Internet-Connect (TM), Version 2.1 Announcement -------------------------------------------------- Core Systems is proud to announce Internet-Connect (TM) Version 2.1, a comprehensive TCP/IP Networking package for Windows users to get access to the Internet. Internet-Connect Version 2.1 adds significant number of new features and utilities to our current Version 1.1 Release, improves configurability and ease-of-use features, while maintaining robustness and speed associated with Version 1.1. Focus for our Version 2.1 has been on serial connection to the net and ease of use. Internet-Connect Version 2.1 provides full-featured support for PPP and SLIP/CSLIP. Multiple interfaces with IP forwarding and routing are supported. Hook is provided for user-written packet filter and monitoring capability in gateway configuration. BOOTP and DHCP are supported to make network configuring and installing as automatic as possible. Also included are Windows-based dialer (with scripting) and terminal emulation utility. A list of new features included with Version 2.1 follows. For those who missed our Version 1.1 announcement, a summary of complete Internet-Connect feature set is also included. - PPP Support. Internet-Connect includes a full-featured implementation of PPP which includes: dynamic address assignment, demand dial-up, redial, client and server mode, scripting, filtering, header compression, userid/password authetication protocol (PAP), callback. - SLIP/CSLIP. - BOOTP and DHCP support. - Multiple interfaces (Ethernet and Serial connection active concurrently) with IP routing, forwarding and filtering. - Custom-installed packet filter library. - Dialer with scripting and dialing directory maintenance features. - Terminal emulation. - Windows-based network configuration utility. - Windows-based installation program. For developers, Version 2.1 include: - Winsock API trace. - Winsock developer's kit - SLIP and PPP data trace. - Raw, TCP and UDP packet trace capture and logging capability. - Comprehensive protocol, interface and session statistics. - Telnet Library, FTP Library and VBX Controls. (available separately). An evaluation copy of Internet-Connect Version can be downloaded from our Ftp site, Simtel or CICA, following directories: cais.com:/pub/lvuong/inetv21.zip oak.oakland.edu:/Simtel/micro/pc/win3/winsock/inetv21.zip ftp.cica.indiana.edu:/pub/win3/winsock/inetv21.zip or our Web page: http://www.win.net/~core Core Systems can be contacted at: Core Systems PO Box 31022 Walnut Creek, CA 94598 or email lvuong@cais.com Compuserve 71552,3666 Tel 510-9435765 ^L Internet-Connect Summary of Features ------------------------------------ - Complete Winsock conformant: the product fully supports Winsock 1.1 Specification. All base and optional functions are supported: - Synchronous and Asynchronous function calls. - TCP, UDP and Raw socket types. - Up to 128 concurrently open sockets. - 4KB UDP datagram size. - TCP/IP stack , 100% implemented as Windows DLL, hence takes up zero below-640K DOS memory. - 32-bit VxD driver, provides super fast data transfer and interrupt responses. - Full featured PPP support, including: dynamic address assignment, redial, demand dial-up, VJ compression, client and server mode, userid/password authentication (UPAP), scripting, filtering, callback. - SLIP/CSLIP support. - Multiple interfaces (Ethernet and SLIP/PPP active concurrently) with IP forwarding and routing. - Custom-installed packet filter library. - BOOTP and DHCP support. - DHCP Client. - Dialer with scripting and directory maintenance. - Terminal emulation. - Local loopback for testing purpose. - Built-in DNS (Domain Name Server) support. - Built-in networking databases (such as services, protocols files) to ease TCP/IP setup complexities. - Windows-based configuration utility: enables first-time users to setup and configure a working system in minutes. - Winsock monitor utility: provides: - Packet data trace. - SLIP/PPP trace. - TCP/UDP trace. - Buffer usage statistics. - Comprehensive protocol, interface and session statistics. - Winsock Spy utility: provides: - Winsock call trace: captures and logs Winsock calls and results. - Selective enabling and disabling tracing of particular Winsock function calls. - Hooks for future addition to trace other calls, such as Windows API. - Unobstrusive trace, requiring no modification to application code. - Works with all Winsock-compliant TCP/IP stacks. - Windows Ping application. - Windows Finger application. - Windows FTP and Telnet applications. - Online Help, Winsock API and Release notes. - Professional Windows-based installation program. ^L - FTP, Telnet Developer's Libraries and VBX Custom Controls (available separately). - Internet-Connect can run with the following network drivers: - NDIS. - ODI. - Packet Drivers. - Internet-Connect is compatible with the following LAN networks: - Novell Netware. - Novell Personal Netware. - Microsoft Lan Manager, Windows for Workgroup (3.1 and above). Core Systems can be reached at: via E-mail: lvuong@cais.com on Internet, or 71552,3666 on compuserve, or 71552.3666@compuserve.com on Internet via telephone: 510-9435765 -- L Vuong lvuong@cais.com 510-9435765