DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
Concepts and Planning

Contents

Preface
Preface	Preface
Chapter 1
1	Introduction to DIGITAL TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS
1.1	TCP/IP Defined: Requests for Comments
1.2	TCP/IP Architecture
1.3	Data Link Layer
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	Management Tools and Utilities
1.8	Application Programming Environment
1.8.1	Berkeley Socket Interface
1.8.2	OpenVMS QIO System Service Interface
1.8.3	Sun RPC Programming Interface
1.8.4	eSNMP Programming Interface
1.9	Application Support
1.9.1	PATHWORKS and DECnet-over-TCP/IP Support
1.9.2	SRI QIO Compatibility
Chapter 2
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	The Class Assignment Scheme for IP Addresses
2.4.2	CIDR Helps Solve Problems Associated with the Class Addressing Scheme
2.4.3	Example of IP Addresses
2.4.4	Network Byte Order
2.4.5	Subnet Addressing
2.4.6	Broadcast Mask
2.5	Routing
2.5.1	Autonomous Systems and Routing Protocols
2.5.1.1	Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
2.5.1.2	Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Protocol
2.5.1.3	Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
2.5.1.4	Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP)
2.5.2	Routing Daemons
2.5.2.1	The Routing Daemon (ROUTED)
2.5.2.2	Gateway Routing Daemon (GATED)
2.5.3	Fragmentation and Path MTU
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 APIs
2.7.1.1	Address Family
2.7.1.2	Socket Type
2.7.1.3	Protocol
2.8	NTP Concepts
2.8.1	Synchronized Timekeeping
2.8.2	How Hosts Negotiate Synchronization
Chapter 3
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
3.5.2	Delegation
3.6	Reverse Domain
3.7	BIND Server Functions
3.7.1	Root Name Servers
3.7.2	Master Name Server
3.7.3	Slave Name Server
3.7.4	Forwarder Servers
3.7.5	Caching-Only Servers
3.7.6	Configurations Without Internet Access
3.7.7	Zone Transfers
3.7.7.1	Zone Change Notification
3.7.7.2	Dynamic Update
3.8	BIND Server Configuration File
3.9	BIND Server Database Files
3.9.1	Master Zone File
3.9.2	Reverse Domain File
3.9.3	Loopback Interface Files
3.9.4	Hints File
3.10	BIND Resolver
3.10.1	Default Domain
3.10.2	Search List
3.10.3	Name Servers