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From: [e-mail] (Bernard Aboba)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc,comp.answers,news.answers
Subject: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Summary: Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) about TCP/IP on
 PC-compatible computers.
Keywords: TCP/IP, IBM PC, SLIP, PPP, NDIS, ODI
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Date: Thu, 4 Nov 1993 23:03:43 GMT
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comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc:
FAQ Posting, 11/1/93

Unless otherwise stated, the views expressed herein are my own.  Last
time I looked, I had not been appointed official spokesperson of any
of the following:

        The Planet Earth
        The U.S.Government
        The State of California (not so good)
        The University of California, Berkeley
        The City of Berkeley (bringing you Riot of the Week)
        Any major or minor breakfast cereal (not even oatmeal!)

This FAQlet will be posted monthly. In between it will be
available from the FTP archive on netcom1.netcom.com,
get /pub/mailcom/IBMTCP/ibmtcp.zip.

************** Legalese  **************

This FAQ is presented with no warranties or guarantees of ANY KIND
including correctness or fitness for any particular purpose.  The
author(s) of this document have attempted to verify correctness of the
data contained herein; however, slip-ups can and do happen.  If you use
this data, you do so at your own risk.

*********** Citation entry  ***********

This FAQ may be cited as:

  Aboba, Bernard D.(1993) "comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Frequently
  Asked Questions (FAQ)" Usenet news.answers, available via
  file://netcom1.netcom.com/pub/mailcom/IBMTCP/ibmtcp.zip,
  41 pages.


*********** Change History  ***********

Changes from 10/1/93 posting:
Various updates and corrections.

*********** Related FAQs ***************************

There is a FAQ available on features of TCP/IP
Packages for DOS and Windows. This is available at:
file://ftp.cac.psu.edu/pub/dos/info/tcpip.packages.

The Windows Sockets Faq is posted to alt.winsock, and
is available at:
file://SunSite.UNC.EDU/pub/micro/pc-stuff/ms-windows/winsock/FAQ

The PC-NFS FAQ is available at:
file://seagull.rtd.com/pub/tcpip/pcnfs.FAQ.v1.4.Z or pcnfsfaq.zip
file://ftp.york.ac.uk/pub/FAQ/pcnfs.FAQ


*********** EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILES  ***********

Many thanks to Dave Fetrow ([e-mail])
for creating an archive of setup files. The archive is
particularly oriented toward sets of applications that
are somewhat tricky, such as combinations involving
different driver sets, mixtures of Novell, TCP/IP,
and W4WG, etc.

Please include not only the setup and configuration files
but some directions. Comments included with the setup files
are highly desirable. The files can include your name if you
desire.

Please mail submissions to [e-mail].

The archive itself is located at:
file://ftp.biostat.washington.edu/ftp/pub/msdos/network.setups

*********** QUICKIE Guide to Useful Stuff ************

HGopher:
PC-Eudora:
PKTMUX:
winpkt:
ODIPKT: file://hsdndev.harvard.edu/pub/odipkt/odipkt.com, net.cfg,readme
NUPOP:
PKTDRV:
Cello:
PC Gopher:
Trumpet:
WinTrumpet(?):
Trumpet Winsock: file://ftp.utas.edu.au/pc/trumpet/winsock/winsock.zip
WinTelnet:
PC Pine:
PC Mosaic:
WinMosaic:
WinCello: file://ftp.law.cornell.edu/pub/LII/Cello/winsock_alpha/cello.zip,
   viewers.zip, gswin.zip
Packet driver specs: file://vax.ftp.com/pub/packet-d.ascii,packet-d.mss
ODI driver info: file://sjf-lwp.novell.com/anonymous/dev_docs/lan_drv/*,
ODI Protocol stack info: file://sjf-lwp.novell.com/anonymous/dev_docs/pstacks/

NDIS specs: file://vax.ftp.com/pub/ndis-mac.v101.txt, ndis-mac.v201.txt

******************************************************


TABLE OF CONTENTS

A. Components of a TCP/IP solution

A-1. What do I need to run TCP/IP on the PC?
A-2. What are packet drivers?  Where do I get them?
A-3. What is Winsock?  Where can I get it?
A-4. What publicly distributable TCP/IP applications are there
     for DOS?  Windows?
A-5. What software is available for doing SLIP?  Compressed SLIP?
     PPP?  For DOS?  For Windows?
A-6. Where can I get ping?  traceroute?
A-7. How do I install packet drivers for Windows applications?
A-8. When do I need to install  WINPKT?
A-9. How to do I run both WinQVT and ODI?
A-10. Is it possible to use BOOTP over SLIP?
A-11. How do SLIP drivers work?
A-12. When do I need to install PKTMUX?
A-13. Can NDIS be used underneath multiple protocol stacks of the same type?
A-14. Is there an NDIS over packet driver shim?
A-15. How do I run NetBIOS over TCP/IP?
A-16. How do I get my BBS to run over TCP/IP?
A-17. Sample Stick Diagrams
A-18. Strange and wonderful configuration files submitted by readers

B. Hints for particular packages

B-1. What do I need to know before setting up SLIP or PPP?
B-2. How do I configure SLIPDISK?
B-3. What version of KA9Q should I use and where do I get it?
B-4. How do I configure KA9Q as a SLIP connection?
B-5. How do I configure KA9Q as a router?
B-6  How do I get KA9Q to support BOOTP?
B-7. How do I get DesQView X to run over the network?
B-8. Why is NFS so slow compared with FTP?
B-9.  How do I get KA9Q to support PPP?
B-10. How do I get KA9Q to support SLIP dialin?
B-11. Where can I get information on running Novell and TCP/IP
      concurrently?
B-12. What Novell TCP/IP NLMs are out there and how do I get them
      to work?
B-13. How do I get a telecom package supporting Int 14h redirection
      to work?
B-14. How do I run SLIP with Windows For Workgroups TCP/IP?
B-15. How do I get Windows For Workgroups to work alongside Novell?
B-16. NCSA Telnet doesn't reassemble fragments. What should I do?

C. Information for developers

C-1. What publicly distributable TCP/IP stacks are there that I can
     use to develop my own applications?
C-2. Where can I get a copy of the Windows Sockets FAQ?


--------------------- FAQlet Begins Here ---------------------------

A. Components of a TCP/IP solution

A-1. What do I need to run TCP/IP on the PC?

To run TCP/IP on the PC you will need:

* Appropriate hardware, such as:

    Ethernet card
    Token Ring card
    AppleTalk card
    Serial Port


  Any other network card with a packet driver or NDIS or ODI driver,
  (such as Arcnet), will also work.  If your card supports NetBIOS,
  this is also acceptable, since you can run a packet-driver-over-
  NetBIOS shim.

* Drivers for your hardware.

  Your card probably came with one or more of the following drivers:

    Network Device Interface Specification (NDIS) drivers
      [spec. by 3Com & Microsoft, used by LAN Manager, Windows
      for Workgroups, and Windows NT. LAN Manager uses NDIS 2.0,
      Windows NT uses 3.0, and WFW supports 2.0 and will support
      3.0]
    ODI Drivers [spec. by Novell, abbreviation for Open DataLink
      Interface]
    Packet Drivers [spec. by FTP Software]

  TCP/IP stacks have been written for each of these driver interfaces,
  so the important thing is whether your chosen stack is compatible
  with the interface available for your card.

  A shim is software that runs on top of one set of drivers to
  provide an interface equivalent to another set. This is useful,
  for example,if you are looking to run software requiring an
  NDIS driver(such as Chameleon NFS) alongside software
  requiring a packet driver interface (such as KA9Q, Gopher, Popmail,
  NCSA Telnet, etc.), or run software intended for, say, a packet
  driver over an NDIS driver instead.

  Shims are available to run packet drivers over NetBIOS, ODI,
  or NDIS, in order to run software expecting a packet driver over
  NDIS, ODI, or NetBIOS instead.


* A TCP/IP protocol stack.

  The TCP/IP protocol stack runs on top of the driver software, and
  uses it to access your hardware. If you are running a TCP/IP
  protocol stack that requires drivers that aren't available for your
  hardware, you're in trouble. Check into this before purchasing!


* If running Windows applications that require it, WINSOCK.DLL.


  Windows Sockets is a sockets interface which was created as a
  Windows DLL. Each  TCP/IP implementation requires its own version
  of Windows Sockets. There is not yet a freely available Windows
  Sockets implementation released yet, although Trumpet WinSock is
  currently in Alpha test. WINSOCK.DLL provides 16-bit support;
  WSOCK32.DLL provides 32-bit support.


* Applications software.

  Although most of us in this newsgroup seem to spend our time
  looking for working combinations of applications, WINSOCK.DLL,
  Windows Sockets compliant TCP/IP implementations, shims,
  drivers, and hardware, ultimately your goal is eventually to
  run an application successfully. If and when that ever happens,
  please send me a note, so I can add it to this FAQlet.


A-2. What are packet drivers?  Where do I get them?

