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Cisco TCP/IP Suite 100 for Windows Version 2.1 Release Notes

Cisco TCP/IP Suite 100 for Windows Version 2.1 Release Notes

These release notes include information about changes made to the product and important notes for installing and using Cisco TCP/IP Suite 100 for Windows. The release notes are for use with Getting Started with Cisco TCP/IP Suite 100 for Windows.

Changes Made for Version 2.1

Table 1 lists the features added for Version 2.1. See the online help for complete information about the application-specific features.


Table 1: New Features for Version 2.1
Application New Features
Netscape Navigator (include Mail and News Reader programs) Application is new in Version 2.1, and replaces Enhanced Mosaic. The Netscape Mail replaces Pronto Mail.
Dialer Modem lights on the Connection Table (main window) signify the transmission of data packets.
Telnet

  • Ability to log the Telnet session to a file. Controlled by the Log File, Auto Log, and Append options on the Sign On Settings tab.

  • New options for 3270 emulation (Typeahead and 3278 Insert Style).

  • The ability to map the Ctrl key to the Return or Enter key (explained later in these release notes).

  • New Display option that provides the ability to cut and paste rectangular blocks of text (Enable Rectangular Select).

FTP Client

  • You can now copy directories as well as individual files. If you select a directory to copy, the copied directory becomes a subdirectory of the target directory, and all files and subdirectories of the source directory are copied to the target system.

  • The Transfer Status dialog has been improved to provide more complete information about the file transfer status.

Windows NT

Support for Windows NT is new with Version 2.1. Only these applications can run on Windows NT, and you must use Microsoft's TCP/IP stack:

  • FTP Client

  • Kerberos

  • Net Tools (formerly MultiNet Tools)

  • Netscape Navigator

  • Telnet

Online Help

The online help for several applications was rewritten, and more information about using the applications was added. Rewritten help files include those for Telnet, Kerberos (Windows 95 and Windows NT versions), Dialer (Windows 95 version), and Net Tools.

Table 2 lists the features available in Version 2.0 that were removed from Version 2.1.


Table 2: Version 2.0 Features Removed from Version 2.1
Application Removed Features
Pronto Mail Application is no longer shipped with the product. Use Netscape Navigator's Mail program instead.
Enhanced Mosaic Application is no longer shipped with the product. Use Netscape Navigator instead.
Ping You can no longer change the font of the Ping output.
FTP Server You can no longer force the application to start minimized by checking an option on the Program Options dialog for the application. Instead, use the standard Windows method of forcing the application to start minimized.

Important Notes

This section includes usage notes for Cisco TCP/IP Suite 100 for Windows.

Supported Platforms

Cisco TCP/IP Suite 100 for Windows can be used on these platforms:


Note Although Windows NT 4.0 is the only supported version of Windows NT, the Cisco TCP/IP Suite 100 for Windows applications that can be installed on Windows NT can usually run on a Windows NT 3.51 system. However, you might experience unexpected behavior on Windows NT 3.51, and because a Windows NT 3.51 installation is not supported, we recommend you upgrade to Windows NT 4.0.

Notes Concerning Installation and Configuration

Keep the following in mind when you install and configure Cisco TCP/IP Suite 100 for Windows:

Notes Concerning Uninstallation

Keep the following in mind if you uninstall Cisco TCP/IP Suite 100 for Windows:

Notes Concerning Telnet

Keep the following in mind when using Telnet:

[SpecialMappings] MapCtrlToReturn=n
where n can be:

  • 0, if you want the default behavior (Ctrl key acts like the Ctrl key).

  • 1, if you want the right-hand Ctrl key mapped to the key pad's Enter key.

  • 2, if you want the right-hand Ctrl key mapped to the keyboard's return key. This behavior is typical of 3270 keyboards: if you are a TN3270 user, you might want to use this feature.

[SpecialMappings] OldCapsLock=1

Notes Concerning NFS

Keep the following in mind when using NFS:

Notes Concerning BOOTP or DHCP

Once the TCP/IP stack is successfully initialized using DHCP, the stack does not attempt to use BOOTP until the DHCP lease expires. You can override this behavior and force the stack to try to use BOOTP by deleting the .INI file for DHCP in the Cisco TCP/IP Suite installation directory.

Notes Concerning Incompatibilities

Because Cisco TCP/IP stack complies with WinSock 1.1, applications that are not WinSock-compliant do not work correctly when used with the Cisco TCP/IP stack. These applications are known to not work with the Cisco TCP/IP stack:

Obtaining Service and Support

For service and support for a product purchased from a reseller, contact the reseller. Resellers offer a wide variety of Cisco service and support programs, which are described in the section "Service and Support" in the information packet that shipped with your chassis.


Note If you purchased your product from a reseller, you can access Cisco Connection Online (CCO) as a guest. CCO is Cisco Systems' primary, real-time support channel. Your reseller offers programs that include direct access to CCO's services.

For service and support for a product purchased directly from Cisco, use CCO.

Cisco Connection Online

CCO is Cisco Systems' primary, real-time support channel. SMARTnet customers and partners can self-register on CCO to obtain additional content and services.


Note If you purchased your product from a reseller, you can access CCO as a guest. Your reseller offers programs that include direct access to CCO's services.

Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, CCO provides a wealth of standard and value-added services to Cisco's customers and business partners. CCO services include product information, software updates, release notes, technical tips, the Bug Navigator, configuration notes, brochures, descriptions of service offerings, and download access to public and authorized files.

CCO serves a wide variety of users through two interfaces that are updated and enhanced simultaneously--a character-based version and a multimedia version that resides on the World Wide Web (WWW). The character-based CCO supports Zmodem, Kermit, Xmodem, FTP, and Internet e-mail, and is excellent for quick access to information over lower bandwidths. The WWW version of CCO provides richly formatted documents with photographs, figures, graphics, and video, as well as hyperlinks to related information.

You can access CCO in the following ways:

For a copy of CCO's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), contact cco-help@cisco.com. For additional information, contact cco-team@cisco.com.


Note If you need technical assistance with a Cisco product that is under warranty or covered by a Cisco maintenance contract, contact Cisco's Technical Assistance Center (TAC) at 800 553-2447, 408 526-7209, or tac@cisco.com.

Please use CCO to obtain general information about Cisco Systems, Cisco products, or upgrades. If CCO is not accessible, contact 800 553-6387, 408 526-7208, or cs-rep@cisco.com.

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