[comp.protocols.ibm] TCP/IP for MVS

nthappe@cadev4.UUCP (Naren Thappeta) (01/19/89)

I would appreciate if anybody can provide me with information
about any vendors having TCP/IP on MVS (IBM mainframe). Any opinions
would also  be helpful.
Thanks
Naren
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ron@ron.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie) (01/24/89)

We just went through this.  There are a number of people who have existing MVS
products, most based on the UCLA TCP for MVS code.  Comanies include ACC, Network
Solutions, etc..  I've also heard that BTI now has code that will drive their box
from MVS.  In each case the TCP is the traditional type that runs on the host.
In addition, Fibronics makes a box that sits on the net and does TCP/IP.  Also
several companies will support 3270 emulation from TELNET into the host as if
their box were a cluster controller (Mitek, Bridget,...).

Right now we're using the code we got from UCLA and the ACC hardware.  If you're
willing to wait a few months, IBM has announced their own TCP/IP for MVS.  I've
talked to the implementors about this (it's a port of the VM product) and seen it
demoed at a show, so it looks like it has a lot of promise.

-Ron

ron@RON.RUTGERS.EDU (Ron Natalie) (01/24/89)

We just went through this.  There are a number of people who have existing MVS
products, most based on the UCLA TCP for MVS code.  Comanies include ACC,
        Network
Solutions, etc..  I've also heard that BTI now has code that will drive their
        box
from MVS.  In each case the TCP is the traditional type that runs on the host.
In addition, Fibronics makes a box that sits on the net and does TCP/IP.  Also
several companies will support 3270 emulation from TELNET into the host as if
their box were a cluster controller (Mitek, Bridget,...).

Right now we're using the code we got from UCLA and the ACC hardware.  If you're
willing to wait a few months, IBM has announced their own TCP/IP for MVS.  I've
talked to the implementors about this (it's a port of the VM product) and seen
        it
demoed at a show, so it looks like it has a lot of promise.

-Ron