Packet drivers provide a software interface that is independent of the
interface card you are using, but NOT independent of the particular
network technology. As Frances K. Selkirk ([e-mail]) notes:

"That's one reason they're easier to write than ODI drivers! If you
write a class three (802.5 Token Ring) driver, you will need to use
software that expects a class three driver, not software that expects
a class 1 (DIX ethernet) driver. There are a few drivers that fake class 1.

I believe only class 1 and class 6 (SLIP) drivers are supported by
freeware packages."

The chances are fair that your Ethernet card came with a packet
driver, and if so, you should try that first. If not, then you
can try one of the drivers from the Crynwr collection (formerly
called the Clarkson Drivers). See the Resource listing for info.

For 3COM drivers, try ftp ftp.3com.com. For technical information,
try [e-mail]. For marketing and product info, try
[e-mail] packet driver specification is available
from vax.ftp.com in packet-d.ascii

The following vendors have packet drivers with source available for
their pocket lan adaptors:

D-Link - [phone]
Solectek - [phone]
Accton - [phone]
Compulan - [phone]
(soon Kodiak's Noteport - [phone])


A-3. What is Windows Sockets?  Where can I get it?

  The idea for Windows Sockets was born at Fall Interop '91, during a
  Birds of a Feather session.

  From the Windows Sockets specification:
  [courtesy of Mark Towfiq, [e-mail]]:


    The Windows Sockets Specification is intended to provide a
    single API to which application developers can program and
    multiple network software vendors can conform. Furthermore, in
    the context of a particular version of Microsoft Windows, it
    defines a binary interface (ABI) such that an application
    written to the Windows Sockets API can work with a conformant
    protocol implementation from any network software vendor.

Windows Sockets will be supported by Windows, Windows for Workgroups,
Win32s, and Windows NT. It will also support protocols other than TCP/IP.
Under Windows NT, Microsoft will provides Windows Sockets support over
TCP/IP and IPX/SPX. DEC will be implementing DECNet. Windows NT will
include mechanisms for multiple protocol support in Windows Sockets,
both 32-bit and 16-bit.

As Mark Towfiq notes:
"The next rev. of Winsock will not be until towards the end of 1993.
We need 1.1 of the API to become firmly settled and implemented first."

Mark continues:
    "Files and information related to the Windows Sockets API are
     available via FTP (user: "anonymous", password: your e-mail
     address) on the host SunSite.UNC.EDU, in
     /pub/micro/pc-stuff/ms-windows/winsock, which is a mirror of
     /pub/winsock on Microdyne.COM (SunSite has a much
     faster connection to the Internet, so you are advised to use
     that).

     If you do not have FTP access to the Internet, send a message
     with the word "help" in the body to either
     [e-mail], or [e-mail], to obtain
     information about the FTP to Mail service there."

  Alternative sources for the Windows Sockets specification include
  rhino.microsoft.com (an FTP server running NT), as well as the
  Microsoft forum on CompuServe (go msl).

  Currently NetManage (NEWT), Distinct, and Frontier are shipping
  Winsock TCP/IP stacks. Wollongong and FTP are in beta. If you are
  looking for a Winsock.dll, you should first contact your TCP/IP
  stack vendor. Windows NT and TCP/IP for Windows for Workgroups are
  currently in beta from Microsoft.

  Peter Tattam is alpha-testing a shareware Windows Sockets compliant
  TCP/IP stack. If you're interested in helping with the testing, you
  can obtain it via ftp ftp.utas.edu.au, cd /pc/trumpet/winsock,
  get winsock.zip, winpkt.com.

A-4. What publicly distributable TCP/IP applications are there for
     DOS?  Windows?

Right now there are a wealth of publicly distributable TCP/IP
applications running under DOS.  The situation is not as good under
Windows, although things are developing fast.

See the Resource listings for information.


A-5. What software is available for doing SLIP?  Compressed SLIP?
     PPP?  For DOS?  For Windows?  For OS/2?

For SLIP, I recommend the SLIPDISK distribution (see resources section
for listing), since this supports a suite of applications.  However,
this does not support Van Jacobson compression.

KA9Q supports SLIP/CSLIP/PPP, but unfortunately can not be used as a
TCP/IP protocol stack to run other apps.

[Are there any PPP supporting drivers out there?]

There is a special version of NCSA Telnet for PPP, available from
merit.edu, /pub/ppp directory.

IBM is reportedly shipping an OS/2 CD-ROM with beta versions of their
TCP/IP package, for a very good price.  The CD includes their TCP/IP
stack, X-Windows implementation, and TCP/IP developer's kit.  Please
see the FAQ from comp.os.os2.networking for details.

IBM, FTP Software, and Netmanage also offer SLIP support in their
products. See the resource listings for details.


A-6. What diagnostic utilities are available to find problems with
my connection?  Where can I get them?

Frequently used diagnostic utilities include ifconfig (checks the
configuration of the network interfaces), ping (tests IP layer
connectivity), traceroute (traces the route that a packet takes
between two sites), netstat (checks the routing table), tcpdump
(protocol analyzer), arp (looks at the IP to Ethernet address
mappings).

KA9Q includes ifconfig, ping and traceroute functions.  In KA9Q hop
check is the equivalent of traceroute.  The Trumpet TCP/IP stack also
has a hopchk2 command that is a traceroute equivalent.

The DNPAP tools (check the resource guide for listings) include
Ethernet packet catchers, networking monitors and a network host
profiler.

A-7. How do I install packet drivers for Windows applications?

The secret is to load the packet driver, then run Windows.

A-8. When do I need to install Winpkt?

James Harvey ([e-mail]) notes:
Winpkt is only useful running DOS applications with built-in TCP/IP
stacks under Windows, and for some Windows-based stacks (like the
Trumpet winsock.dll).  When an application registers with a packet
driver TSR to receive packets of a specified protocol type, one of the
things it hasto pass as a parameter to the packet driver in the call
is the address of a routine in the application that the packet driver
is to call when it has a packet to pass back to the application.  In
the case of an application running in 386 enhanced mode in a DOS shell
under Windows that is using a packet driver loaded in real mode before
Windows was loaded, the packet driver must ensure that Windows has the
application in memory when it does the callback, otherwise the callback
jumps off into space and your system locks up.  Winpkt does a Windows
system call to force the app into memory before the callback is done.

Erick Engelke ([e-mail]) notes:
Windows in enhanced mode uses the protected mode of the
386 CPU to create multiple virtual machines.  Winpkt tells
Windows to switch to the correct virtual machine before
trying to pass up the packet.  This reduces the chances of
Windows crashing.

A-9. How do I run both WinQVT/Net and ODI?

To do this, you need to install an ODI driver, and then use ODIPKT
to provide a packet driver style interface to WinQVT/Net. If you
are using other packet driver applications, you might also install
PKTMUX as well. The arrangement looks like:

                              WinQVT/Net  Trumpt, NCSA Telnet, PC Gopher
                                  \       /
                                   \   WINPKT
                                    \   /
                                    PKTMUX (opt.,use if >1 TCP/IP app.)
                                      |
                                      |
                    Novell            |
                        \            /
                      NETX         PKTINT
                          \        /
                        IPXODI   ODIPKT
                             \   /
                              \ /
                               |
                        ODI driver and LSL
                               |
                          Ethernet Card

A-10. Is it possible to use BOOTP over SLIP?

Yes, but it is easier to use dynamic address assignment to get your IP address
This is where the SLIP server outputs your IP address before switching
to SLIP.

If you need BOOTP, then you should run a BOOTP server on the SLIP
server so that it can tell which SLIP connection originated the
request. Of course, the BOOTP server will ignore the hardware address
of the request originator, but instead will keep track of the SLIP
interface the request came in on. See the question on adding BOOTP to
KA9Q for info on how to handle this on the PC. Under UNIX, you may
have to add BOOTP capability to your slip driver, and rebuild the
kernel. (Not recommended for the squimish).


A-11. How do SLIP drivers work?

Some TCP/IP applications are written to only support Class 1 (Ethernet)
packet drivers, but do not support Class 6 (SLIP). For these applications, you
need software to make the application think it is dealing with a class 1
interface. This is done by adding fake ethernet headers to incoming

SLIP packets and stripping the headers off outgoing packets.


A-12. When do I need to use PKTMUX?

PKTMUX is needed to allow you to use more than one TCP/IP stack at the same
time. This is useful if you have applications that require different stacks.
Note that you do not need PKTMUX to run different protocols, since packet
drivers only look at packets in the protocol they're designed to handle,
and therefore you can use more than one of these at a time without conflict.
You also don't need PKTMUX if all your applications use the same TCP/IP stack.


PKTMUX works by looking at outgoing datagrams, and caching information on
source and destination ports and addresses. Using this information, PKTMUX
tries to sort incoming datagrams by TCP/IP stack. If it can't figure out
which stack to send a datagram to (as might be the case if you were running
a server application on a well-known port, and had not sent any outgoing
packets yet), PKTMUX will send the datagram to all stacks. If all stacks
do not complain about the datagram, PKTMUX will throw away the ensuing outgoin
ICMP error message, assuming that one of the stacks correctly received
the datagram. If all stacks complain, it will send a single ICMP message
and throw the rest away.

