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Possible Client-to-Server Connectivity Scenarios

The following table shows the communication protocols that can be used when connecting a specific DB2 client to a specific DB2 server. DB2 Workgroup, DB2 Enterprise, and DB2 Enterprise - Extended Editions can service requests from host or AS/400 clients (DRDA ARs).

Table 4. Possible Client-to-Server Connectivity Scenarios
Client Server
AIX HP-UX Linux OS/2 PTX/NUMA-Q Solaris Windows NT/ Windows 2000
AS/400 V4R1 APPC N/A N/A APPC N/A APPC APPC
AS/400 V4R2
APPC
TCP/IP

TCP/IP TCP/IP
APPC
TCP/IP

TCP/IP
APPC
TCP/IP


APPC
TCP/IP

AIX
APPC
TCP/IP

TCP/IP TCP/IP
APPC
TCP/IP

TCP/IP
APPC
TCP/IP


APPC
TCP/IP

HP-UX
APPC
TCP/IP

TCP/IP TCP/IP
APPC
TCP/IP

TCP/IP
APPC
TCP/IP


APPC
TCP/IP

Linux TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP
MVS APPC N/A N/A APPC N/A APPC APPC
OS/2
APPC
IPX/SPX(1),(2)
TCP/IP

TCP/IP TCP/IP
APPC
IPX/SPX(1),(2)
NetBIOS
TCP/IP

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

TCP/IP
APPC
TCP/IP


APPC
TCP/IP

PTX/NUMA-Q TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP
Silicon Graphics IRIX TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP
SQL/DS APPC N/A N/A APPC N/A APPC APPC
Solaris
APPC
TCP/IP

TCP/IP TCP/IP
APPC
TCP/IP

TCP/IP
APPC
TCP/IP


APPC
TCP/IP

VSE & VM V5 APPC N/A N/A APPC N/A APPC APPC
VSE V6 APPC N/A N/A APPC N/A APPC APPC
VM V6
APPC
TCP/IP

TCP/IP TCP/IP
APPC
TCP/IP

TCP/IP
APPC
TCP/IP


APPC
TCP/IP

Windows 9x TCP/IP TCP/IP TCP/IP
NetBIOS
TCP/IP

TCP/IP TCP/IP
IPX/SPX(1)
NPIPE
NetBIOS
TCP/IP

Windows NT/ Windows 2000
APPC
IPX/SPX(1)
TCP/IP

TCP/IP TCP/IP
APPC
IPX/SPX(1)
NetBIOS
TCP/IP

TCP/IP
APPC
IPX/SPX(1)
TCP/IP


APPC
IPX/SPX(1)
NPIPE
NetBIOS
TCP/IP

  1. Direct Addressing
  2. File Server Addressing


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