in this release of Cisco TCP/IP Suite is internationalized for UK English, French, German, Swedish, Danish, Swiss German, Swiss French, Norwegian, Finnish, and Belgian.
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