While PKTMUX does its job very well, there are some situations that it cannot
handle, such as port conflicts. If two applications open the same TCP port,
chaos is inevitable, and there is little that PKTMUX can do to help.


A-13. Can NDIS be used underneath multiple protocol stacks of the same type?
No. There is no equivalent to PKTMUX for NDIS.

A-14. Is there an NDIS over Packet Driver Shim?
Joe Doupnik writes:

"No. Packet Drivers work by having an application register
for a particular packet TYPE, such as 0800 for IP. NDIS does works much
differently by offering a peekahead of every packet to applications in turn,
a polling operation. The only way NDIS could gracefully sit on a PD would
be to run the Packet Driver in all-types mode and let NDIS see all pkts
not used by other clients. Needless to say, that's an undesirable situation.
The quick solution, costing about US$100 (at least at my place,
more at yours) is a second Ethernet board in the client together with a
second IP address (most important, please)."

A-15. How do I run NetBIOS over TCP/IP?

NetBIOS over TCP/IP is discussed in RFCs 1001 and 1002.

Assuming you don't need any of the extensions to RFC NetBIOS
Microsoft created to make NetBIOS work smoothly in a routed environment
(available only in their IP stack), you can choose from a wide variety of
commercial vendors. For example, FTP Software's PC/TCP includes RFC NetBIOS
support; Performance Technologies has a NetBIOS that runs over packet drivers,
as does Accton (LANSoft).

A-16. How do I get my BBS to run over TCP/IP?

First off, let's clarify what we mean by "over TCP/IP." Usually
this means "accessible via Telnet." Be aware that doing this will
not necessarily work well, since few BBSes have been tested running
over TCP/IP. As a result you may experience frequent crashes, or
abominable transfer rates. For example, I have seen
transfer rates as low as 100 characters/second over a 14.4 Kbps
PPP connection which routinely supports 1600 cps transfers with
FTP.

This situation might be improved by running an FTP server instead.
This could be accomplished for example by running KA9Q in another
window under DesQView, or by putting the files on an NFS-mounted
drive, then using another machine as the FTP server.

One way to hook up a multi-line BBS is to use a terminal server,
and hook up the BBS's serial ports to that. The disadvantage of this is that
if your BBS is really big you will need multiple terminal servers
which will each have their own domain names and TCP/IP addresses.
Confusing.

Brian Clements of Murkworks has a better solution. This is to run
a terminal server NLM. This can hook up BBSes of arbitrary size,
all lines with a single TCP/IP address. This works along with
a FOSSIL compatible communications driver. For info, contact him
at [e-mail].

In this same vein, there is a line of TCP/IP FOSSIL drivers from
Daniel J. Karnes ([e-mail]) of NMS & Systems Engineering,
TASP Development Group, Silverado, CA 92676-0233, [phone].

According to Daniel:
"TASP installs in any IBM PC/AT/XT compatible system as a TSR and once
resident provides an application transparent interface layer for several
major networking protocols. TASP fully conforms to the FOSSIL specification,
which means that it will work with any program that can talk to a FOSSIL,
including Fido, WILDCAT!, PCBoard, Searchlight, and Waffle.

TASP is easily installed and can operate totally independent of any other
software. A user connects to TASP via a LAN, X.25 link or Internet SLIP
line and then TASP communicates with the application as if it were a
modem. All the application need to is to make Int 14 function calls to
talk to TASP. TASP can make use of the internal COM ports on your system,
a multiport or multimodem board, or an ethernet card. "

It may also be possible to use Int 14h redirection, as supported by
the WATTCP Int 14h redirection program (see below).
I haven't used this, but I have heard that it works with both WILDCAT!
and QMODEM Pro. If you know differently, please let me know.


A-17. Stick diagrams

It has been proposed that we begin to collect some diagrams of working
combinations of hardware, drivers, shims, stacks, and applications. I'm
game, and have made a start below. If you've got some other exotic
configuration that works (or if you've tried one of the configurations below
and discovered it doesn't work, drop me a line).

   Running an individual DOS application under Windows

    NCSA telnet / DOS Trumpet / POPmail/ PC Gopher III
                 |
             DOS Session
                 |
             Windows 3.1
                 |
               WinPKT
                 |
            Packet driver or Shim
                 |
                DOS


DOS Trumpet, NCSA Telnet, and WinQVT/Net over Ethernet under Windows

                                                QVT/NET
                                                   |
     TRUMPET                    NCSA telbin        |
       |                             |             |
     PKTDRV1                     PKTDRVn           |
       |                             |             |
     DOS Session                DOS Session    Windows Session
       +-----------+-----------------+             |
                   |                               |
                   +                               |
             WINDOWS 3.1 .............        WINDOWS 3.1
                   |                               |
                   |                      PKTINT(QVT/NET own)
                   |                               |
                   |                           PKTDRVx
                   +-------------------------------+
               PKTMUX n
                   |
          CryNwr Driver or SHIM
                   |
                  DOS

PC Gopher III, NCSA Telnet over CSLIP under Windows




  PC Gopher III                 NCSA telbin
       |                             |
     PKTDRV1                     PKTDRVn
       |                             |
     DOS Session                DOS Session
       +-----------+-----------------+
                   |
                   +
             WINDOWS 3.1
                   |
                   |
                   |
                   |
                   +
                PKTMUX n
                   |
               CSLIPPER
                   |
                  DOS
                   |
              Serial Port

PC Gopher II and Novell on a LAN - Alternative I

               NOVELL
PC Gopher        |
  III            |
   |             |
DOS Session    NETX
   |             |
 Windows 3.1     |
   |           PDIPX
  WINPKT        /
     \         /
      \       /
       \     /
        \   /
     Packet Driver
          |
         DOS
          |
     Ethernet card
          |
      Ethernet


PC Gopher III and Novell on a LAN - Alternative II

                                   PC-Gopher III
                                      |
                                  DOS Session
                                      |
                                  Windows 3.1
                                      |
                                    WINPKT
                                      |
                                      |
                    Novell            |
                        \            /
                      NETX         PKTINT
                          \        /
                        IPXODI   ODIPKT
                             \   /
                              \ /
                               |
                        ODI driver and LSL
                               |
                              DOS
                               |
                          Ethernet Card
                               |
                           Ethernet

WinQVT/Net and PC Gopher II and Novell over a LAN - Alternative I

PC Gopher
  III
   |             Win QVT/Net
 PKTDRV1            |
   |                |
DOS session      Windows 3.1
   |                |
Windows 3.1      PKTINT (QVT/NET own)
   |                |
   |             PKTDRVn
 WinPKT             |
   |                |          NOVELL
   +----------------+            |
   |                             |
   |                             |
 PKTMUX n                      NETX
   |                             |
    \                          PDIPX
     \                           |
      \                          |
       \                         |
        \                        |
     Packet Driver --------------+
          |
         DOS
          |
       Ethernet Card
          |
       Ethernet

WinQVT/Net, PC Gopher III and Novell over a LAN - Alternative II

                                                 QVT/Net
  PC Gopher III                 NCSA telbin        |
       |                             |             |
     PKTDRV1        .....        PKTDRVn           |
       |           |                 |             |
     DOS Session                DOS Session    Windows Session
       +-----------+-----------------+             |
                   |                               |

                   |                               |
             WINDOWS 3.1 .......................WINDOWS 3.1
                   |                               |
                   |                      PKTINT(QVT/NET own)
                   |                               |
                   |                           PKTDRVx
                   |                               |
                   |                               |
                   |                               |
                   |                               |
                   +------------------+------------+
                                      |
                    Novell            |
                        \            /
                      NETX         PKTMUX n (use if >1 TCP/IP app)
                          \        /
                        IPXODI   ODIPKT
                             \   /
                              \ /
                               |
                        ODI driver and LSL
                               |
                              DOS
                               |
                          Ethernet Card
                               |
                           Ethernet



PC Eudora and WinVN over CSLIP under Windows using Packet Driver
supporting stack

[Whether the TCP/IP stack is loaded before or after
Windows depends on the stack]


 PC Eudora    WinVN
     \         /
      \       /
       \     /
        \   /
       Winsock
          |
     Windows 3.1
          |
      TCP/IP Stack
 (Supports Packet Drivers)
          |
       CSLIPPER
          |
         DOS
          |
      Serial Port

PC Eudora and WinVN supporting Ethernet and CSLIP under Windows
using NDIS supporting stack [Chameleon]

[Note: this diagram requires a stack that routes]

 PC Eudora    WinVN
     \         /
      \       /
       \     /
        \   /
       Winsock
          |
      TCP/IP Stack
          |
      Windows v3.1
          |
          +------------------+
          |                  |
      NDIS Driver            |
          |                  |
         DOS              Serial Port
          |
     Ethernet card
          |
      Ethernet




PC Eudora and WinVN over CSLIP and Ethernet under Windows

[TCP/IP stack must support routing!]

