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Description:
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This directory contains self-extracting zip files containg replacement
modules for the tcp/ip stack and stack utilities for "The SMP Feature
for OS/2 Warp Server Advanced, Version 4", component id 5639B1700, R520.

IC17444.EXE has the most recent service to the tcp/ip stack.  It contains
a complete set of the latest tcp/ip stack .sys and .dll files.  All these
files are packaged together, whether or not they were changed by this apar,
because a compatible set of stack files is required for the correct operation
of tcp/ip on your workstation.


Prerequisites:
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You must have either the fix for APAR IC16401 or MPTS FixPak WR08503 installed
before installing IC17444.EXE.

IC16401.EXE, which is also contained in this directory for your convenience,
contains an earlier version of the stack files, superceded by IC17444,
and additional serviced tcp/ip stack utilities which are not considered part of the
stack but are part of of tcp/ip on your system.

MPTS FixPak WR08503 is a "controlled release" FixPak. It also contains an
earlier version of the stack files, with more recent APAR fixes than IC16401,
but still superceded by IC17444, and the serviced stack utilities. The FixPak
also contains replacements for many other modules that are part of MPTS.
This FixPak may be obtained either electronically or on 3.5" diskette by
contacting Software Solutions Services at 1-800-992-4777.

All tcp/ip stack service is cumulative. The READ.ME file in IC17444.EXE
contains a complete list of tcp/ip stack apars that have been fixed in IC17444.


Directions:
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Have you already installed IC16401.EXE or MPTS FixPak WR08503 on your system?

   If you don't know, you can issue the following command:

      INETVER

   If the output is:

      Inet Version: 3.50smp, 3.50smp

   you haven't applied any service to the tcp/ip stack yet.

   If you decide to install MPTS FixPak WR08503, call Software Solutions
   Services and follow their directions to install the FixPak. Then install
   IC17444 as described below under "If you HAVE already installed IC16401
   or MPTS FixPak WR08503 on your Warp Server SMP system........"

   If you decide to install IC16401, go to the section below beginning with
   "If you HAVE NOT yet installed IC16401.EXE ..."

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If you get to this point, you HAVE installed tcp/ip stack service before since
the output of INETVER is not "3.50smp, 3.50smp". You can proceed to "If you
HAVE already installed IC16401 or MPTS FixPak WR08503 on your Warp Server
SMP system........" to install IC17444.EXE.

If you want, you can determine if you have installed MPTS FixPak WR08503
by issuing the following command:

   SYSLEVEL

The output, if no FixPak has been installed, is:

   C:\MPTN\SYSLEVEL.MPT
   IBM OS/2 TCP/IP Stack - SMP Version
   Version 5.20     Component ID 5639B1700
   Current CSD level: WR08500
   Prior   CSD level: WR08210

If the "current CSD level" is WR08503, you have installed the FixPak.

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If you HAVE already installed IC16401 or MPTS FixPak WR08503 on your Warp
Server SMP system, then you only need to install the files in IC17444.EXE
to get the latest service level of the tcp/ip stack. Do the following:

   You should create a temporary directory, copy IC17444.EXE into the
   directory, and unzip the stack files by entering:

      IC17444 .

   Note that the '.' is important because it will unzip all the files into the
   current path.  No subdirectories are created.

   Once this is done, see READ.ME (unzipped from IC17444) for complete
   installation directions.

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If you HAVE NOT yet installed IC16401.EXE on your Warp Server SMP system, then
do the following:

   You should create a temporary directory, copy IC17444.EXE and IC16401.EXE
   into the directory, and unzip the files by entering the following, in
   sequence:

      IC16401 .
      IC17444 .

   Note that the order of issuing the IC16401 and IC17444 commands is
   important!  By issuing IC17444 after IC16401, the more recent stack files
   in IC17444 will replace the older files in IC16401.

   Note that the '.' is important because it will unzip all the files into the
   current path.  No subdirectories are created.

   Once this is done, see INSTALL.DOC for installation directions.  READ.ME
   (unzipped from IC17444) contains updated stack information for IC17444.