The following table shows the communication protocols that can be used when
connecting a specific DB2 client to a specific DB2 server.
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 |
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