 PC Eudora    WinVN
     \         /
      \       /
       \     /
        \   /
       Winsock
          |
      Windows 3.1
          |
       TCP/IP Stack
          |
         / \
        /   \
  CSLIPPER Packet Driver
      |       |
      |       |
   Serial  Ethernet card
    Port      |
              |
           Ethernet

WinQVT/Net (Windows Sockets version) and WinVN under Windows

  WinVN, WinQVT/Net (Winsock version), HGopher, Cello, PC Eudora, etc.
          |
       Winsock
          |
     TCP/IP Stack
          |
      Windows Session
          |
          |
       Windows 3.1
          |
          |
          |
  NDIS, Packet or ODI Driver
          |
         DOS
          |
       Ethernet

PC Eudora, WinVN, and PC Gopher III under Windows

         WinVN   PC Eudora
            \     /
 PC Gopher   \   /
  III         \ /
   |           |
 WINPKT      WinSock
     \         |
      \    TCP/IP Stack
       \     /
        \   /
         \ /
          |
        PKTMUX
          |
     Packet Driver
          |
         DOS
          |
     Ethernet Card
          |
       Ethernet

HGopher, PC Eudora, and WinVN Under Windows
(Whether the TCP/IP stack is loaded before or
after Windows depends on the stack)

       HGopher
         |
         |
   PC    |
 Eudora  |  WinVN
     \   |   /
      \  |  /
       \ | /
        \|/
       Winsock
         |
     Windows 3.1
         |
      TCP/IP Stack
         |
  NDIS, Packet, or ODI Driver
         |
        DOS
         |
   Ethernet Card
         |
     Ethernet

A-18. Strange and wonderful configuration files

Robert Clift ([e-mail]) writes:

"I have WinQVT/Net 3.4, PC Gopher III (including NCSA DOS Telnet), KA9Q
(gopher and FTP server), and POPMail all running together under Windows
over PKTMUX on a 3C503 packet driver (and ehternet card)."

Here is the stick diagram (yikes!):

Win/QVTNet 3.7     KA9Q Gopher      PC POPMail 3.2     PC Gopher III 1.01
on interrupt 65    & FTP Server           \                    /
    \                  |                    \                /
      \                |                      \            /
        \              |                        \        /
          \          PKTDRV                       PKTDRV
            \          |                            /
              \      DOS Session               DOS Session
                \      |                        /
                  \    |    -------------------
                    \  |  /
                  Windows 3.1
                       |
                     PKINT
                       |
         PKTDRV on Int 65 no listeners set
                       |
           PKTMUX 1.2 with 3 channels
                       |
          Clarkson 3C503 Packet Driver
                       |
                      DOS
                       |
           3Com Etherlink II/16 TP
                       |
                    Ethernet

NOTES:

Win/QVTNet must be loaded as the very first Windows application and must be
kept operating as long as your are in Windows.  It appears that its TCP/IP
stack does some strange things when it disconnects and kills access to the
actual packet driver.

I run PC gopher and POPMail alternatively, so they share one channel which
is allocated via PKTDRV before running the application and deallocated
after the application is finished (I usually throw in a reset command to
PMTMUX as well just to be safe).

To explain what is happening (as best I can since a lot of this came from
experimentation):

1.  The packet driver is loaded
2.  PKTMUX is run over the packet driver in order to multiplex it (in this
    case three channels).
3.  A virtual packet driver is loaded for Win/QVTNet on interrupt 65 and
    the packet driver is told that it is not to listen for any server
    requests.
4.  The PKINT shim is loaded over top of the virtual packet driver
5.  Start Windows and run Win/QVTNet as the first application, it must be
    kept running throughout the Windows session.
6.  Load a virtual packet driver from a DOS session and start KA9Q.  I use
    the following batch file to do this:

         c:\network\pktdrv 63 /l
         h:
         cd \
         net091b
         c:\network\pktdrv 63 /uu
         c:\network\pktmux /r

7.  Load a virtual packet driver and run PC Gopher or POPMail as needed.  I
    use the following batch files for PC Gopher and POPMail respectively:

         c:\network\pktdrv 63
         h:\goph-cli\gopher /T=h:\goph-cli\text /X=h:\goph-cli\binary
         c:\network\pktdrv 63 /uu


         c:\network\pktdrv 66 /c
         h:\popmail\popmail /noems
         c:\network\pktdrv 66 /uu

8.  The only problem seems to be that the NNTP module in Win/QVTNet will
    not operate correctly if POPMail is operating.  Otheriwse it seems to
    work okay without too many problems.

B. Hints for particular packages

B-1. What do I need to know before setting up SLIP or PPP?

Before setting up your SLIP or PPP connection, you should
have available the following information:

* The domain name and TCP/IP address of your host.
* Whether your TCP/IP address will be assigned statically,
  dynamically, or from the server.
* The domain name and TCP/IP address of your machine (if you are not
  configuring the address dynamically or via BOOTP)
* The domain name and TCP/IP address of the primary and secondary
  Domain Name Server.
* The subnet mask.
* The domain name and TCP/IP address of an NNTP server.
* Whether your host supports POP, and if so, what version.
* Whether the host supports compressed or uncompressed SLIP, or PPP.
* The size of the Maximum Receivable Unit (MRU).


Do not attempt to connect to your host before you have this
information, since it will just waste your time and money, and may
cause problems for the network.  In particular, do not attempt to
initiate a connection using a made up TCP/IP address! It is possible
that your made-up address may conflict with an existing address.

This is probably the quickest way to get people very angry at you.

Static addressing means that your TCP/IP address will always
be the same.  This makes it easy to configure your setup files.
Dynamic addressing means that the host will send you a message
containing your TCP/IP address when you log on. This can be
problematic if your software doesn't support grabbing the address
and inserting it into the setup files. If not, then you may have
to edit your setup files every time you log on. Yuck!

Chameleon NFS includes a version of SLIP which can handle dynamic
addressing. The most recent version of Novell's Lan Workplace for
DOS does as well.

If your software supports Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP), then you can
also determine your address by retrieving it from the BOOTP server.
PPP also supports server assignment of TCP/IP addresses.


B-2. How do I configure SLIPDISK?

SLIPDIAL is part of the SLIPDISK package for the PC, available via
anonymous FTP to boombox.micro.umn.edu, get /pub/
lipdial/slipdisk/slipdisk.zip.

It supports uncompressed SLIP via the UMSLIP driver, and is compatible
with versions of telnet, gopher, popmail, and ftp included in the package.
However, it is possible to use CSLIPPER with it instead.This package includes
the PHONE dialer.

From Ashok Aiyar, [e-mail]:

PHONE Script Files:

PHONE comes with several scripts (for various modems) and for the
University of Minnesota Terminal server built into it.  The command
PHONE WRITE writes these scripts to an ASCII file called PHONE.CMD,
which can be edited to your needs (modem and slip server)

The documentation that accompanies PHONE, provides good instructions on
writing script files to get PHONE to dial SLIP servers other than
the University of Minnesota server.  For example here is a script
that I use to dial a CISCO server at the University that I attend.

Background:  To start a SLIP connection, I dial our terminal server,
and login with a username and password.  After doing so, I start a SLIP
session with the following command "slip username-slip.dialin.cwru.edu",
followed by my password -- again.

Here then is the relevant portion of the PHONE.CMD script file -
#
# CWRU-TS2 SLIP login script by Ashok Aiyar 3/26/93
# Last revised 3/28/93
Procedure    Host.CWRU.Login
TimeOut 60      'CWRU-TS2 terminal server is not responding'
Message         "CWRU-TS2 SLIP login script -- Version 1.1"
Message         'Waiting for SLIP server to respond'
Quiet ON
Expect 'Verification'
Message         'Request for User Verification Received from CWRU-TS2'
Message         'Sending your user name and password'
Quiet OFF
Expect   'Username:'
Send '%u<'
Expect   'Password:'
Private
Send '%p<'
Reject    'Access denied'   'Your user name or password was not accepted'
TimeOut 30    'SLIP server did not respond to your validation request'
Expect 'CWRU-TS2>'
Send 'SLIP<'
TimeOut 10    'SLIP server did not respond to SLIP command'
Expect 'IP hostname or address:'
Send '%u-slip.dialin.cwru.edu<'
TimeOut 10 'SLIP server did not respond to hostname'
Reject    'Bad IP address'   'Incorrect Hostname'
Expect 'Password:'
Send '%p<'
Reject    'Access denied'    'Password not accepted.'
TimeOut 10
Expect 'Header Compression will match your system'
Message 'Login to CWRU SLIP server successful'
Wait 1.0
EndProcedure   Host.CWRU.Login
#
#
Procedure      Host.CWRU.LogOut
# Nothing special needs to be done to logout
EndProcedure   Host.CWRU.LogOut
#
#   End of Script file
#
----------------------------------------------------------------------
How to use packet drivers other than UMSLIP with PHONE?

The quick answer -- there is no "clean" way.  Below is a batch file
hack that I wrote to use PHONE with other packet drivers.  In this
example, the packet driver is Peter Tattam's CSLIPPER.  To use a
batch file like this, you must know the parameters with which you
plan to use the packet driver -- i.e interrupt vector, baud rate,
port address, and IRQ.  This batch file requires UMSLIP.COM,
CSLIPPER.EXE, and TERMIN.COM to be in the same directory
or in your path ...

All that the BATCH file does is to let you dial the SLIP connection
using PHONE, load the appropriate packet driver, hangup the
connection, and unload the driver when you are done ...

-- being CWRUSLIP.BAT --
@echo off
rem   this batch file is an ugly hack of U. of Minn. "SLIP.BAT"
rem   awaiting a version of C/SLIPPER that can directly interact
rem   with PHONE
rem   CWRUSLIP.BAT file is used with PHONE.EXE to start a SLIP
rem   connection on CWRU-TS2
rem   last modified 3/28/93 -- Ashok Aiyar

@echo off
cls
goto start

:start
if %1. == ?.         goto help
if %1. == help.      goto help
if %1. == setup.     goto setup
if %1. == dial.      goto forceD
if %1. == hangup.    goto forceH
if %1. == quit.      goto forceH
if %1. == HELP.      goto help
if %1. == SETUP.     goto setup
if %1. == DIAL.      goto forceD
if %1. == QUIT.      goto forceH
goto bogus
goto unload

:forceH
termin 0x60
umslip >nul
phone force hangup
goto unload

:slipper
termin 0x60
REM  the following line must be changed to reflect the COM port,
REM  IRQ, baud rate, and software interrupt
lh c:\packet\cslipper com1 vec=60 baud=57600 ether
goto end

:forceD
termin 0x60
umslip >nul
phone force dial
goto slipper

:setup
termin 0x60
umslip >nul
phone setup
goto help

:unload
termin 0x60
goto end

:bogus
echo %1 is not a valid command.
echo Try "cwruslip help" for a list of valid commands
echo.

:help
echo --------------------------------------------------------------
echo           Case Western Reserve University SLIP Setup
echo                  using Univ. of Minnesota PHONE
echo --------------------------------------------------------------
echo cwruslip setup     modem settings, phone number, username etc.
echo.
echo cwruslip dial      DIAL and establish the SLIP connection
echo cwruslip quit      HANGUP the phone and unload the driver
echo cwruslip help      this screen
echo.

:end
-- end CWRUSLIP.BAT --


B-3. What version of KA9Q should I use and where do I
get it?

I have tried the latest version of KA9Q (January 1993), but found that it
locked up my machine, and have gone back to v2.1.

From [e-mail] (Michael Bernardi):

"Demon Internet Services have a dialin Internet service in the UK.
They also support a customised version of KA9Q optimised for
dialup, they also support the PCElm mailer, SNEWS news reader and
a customised front end. There is also a combined NEWS and MAIL
program called CPPNEWS and an alternative MAIL program called
VIEW, these last are unsupported by [e-mail] but other
DIS users do support them. All these programs can be found on
ftp.demon.co.uk in the pub/ibmpc/ directory, and are written to
work with KA9Q (specifically the DIS version)."

Anthony McCarthy has added a multi-windowing system to KA9Q that
supports the mouse, which has been recommended. See Resource
listings for info.


B-4. What do I need to run KA9Q? Why won't it do VT-100 emulation?

KA9Q is usually run from a startup script, such as my script
startnos.bat:

\nos\drivers\8003pkdr
\nos\net -d \nos

Here I first load the packet drivers for my 8003 Ethernet card, then
run KA9Q (known as net.exe).

The KA9Q package then reads commands from a configuration file, called
AUTOEXEC.NOS.

For VT100 emulation with KA9Q, try using Giles Todd's VT102.COM,
available via ftp from ftp.demon.co.uk, cd /pub/ibmpc/DIS.


B-5. How do I configure KA9Q as a SLIP connection?  a router?

Here is a sample CSLIP only configuration file:

# Set the host name
#
hostname aboba.slip.netcom.com
ip address [192.187.134.3]
#
#
#
# Configure COM3 on Interrupt 5, at 38400 bps with
# RTS/CTS (c) and Van Jacobson Compression (v) and MTU = 1008
#
attach asy 0x3e8 5 VJSLIP sl0 8092 1008 38400 cv
ifconfig sl0 netmask 255.255.255.252
#
#
#
route add default sl0
# route all packets over sl0 by default (sl0 is the route to
# the Internet)
#
# Time To Live is the maximum number of hops a packet can take
# before it is thrown away.  This command prevents an inadvertent
# infinite loop from occuring with packets in the network.
#
ip ttl 400
#
#-------------------------------------------------
#
# The Maximum Segment Size is the largest single transmission that
# you care to receive.  An mss of 216 will force folks to send you
# packets of 256 characters or less (counting the overhead).

#
tcp mss 1048
#
#-------------------------------------------------
#
# The Window parameter establishes the maximum number of bytes that
# may be outstanding before your system expects an ack.  If window is
# twice as big as mss, for example, there will be two active packets
# on the channel at any given time.  Large values of window provide
# improved throughput on full-duplex links, but are a problem on the
# air.  Keep mss <= window <= 2*mss if you're on the air.
#
#
tcp window 6888
#
#-------------------------------------------------
#
# This entry will open net.log in the \spool directory and will
# record the server activity of your system.  If you don't want a log,
# comment out this line; if you do, make sure you have a \spool
# directory!
#
log \spool\net.log
#
#-------------------------------------------------
#
# Each of the servers (services you will provide) must be turned
# on before they will be active.  The following entries turn all
# of them on.  To turn any function off use the command 'stop' after
# NET gets fired up, or just comment out the line here.
#
start ftp
start echo
start discard
#start telnet
start smtp
#
isat on
#
domain addserver 192.100.81.101
domain addserver 192.100.81.105
smtp gateway 140.174.7.1
#
#
#  Display Name and IP Address
#
hostname
ip address
#
# Just for yucks, lets try calling the other end.
comm sl0 atdt14082411528
# THE END

After executing this setup file, you should hear the modem dial out
to your SLIP host. Enter TIP sl0 at the prompt to be connected to the
SLIP interface. You will then see your hosts's login prompt. Give
the login name and password, and when you go into SLIP mode, hit
F10 to get back to the prompt. Note that newer versions of KA9Q
may not be compatible with the comm command, since they support
more sophisticated dialing scripts.

Type RESET 1 at the prompt. This moves session 1 from tip mode into
SLIP mode. Type another RESET to kill any residual processes that
may be operating.

At this point you should have a functioning connection. You might
try to ping your host via the command:
PING <host adddress>
If this works, you will then see the round trip time to your host,
in milliseconds.

Other possible diagnostic commands:

ASYSTAT <interface>     Gives statistics on packets received, sent, etc.
TRACE <interface> 1011  Shows incoming characters
RIP TRACE 1             Traces RIP packets
HOPCHK <address>        Traces the route to the designated system. Useful
                        for figuring out routing problems.

Routing

The KA9Q configuration that follows uses two interfaces, one a CSLIP
interface to an annex terminal server (sl0), the other an Ethernet
interface (lan) with another machine (a NeXT) attached.

Note the use of Van Jacobson compression (v) on the slip line, as well
as the strange interrupt settings (Interrupt 5, port is COM3).  One of
the nice things about KA9Q is that it is flexible enough to deal with
such situations.

Here is a sample router configuration file:

# Set the host name
#
hostname gate.slip.holonet.net
#
#
# Configure COM3 on Interrupt 5, at 38400 bps with
# RTS/CTS (c) and Van Jacobson Compression (v)
#
attach asy 0x3e8 5 VJSLIP sl0 8092 576 38400 cv
ifconfig sl0 ipaddress [157.151.0.253] netmask 255.255.255.0
#
# FTP, Inc., compatible packet driver installed at software interrupt number
# 0x60; probably an Ethernet card of some kind.
#
attach packet 0x60 lan 2 1500
ifconfig lan ipaddress [157.151.64.1] netmask 255.255.255.0
#
route add default sl0
# The local Ethernet has a Class C network address so
# route all IP addresses beginning with 157.151.64 to it.
route add 157.151.64/24 lan
#
#
# Time To Live is the maximum number of hops a packet can take
# before it is thrown away.  This command prevents an inadvertent
# infinite loop from occuring with packets in the network.
#
ip ttl 400
#
#-------------------------------------------------
#
# The Maximum Segment Size is the largest single transmission that
# you care to receive.  An mss of 216 will force folks to send you
# packets of 256 characters or less (counting the overhead).
#
tcp mss 576
#
#-------------------------------------------------
#
# The Window parameter establishes the maximum number of bytes
# that may be outstanding before your system expects an ack.
# If window is twice as big as mss, for example, there will be two
# active packets on the channel at any given time.  Large values of
# window provide improved throughput on full-duplex links, but are a
# problem on the air.  Keep  mss <= window <= 2*mss if you're on the air.
#
#
tcp window 6888
#
#-------------------------------------------------
#
# This entry will open net.log in the \spool directory and will
# record the server activity of your system.  If you don't want a log,
# comment out this line; if you do, make sure you have a \spool
# directory!
#
log \spool\net.log
#
#-------------------------------------------------
#
# Each of the servers (services you will provide) must be turned
# on before they will be active.  The following entries turn all
# of them on.  To turn any function off use the command 'stop' after
# NET gets fired up, or just comment out the line here.
#
start ftp
start echo
start discard
#start telnet
start smtp
#
isat on
#
domain addserver 157.151.0.2
domain addserver 157.151.0.1
smtp gateway 157.151.0.2
#
#
# Use Router Information Protocol (RIP) to inform the router at
# 157.151.0.253 about the existence of the local network. Send
# RIP packets every 240 seconds.
rip add 157.151.0.253 240
#
#
# Just for yucks, lets try calling the other end...
#
comm sl0 atdt7041063
#
# THE END

