Chapter 21: Configuring TCPIP

Highlights

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the high-performance, scalable suite of communications protocols now accepted as the industry standard protocol for intranets and the Internet. Microsoft has adopted TCP/IP as the strategic enterprise network transport for its platforms. This chapter introduces you to the fundamentals of TCP/IP client configuration, IP security issues, and TCP/IP troubleshooting for Microsoft Windows XP Professional. A more detailed explanation of IP addressing and name resolution is available in a subsequent chapter.

Related Information

• For more information about IP addressing and name resolution configuration details, see Configuring IP Address and Name Resolution in this book.

• For more information about configuring virtual private networks, see Connecting Remote Offices in this book.

• For more information about TCP/IP security, see Implementing TCP/IP Security in this book.

• For more information about creating Internet Protocol Security policies, see Internet Protocol Security in the TCP/IP Core Networking Guide of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit.

• For information about troubleshooting IP multicast forwarding, see IP Multicast Support in the Internetworking Guide of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit.

• For more information about TCP/IP routing, see Unicast IP Routing in the Internetworking Guide of the Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit.