DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
Concepts and Planning

Contents (summary)

• Chapter 1 Introduction to DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
• Chapter 2 Internetworking and TCP/IP Concepts
• Chapter 3 BIND Service Concepts
• Chapter 4 Network File System Concepts
• Chapter 5 Planning for UCX Services
• Chapter 6 BIND Service Planning
• Appendix A InterNIC Registration Services
• Glossary
• Index
• Figures
• Examples
• Tables

Contents

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  Chapter 1 Introduction to DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
  • 1.1 TCP/IP Defined: Requests for Comments
  • 1.2 TCP/IP Architecture
  • 1.3 Network Interface Layer Protocols
  • 1.4 Internet Layer Protocols
  • 1.5 Transport Layer Protocols
  • 1.6 Application Layer
    • 1.6.1 Remote Computing
    • 1.6.2 File Transfer
    • 1.6.3 Resource Sharing
    • 1.6.4 Electronic Mail
    • 1.6.5 Network Services
  • 1.7 Additional UCX Management and Programming Features

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  Chapter 2 Internetworking and TCP/IP Concepts
  • 2.1 Networks
    • 2.1.1 Local Area Networks
    • 2.1.2 Wide Area Networks
    • 2.1.3 Subnets
  • 2.2 Internets
  • 2.3 Client/Server Model
  • 2.4 IP Addresses
    • 2.4.1 Example of IP Addresses
    • 2.4.2 Network Byte Order
    • 2.4.3 Network Mask
    • 2.4.4 Broadcast Mask
  • 2.5 Routing
    • 2.5.1 Subnet Routing
    • 2.5.2 How Dynamic Routing Works
    • 2.5.3 Fragmentation
  • 2.6 Ports
    • 2.6.1 Well Known Ports
    • 2.6.2 Privileged Ports
    • 2.6.3 Ephemeral Ports
    • 2.6.4 Port Binding
    • 2.6.5 Port Assignment
  • 2.7 Sockets
    • 2.7.1 Socket Communication APIs
    • 2.7.2 UCX Socket APIs
      • 2.7.2.1 Address Family
      • 2.7.2.2 Socket Type
      • 2.7.2.3 Protocol

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  Chapter 3 BIND Service Concepts
  • 3.1 Overview of the BIND Service
  • 3.2 BIND Service Components
  • 3.3 Domains
    • 3.3.1 Top-Level Domains
    • 3.3.2 Domain Administrator Role
  • 3.4 Domain Names
    • 3.4.1 Types of Domain Names
    • 3.4.2 Canonical Names and Aliases
    • 3.4.3 Domain Name Format
  • 3.5 Zones
    • 3.5.1 Zone Hierarchy Example
  • 3.6 Reverse Translation Domain
  • 3.7 BIND Server Functions
    • 3.7.1 Root Servers
    • 3.7.2 Master Servers
    • 3.7.3 Caching-Only Servers
    • 3.7.4 Slave Servers
    • 3.7.5 Forwarder Servers
    • 3.7.6 Configurations Without Internet Access
  • 3.8 BIND Server Files
    • 3.8.1 Master Zone File
    • 3.8.2 Boot File
    • 3.8.3 Loopback Interface File
    • 3.8.4 Hints File
    • 3.8.5 Reverse Translation File
  • 3.9 BIND Clients

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  Chapter 4 Network File System Concepts
  • 4.1 Overview
  • 4.2 The NFS Protocol
  • 4.3 NFS Client and Server Software
  • 4.4 Related Databases
  • 4.5 The PC-NFS Daemon
  • 4.6 UNIX and OpenVMS Differences Accommodated by NFS
    • 4.6.1 Directory Hierarchies
    • 4.6.2 File Specifications
    • 4.6.3 Linking Files
    • 4.6.4 File Structures
    • 4.6.5 File Ownership
    • 4.6.6 File Protections
    • 4.6.7 UNIX-Style File System on UCX Hosts

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  Chapter 5 Planning for UCX Services
  • 5.1 Considering Local User Issues
  • 5.2 Considering Remote User Issues
  • 5.3 Determining BOOTP Configuration Issues

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  Chapter 6 BIND Service Planning
  • 6.1 Planning a Domain Hierarchy Strategy
    • 6.1.1 Finding Existing BIND Service Information
    • 6.1.2 Domain Hierarchy Guidelines
    • 6.1.3 Deciding to Create Zones
  • 6.2 Developing Domain Naming Conventions
    • 6.2.1 Case Sensitivity
    • 6.2.2 Planning Domain Names for Reverse Lookups
  • 6.3 Defining Zone Contents and Administration
  • 6.4 Selecting Servers
    • 6.4.1 Server Selection Guidelines
    • 6.4.2 Selecting Primary Servers
    • 6.4.3 Selecting Secondary Servers
    • 6.4.4 Selecting Caching-Only Servers
    • 6.4.5 Selecting Forwarder and Slave Servers
    • 6.4.6 Determining Server Placement for LANs and Extended LANs
    • 6.4.7 Determining Server Placement for Sites Connected by a WAN
  • 6.5 Planning Domain Registration

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  Appendix A InterNIC Registration Services
  • A.1 Using the Automated Mail Service to Download Documents
  • A.2 Using FTP to Download Documents
  • A.3 Registering Your Network on the Internet
    • A.3.1 Registration Templates
    • A.3.2 Registration Services User Assistance

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  Glossary
  • G.1 Definitions
  • G.2 Acronyms

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  Index

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  Examples
  • 3-1 Master Zone File

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  Figures
  • 1-1 Relationship Between TCP/IP and OSI Models
  • 1-2 DIGITAL TCP/IP Protocol Architecture
  • 2-1 Client/Server Relationship
  • 2-2 IP Addresses and Names of a Sample Internet
  • 2-3 IP Network Classes
  • 2-4 Class A Network Mask, Example 1
  • 2-5 Class A Network Mask, Example 2
  • 2-6 Class B Network Mask
  • 2-7 Internet Routing
  • 2-8 Subnet Routing on Multiple Physical Networks
  • 3-1 Internet Domain Hierarchy
  • 3-2 Hierarchy of BIND Zones and Domains on the Internet
  • 3-3 Relationship of Master/Forwarder Server and Slave Servers
  • 4-1 UNIX Directory Hierarchy

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  Tables
  • 1-DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Documentation
  • 1-1 TCP/IP Network Architecture Description
  • 1-2 NFS Components
  • 2-1 Network Address Ranges
  • 2-2 Broadcast Addresses
  • 3-1 Top-Level Domains
  • 4-1 Basic NFS Definitions
  • 4-2 Databases Used by NFS Server and Client
  • 4-3 Directory Hierarchy Differences
  • 4-4 File Protection Comparison
  • 6-1 Functional and Geographic Hierarchies
  • 6-2 Joining or Creating a Zone
  • 6-3 Domain Naming Conventions
  • A-1 Registration Templates
  • 1-Acronyms