Here is another routing configuration file, using proxy arp:

# Set the host name
#
hostname gate.slip.holonet.net
#
#
# Configure COM3 on Interrupt 5, at 38400 bps with
# RTS/CTS (c) and Van Jacobson Compression (v)
#
attach asy 0x3e8 5 VJSLIP sl0 8092 576 38400 cv
ifconfig sl0 ipaddress [157.151.0.253] netmask 255.255.255.0
#
# FTP, Inc., compatible packet driver installed at software interrupt number
# 0x60; probably an Ethernet card of some kind.
#
attach packet 0x60 lan 2 1500
ifconfig lan ipaddress [157.151.64.1] netmask 255.255.255.0
#
#  Set Routing Tables
#
#
route add default sl0
# The local Ethernet has a Class C network address so
# route all IP addresses beginning with 157.151.64 to it.
route add 157.151.64/24 lan
#
#  Use Proxy ARP
#
arp publish 157.151.64.1 ether 00:00:c0:33:f3:13
arp publish 157.151.64.254 ether 00:00:c0:33:f3:13
#
#  For PC AT
#
isat on
#
# Add Domain Name Servers
#
domain addserver 157.151.0.2
domain addserver 157.151.0.1
smtp gateway 157.151.0.2
#
#
# Time To Live is the maximum number of hops a packet can take
# before it is thrown away.  This command prevents an inadvertent
# infinite loop from occuring with packets in the network.
#
ip ttl 400
#
#-------------------------------------------------
#
# The Maximum Segment Size is the largest single transmission that
# you care to receive.  An mss of 216 will force folks to send you
# packets of 256 characters or less (counting the overhead).
#
tcp mss 576
#
#-------------------------------------------------
#
# The Window parameter establishes the maximum number of bytes
# that may be outstanding before your system expects an ack.
# If window is twice as big as mss, for example, there will be two
# active packets on the channel at any given time.  Large values of
# window provide improved throughput on full-duplex links, but are a
# problem on the air.  Keep  mss <= window <= 2*mss if you're on the air.
#
#
tcp window 6888
#
#-------------------------------------------------
#
# This entry will open net.log in the \spool directory and will
# record the server activity of your system.  If you don't want a log,
# comment out this line; if you do, make sure you have a \spool
# directory!
#
log \spool\net.log
#
#-------------------------------------------------
#
# Each of the servers (services you will provide) must be turned
# on before they will be active.  The following entries turn all
# of them on.  To turn any function off use the command 'stop' after
# NET gets fired up, or just comment out the line here.
#
start ftp
start echo
start discard
#start telnet
start smtp
#
#  Display Name and IP Address
#
hostname
ip address
#
# Just for yucks, lets try calling the other end.
comm sl0 atdt7041063
# THE END



B-6  How do I get KA9Q to support BOOTP?

Steven L. Johnson ([e-mail]) notes:

  KA9Q does have a bootp client but it is not compiled in by default.
  It has a bug that truncates the returned ip address to 16 bits
  which must be corrected before it will work.  It also complains
  about bootp servers that only support RFC 951 bootp without RFC
  1084 (or 1048) vendor extensions.  Other than that it seems to work
  for me.

  To enable the bootp client, add the following line to config.h:

    #define BOOTP 1

  To correct the ip address truncation problem, in bootp.c change:

                Ip_addr = (int) reply.yiaddr.s_addr;    /* yiaddr */
                          ^^^^^problem
  at line 188 to:

                Ip_addr = (int32) reply.yiaddr.s_addr;    /* yiaddr */
                          ^^^^^^^solution

  And of course, recompile.

  This worked on the src1229 (1991) version and may work on the
  most recent version.  I did check to make sure that the bug still
  exists, but I haven't rechecked whether there are additional
  problems in the new version.


B-7  How do I get DesQView X to run over the network?

V1.0 of DesQView X did not include a TCP/IP protocol stack.
Surprise! The FTP software stack or Novell stack was needed to
make it work.  They've corrected the situation in subsequent
revisions.  Contact QuarterDeck for assistance.

[pricing and availability, anyone?]

B-8. Why is NFS so slow compared with FTP?

NFS usually runs over RPC via UDP, rather than utilizing TCP. NFS only
acknowledges a write request when the disk completes; there
are no sliding windows as in TCP. This makes NFS fairly inefficient.

Frances K. Selkirk ([e-mail] ) notes:

"There are NFS implementations that use TCP. They are only
faster over WANs. UDP is faster over most normally functioning LANs.
The lockstep paradigm is inherent to NFS, but some implementations
provide the ability to violate it - a speed win when the net is
reliable, a loss when it is not.

Whatever the transport, NFS will have more overhead than TCP, because
it is trying to transparently imitate an OS, and has to do a lot of
shuffling and translating."

B-9  How do I get KA9Q to support PPP?

Here is a sample ppp configuration file:

# Set the host name
#
hostname aboba.slip.netcom.com
ip address [192.187.134.3]
#
#
#
# Configure COM3 on Interrupt 5, at 38400 bps with
# MTU = 1008
#
attach asy 0x3e8 5 ppp pp0 8092 1008 38400
dialer pp0 dialer.ppp
ifconfig pp0 netmask 255.255.255.252
ppp pp0 trace 2
ppp pp0 quick
ppp pp0 lcp open
ppp pp0 ipcp open
#
#
#
route add default pp0
# route all packets over pp0 by default (pp0 is the route to
# the Internet)
#
# Time To Live is the maximum number of hops a packet can take
# before it is thrown away.  This command prevents an inadvertent
# infinite loop from occuring with packets in the network.
#
ip ttl 400
#
#-------------------------------------------------
#
# The Maximum Segment Size is the largest single transmission that
# you care to receive.  An mss of 216 will force folks to send you
# packets of 256 characters or less (counting the overhead).
#
tcp mss 1048
#
#-------------------------------------------------
#
# The Window parameter establishes the maximum number of bytes that
# may be outstanding before your system expects an ack.  If window is
# twice as big as mss, for example, there will be two active packets
# on the channel at any given time.  Large values of window provide
# improved throughput on full-duplex links, but are a problem on the
# air.  Keep mss <= window <= 2*mss if you're on the air.
#
#
tcp window 6888
#
#-------------------------------------------------
#
# This entry will open net.log in the \spool directory and will
# record the server activity of your system.  If you don't want a log,
# comment out this line; if you do, make sure you have a \spool
# directory!
#
log \spool\net.log
#
#-------------------------------------------------
#
# Each of the servers (services you will provide) must be turned
# on before they will be active.  The following entries turn all
# of them on.  To turn any function off use the command 'stop' after
# NET gets fired up, or just comment out the line here.
#
start ftp
start echo
start discard
#start telnet
start smtp
#
isat on
#
domain addserver 192.100.81.101
domain addserver 192.100.81.105
smtp gateway 140.174.7.1
#
#
#  Display Name and IP Address
#
hostname
ip address
#
# THE END

In file dialer.ppp:

control down
wait 1000
control up
wait 1000
wait 2000
send "at\r"
wait 3000 "OK"
send "atdt8659004\r"
wait 60000 "login: "
send "<userID>\r"
wait 5000 "word:"
wait 1000
send "<password>\r"


B-10. How do I get KA9Q to support SLIP dialin?

If you are willing to settle for little or no security, there is not
much you have to change to allow a KA9Q system to receive calls, as
opposed to originating them. These should include:

1. Setting the system to autoanswer, via use of the ATS0=1 command to
the modem.

2. Setting up a trace on the router end, to figure out if it's working,
via the command:
TRACE <interface> 1011, where <interface> = sl0 for SLIP, or another
value such as LAN or ether0 for the Ethernet interface. It's probably
a good idea to put a trace on all interfaces until the system is
shaken down.

Note that without addition of a special dialing script, this setup
is completely insecure!

B-11. Where can I get information on running Novell and TCP/IP
      concurrently?

