Ivan COUCH ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: I've heard from a couple of sources, including our CE, that the
: Network Services bundled with 5.0 are not as extensive as the ones
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 - Those sources (including the HP CE) are not correct.
   Network Services were _NOT_ bundled with 5.0.  Network Transport was
   (nowadays called ARPA transport).
 
: that we paid for.  Can anyone confirm this?  Is there a difinitive
: list anywhere that compares the services that come with 5.0 with
: those provided by ThinLanLink/3000? Thanks in advance.
 
 - ThinLanLink/3000 is not NS Services.  ThinLanLink/3000 is LANIC
   hardware, downloads, drivers and TCP/IP transport software with
   NetIPC and BSD sockets interfaces to it.  This product also includes
   NS services core and incoming VT.  This is exactly what was bundled
   in 5.0 - you no longer need to purchase ThinLanLink/3000 product, it
   comes free with the FOS.
 
 - NS Services on 4.0 = NS services on 5.0.
   There has been no change what is contained in NS services software
   in 5.0 vs. 4.0.  What has changed has already been pointed out earlier on
   on this thread - i.e. now the ARPA transport (formerly known as NS trans-
   port) is part of the FOS.  That includes the NS services core functionality
   and incoming VT - however, it is not full NS.  In order to have full
   NS services functionality (outgoing VT, DSCOPY, RFA/RDBA etc.) one still
   needs to have the NS services product (36920B).
 
 
Hope this addresses your concerns,
:-) Eero Laurila - HP CSY Networking lab,  NS Services.