The following table shows the communication protocols that
can be used when connecting a specific LAN, host or AS/400 DB2 client to a
specific DB2 server or DB2 Connect server.
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| DB2 Workgroup, DB2 Enterprise, and DB2 Enterprise - Extended Editions can service requests from host or AS/400 clients (DRDA ARs). |
Table 3. Possible Client-to-Server Connectivity Scenarios
| Client | Server | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIX | HP-UX | Linux | OS/2 | Solaris | Windows NT | |
| AS/400 V4R1 | APPC | N/A | N/A | APPC | APPC | APPC |
| AS/400 V4R2 |
APPC TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
| AIX |
APPC TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
| HP-UX |
APPC TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
| Linux | TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP |
| MVS | APPC | N/A | N/A | APPC | APPC | APPC |
| OS/2 |
APPC IPX/SPX(1),(2) TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP |
APPC IPX/SPX(1),(2) NetBIOS TCP/IP |
APPC IPX/SPX(1) TCP/IP |
APPC IPX/SPX(1) NetBIOS TCP/IP |
| OS/390 |
APPC TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
| Silicon Graphics IRIX | TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP |
| SQL/DS | APPC | N/A | N/A | APPC | APPC | APPC |
| Solaris |
APPC TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
| VSE V6 | APPC | N/A | N/A | APPC | APPC | APPC |
| VM V6 |
APPC TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
APPC TCP/IP |
| Windows 9x | TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP |
NetBIOS TCP/IP | TCP/IP |
IPX/SPX(1) NPIPE NetBIOS TCP/IP |
| Windows NT |
APPC IPX/SPX(1) TCP/IP | TCP/IP | TCP/IP |
APPC IPX/SPX(1) NetBIOS TCP/IP |
APPC IPX/SPX(1) TCP/IP |
APPC IPX/SPX(1) NPIPE NetBIOS TCP/IP |
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