The bit.listserv.novell group (NOVELL@SUVM) regularly posts a FAQ
which includes information on concurrent use of TCP/IP and Novell
IPX.

B-12. What Novell TCP/IP NLMs are out there and how do I get them to
work?

There are publicly distributable FTP daemon and BOOTP NLMs for
NetWare v3.11. Some have noted that these NLMs tend to crash the
server after a few hours. [Anyone with better success?] See
the Resource Listings for info.

B-13. How do I get a telecommunications package supporting Int 14h
to work?

Int 14h support is becoming increasing common, with vendors such as
Mustang (QMODEM Pro) having included this feature.

Aside from commercial stacks (such as FTP's PC/TCP),
try the TCPPORT program in WATTCP, available via ftp
dorm.rutgers.edu, get /pub/msdos/wattcp/apps.zip.

B-14. How do I get SLIP working with NDIS products such as
Windows For Workgroup TCP/IP?

Rumour has it that there is a serial NDIS driver available called
NBR11. This is available via ftp complab.gtri.gatech.edu,
cd /pub/lanman/ndis.

B-15. How do I get Windows For Workgroups to work alongside Novell?

ODINSUP from Novell is an NDIS over ODI shim. This allows you to run
software requiring ODI drivers, as well as software requiring NDIS
drivers. Since IPX and TCP/IP are different protocols, you will not
need to run PKTMUX.

Available via ftp.novell.com,
cd /netwire/novfiles/client.kit/doswin/files/WSDOS1.EXE.

B-16. NCSA Telnet doesn't reassemble fragments. What should I do?

Yell at the folks at NCSA to fix the problem, and to notify all
the people who are using the same TCP/IP code to insert the fix in
their software as well. This problem is really common, and
very annoying, and affects NCSA Telnet as well as PC Gopher III,
and POPmail. One possible workaround is to set the MTU to 576,
but this will not always work.

Since Matthew Kaufman ([e-mail]) has
provided the following explanation and fix, as detailed
below, there is really no good reason for this bug not
to be squashed soon:

How to get rid of the message:
"IP: fragmented packet received, frags not supported"
(assuming you have a C compiler and source code)

Many people on the net have complained that NCSA Telnet
(among other useful PC TCP/IP programs) doesn't properly handle
fragmented IP packets. this problem becomes especially evident if
any of your packets are arriving over SLIP connections.
I figured that the fastest way to get it to work would be to go
ahead and do it myself rather than wait for it to get to the
top of the list of desired features.

MANY other programs have used the NCSA TCP/IP implementation, so
if you maintain a program which does, PLEASE add this fix.
I (and MANY OTHERS) are unable to use your software until you do.

I posted the basic form of this fix around the beginning of the year,
but it didn't seem to make it into several subsequent versions of
related software, so I am posting and mailing this once again, in
a revised form, with helpful hints at the end.

I request only the following in return:
    This software revision is in the public domain. It may be
    used anywhere without further permission from the author.
    Please credit the origin of the fix in your release notes
    or bug fix document. (I am "Matthew Kaufman, [e-mail]")
    If you are the official maintainer of a software package
    which you have added this fix to, please send me an
    email note letting me know that the fix made it in.
    (So I don't need to worry that, for instance, the next
    version of NCSA Telnet or WinQVT/Net isn't going to
    include this) And, please add this fix as soon as possible.

So here's my fix:

The following are the changes to the NCSA Telnet TCP/IP engine to add
support for IP fragment reassembly. I also know how to make telnet compile
properly under Borland C without running out of space in DGROUP (see the end o
 this)

if you have any questions, you can reach me at:
[e-mail]. I am willing to help, within the limits of my schedule.

changes follow:

file: engine\ip.c (the only file that needs to change)

delete the following:
>/*
>*  We cannot handle fragmented IP packets yet, return an error
>*/
>
>    if(p->i.frags &0x20) {           /* check for a fragmented packet */
>        netposterr(304);
>        return(1);
>      }

----------
after the line:
>    iplen-=hlen;

but before the lines:
> /*
> *  check to make sure that the packet is for me.


add this:

        /* check for fragment and handle. note that the &0x20 above is WRONG *
    if(p->i.frags)           /* NOW check for a fragmented packet - mtk add*/
    {
        ipfraghandle(p,iplen);  /* pass in computed iplen to save time */
        return(1);
      }

----------
and then, at the end of that file (ip.c) add this:

/*
* IP Fragment Reassembly Hack
* by Matthew T Kaufman ([e-mail])
* 1/1993, 8/1993
*/

typedef struct ipb {
        DLAYER d;
        IPLAYER i;
        uint8 data[4104];       /* "Big Enough" */
}FIPKT;

#define IPF_CHUNKS 513 /* 4104 / 8 */
#define IPF_BITWORDS 18  /* 513 / 32 round up + 1*/
#define IPF_BUFFERS 7  /* Max # of different fragmented pkts in transit */

typedef struct {
        FIPKT pkt;
        unsigned long bits[IPF_BITWORDS];
        int lastchunk;
        unsigned long lasttime;
        unsigned int iplen;
}FPBUF;

static FPBUF far Frag[IPF_BUFFERS];

ipfraghandle(IPKT *p, int iplen)
{

        uint16 fraginfo;
        uint16 foffset;
        uint16 iden;
        FPBUF far *buf;
        int i;

        fraginfo = intswap(p->i.frags);
        foffset = fraginfo & (0x1fff);
#define morefrags (fraginfo & (0x2000))

        iden = intswap(p->i.ident);

/* we already KNOW that this IS fragmented */
/* see if we can find any friends who've already arrived... */

        buf = (FPBUF *) 0L;
        for(i=0; i<IPF_BUFFERS; i++)
        {
                if(p->i.ident == Frag[i].pkt.i.ident)
                {
                        buf = &(Frag[i]);
                        goto foundfriend;
                }
        }
        /* otherwise, we must be the first one here */
        {
                long oldtime = 0x7fffffff;
                int oldest = 0;

                for(i=0; i<IPF_BUFFERS; i++)
                {
                        if(Frag[i].lasttime == 0)       /* unused buffer? */
                        {
                                buf = &(Frag[i]);
                                goto foundempty;
                        }

                        if(Frag[i].lasttime < oldtime)  /* track LRU */
                        {
                                oldtime = Frag[i].lasttime;
                                oldest = i;
                        }
                }

                /* if we're here, we need to reuse LRU */

                buf = &(Frag[oldest]);

foundempty:     ;
                /* initialize new buffer */
                /* time will be filled in later */

                for(i=0; i<IPF_BITWORDS; i++) buf->bits[i] = 0L; /* reset */
                buf->lastchunk = 0;     /* reset */
                /* fill in the header with the current header */
                movmem(p,&(buf->pkt), sizeof(DLAYER) + sizeof(IPLAYER) );
        }


foundfriend: ;

        /* now, deal with this specific fragment... */
        /* copy data */
        movmem(&(p->x.data),&(buf->pkt.data[8 * foffset]),iplen);
        /* update rx chunks information */
        for(i=foffset; i<= (foffset+(iplen / 8)); i++)
        {
                buf->bits[i/32] |= (unsigned long) (1L<<(i % 32));
        }

        if(!morefrags)
        {
                /* now we can tell how long the total thing is */
                buf->iplen = (8*foffset)+iplen;
                buf->lastchunk = foffset;
                        /* actually, lastchunk is more than this, but it */
                        /* IS true that we only need to check through    */
                        /* this foffset value to make sure everything has */
                        /* arrived  -mtk */
        }

        /* now touch the time field, for buffer LRU */
        buf->lasttime = clock();

        /* check to see if there are fragments missing */

        if(buf->lastchunk == 0)
        {
                /* we haven't even gotten a fragment with a cleared MORE */
                /* FRAGMENTS flag, so we're missing THAT piece, at least */
                return 1;
        }
        for(i=0; i<= buf->lastchunk; i++)
        {
                /* scanning to see if we have everything */
                if(0 == ((buf->bits[i/32]) & (unsigned long)(1L<<(i % 32))) )
                {
                        return 1;       /* still waiting for more */
                }
        }

        /*  otherwise, done waiting... use the packet we've gathered */
        /* first clear stuff from fragment buffer: */
        buf->lasttime = 0L;     /* mark as free to take */
        buf->lastchunk = 0;     /* need to do this, because we use it as fla
 */
        buf->pkt.i.ident = 0;   /* so we don't find this later */
        buf->pkt.i.frags = 0;   /* in case anybody above us checks */
        /* then send it on its way... */

    if(!comparen(nnipnum,p->i.ipdest,4)) {     /* potential non-match */
        if(comparen(nnipnum,junk,4) && p->i.protocol==PROTUDP)
            return(udpinterpret((UDPKT *)p,iplen));
        return(1);              /* drop packet */
      } /* end if */

        switch (buf->pkt.i.protocol) {        /* which protocol */
                case PROTUDP:
                return(udpinterpret((UDPKT *)&(buf->pkt),buf->iplen));

                case PROTTCP:
                return(tcpinterpret((TCPKT *)&(buf->pkt),buf->iplen));

                case PROTICMP:
                return(icmpinterpret((ICMPKT *)&(buf->pkt),buf->iplen));

        default:
                netposterr(303);
                return(1);
        }


}

*** helpful hint:

if you run out of space in DGROUP, its because your compiler doesn't
place each 'far' data object in its own segment. To make things work,
you need to make the raw packet buffer be in its own segment.
Here's how:
in include/pcdefs.h search for:

-->  unsigned char far raw[17000];

 (the 17000 might be some other number... smaller, if someone tried to
  fix this before)
 and change to

-->  unsigned char far raw[17000]={0,0};        /* force into own segment */

C. Information for developers

C-1. What publicly distributable TCP/IP stacks are there that I can
     use to develop my own applications?

