Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

TCP and IP are STREAMS modules in the Solaris 2.x system. The command "strconf < /dev/tcp shows you all the modules. STREAMS is not supported in SunOS 4.x system TCP/IP.

Solaris 2.x system DLPI provides both connection-oriented and connectionless services, and multicast features. See dlpi(7P).

IP multicast is a standard supported feature in the Solaris 2.x system. In the SunOS 4.x system multicasting is not supported. But, it is available using anonymous ftp from gregorio.stanford.edu in the file vmtp-ip/ipmulti-sunos41x.tar.Z.

IP is a STREAMS module in the Solaris 2.x system, and any module or driver interface with IP should follow the STREAMS mechanism. There are no specific requirements for the interface between IP and network drivers.