In writing an application, you can use device drivers provided by
particular vendors, or you can opt for an Application Binary Interface (ABI)
that supports multiple TCP/IP protocol stacks, such as Winsock. For a given
version of Windows, Winsock is an ABI for both Windows 3.x and Windows NT
(via the NT Win16 subsystem).

Device drivers are included with PC-NFS and Beame & Whiteside's
BW-TCP.  Free examples of ABIs are the WATTCP API, the NCSA API
(public domain), the Trumpet ABI from Peter Tattum, and the NuPOP ABI.

As Mark Towfiq notes, all major TCP/IP vendors will be implementing
Windows Sockets:

Company                         BETA    FINAL
---------------------------------------------
3Com Corp                       Q1 '93  Q2 '93
Beame & Whiteside               ?       ?
Distinct Corp                   Q3 '92  Shipping
FTP Software                    Q4 '92  Shipping
Frontier Technologies           Q3 '92  Shipping
IBM                             Q4 '92  Q1 '93
JSB Corporation                 Q4 '92  Q4 '92
Lan Design                      Q4 '92  Q1 '93
Microdyne                       Q4 '92  Q1 '93
Microsoft (Windows NT 32-bit)   Q3 '92  Q2 '93
Microsoft (Windows NT 16-bit)   Q4 '92  Q2 '93
Microsoft (Windows 3.x 16-bit)  Q4 '92  Q2 '93
NetManage                       Q4 '92  Q4 '92
Network Research                ?       ?
Novell                          ?       ?
Sun Microsystems                Q4 '92  First Half '93
Ungermann Bass                  ?       ?
Walker Richer Quinn             Q4 '92  Q1 '93
Wollongong                      Q4 '92  Q1 '93

Source: Martin Hall ([e-mail]), available via ftp sunsite.unc.edu,
get/pub/micro/pc-stuff/ms-windows/winsock/vendors.


C-2. Where can I get a copy of the Windows Sockets FAQ?

A separate developer-oriented FAQ file about Windows Sockets created
by Mark Towfiq is available on
SunSite.UNC.EDU:/pub/micro/pc-stuff/ms-windows/winsock/FAQ
and Microdyne.COM:/pub/winsock/FAQ

An alternative source for the FAQ is rhino.microsoft.com.


RESOURCE LISTING

Key

Downright speculation = I have not used this product personally, nor
has anyone I know.  However, the specifications sounded interesting,
so it's included.

Suggestion = I have not used this enough to pass judgement, but it
has come to me recommended by someone I respect.

Recommendation = I use this package regularly, and like it.

BOOKS

Downright speculation
NOSintro - An Introduction to the KA9Q Network Operating System
Price: 11.50 Pounds sterling, plus postage and handling.
U.S. price, including shipping:  17.34 pounds sterling

This book by Ian Wade (author of NOSView) thoroughly covers
KA9Q. Publisher is Dowermain, 356 pages, 35 chapters, 6 appendices,
illustrated. ISBN 1-897649-00-2.

Dowermain, Ltd., 7 Daubeney Close, Harlington, DUNSTABLE, Bedfordshire,

LU5 6NF, United Kingdom, email  [e-mail]. Written orders only,
no U.S. distributor yet.

Recommendation
InfoPOP - Guide to Internet Resources   Free

InfoPOP/Windows is a smallish guide to the Internet in the form of a
Windows Help application. InfoPOP/DOS is a TSR with the same content.

Available via ftp gmuvax2.gmu.edu, or the fenwick.gmu.edu gopher
 Computers/Info-Technology/Software
  |___under Software available on this  Gopher



MAILING LISTS

Windows Sockets

[e-mail]
[e-mail]

W3 for Windows

mail [e-mail], with

         sub cello-l your full name

in the body of the message.

Firewalls

mail [e-mail], with
        sub firewalls-digest

in the body of the message. Back issues
are available at ftp.greatcircle.com:/pub/firewalls.digest/vNN.nMMM.Z
where NN is the volume number and MMM is the issue number.


PUBLICLY DISTRIBUTABLE SOFTWARE

DRIVERS

Recommendation
Crynwr drivers  free
Support Contact Crynwr for info

The Crynwr drivers, also known as the Clarkson University CUTCP
drivers, support many Ethernet adapter boards.  The drivers are also
compatible with Novell Netware, so that you can both Novell and

TCP/IP at the same time.  Ethernet adapter boards from 3COM,
Telesystems, AT&T, Digital, Mitel, HP, BICC, NCR, Novell, Interlan,
MICOM, Racal/Interlan, NTI, Tiara, Ungermann-Bass, and Western
Digital are supported.

The Packet Driver Specification v1.09 is available by ftp to
vax.ftp.com, get /pub/packet-d.ascii, /pub/packet-d.mss [check this]

Drivers available from EXEC-PC, Winnet, or ftp sun.soe.clarkson.edu,
get /pub/packet-drivers/drivers.zip.  PC-NFS drivers available in
/pub/packet-drivers/compat.tar.Z (requires Sun's PC-NFS)

The drivers are also available via ftp wsmr-simtel20.army.mil, cd
pd1:<msdos.pktdrvr>, get drivers.zip, drivers1.zip, drivers2.zip
Other mirrored archives include oak.oakland.edu, wuarchive.wustl.edu,
ftp.uu.net, nic.funet.fi, src.doc.ic.ac.uk, nic.switch.ch, archie.au,
nctuccca.edu.tw.

EXEC-PC,P.O. Box 57, Elm Grove, WI 53122, [phone] (Voice),
[phone] (data)

Crynwr Software, 11 Grant St., Potsdam, NY 13676, [phone],
Fax: [phone], email: [e-mail]


Downright Speculation
Slipper v1.3    Free

An improved version of the SLIP8250 driver included with SLIPDISK.
It's faster, allowing SLIP operation at up to 38.4 Kbps on a 486.
Supports PKTMUX.

Available from
ftp.utas.edu.au, get /pc/trumpet/slipper/slipper.zip

P. Tattam, Programmer, Psychology Department, University of Tasmania,
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 61-02-202346,
email: [e-mail]

Downright Speculation
CSLIPPER        Free

A SLIP driver which supports Van Jacobson header compression.
Supports PKTMUX when used in ethernet simulation mode.
Available from
biochemistry.cwru.edu, get /pub/slipper/cslipper.exe.

Downright Speculation
ETHERPPP        Free

Glenn McGregor, formerly of Merit Network, has released a new ETHERPPP packet
driver that appears as a class 1 packet driver. Available from ftp merit.edu,
cd /pub/ppp

Downright Speculation
BOOTPQ         Free

BOOTPQ can take configuration parameters extracted via BOOTP and
insert them into a file or environmental variables.

Available via ftp biochemistry.bioc.cwru.edu, get /pub/dos/bootpq12.zip

Downright Speculation
PKTMUX v1.2     Free

This program allows multiple TCP/IP protocol stacks to use a single
packet driver.

Available via ftp sunee.uwaterloo.ca, get /pub/wattcp/pktmux12.exe,
also via ftp ib.rl.ac.uk, get /PCSOFT.192/PKTMUX12.EXE.
[Available at dorm.rutgers.edu?]

Downright speculation
NDIS shim free

Provides a packet driver over an NDIS driver. This is useful when you
need to run both packet driver software (such as KA9Q or NCSA Telnet)
and NDIS-based software (such as Chameleon NFS).

Available via ftp to vax.ftp.com, cd /pub/packet.driver/pubdom/ndis,
get dis_pkt.asm, dis_pkt.dos, protman.sys, readme.

Also via ftp to netlab.usu.edu, cd /novell, get dis_pkt.zip
ftp hsdndev.harvard.edu, get /pub/dis_pkt/dis_pktx.asm (experimental)
ftp hsdndev.harvard.edu, get /pub/dis_pkt/dis_pktx.dos (experimental)


Suggestion
PDEther v1.03

According to Brad Eacker:
"I use this package regularly to allow Netware Lite 1.1
and QVTnet to co-exist on the same thin-enet. It works relatively
well though QVTnet requires a pktint that is the protected mode
driver that is included with the package."
Supports ODI over packet drivers.

Available by ftp to sjf-lwp.novell.com, cd /odi/pdether, get
pde103.zip


Downright speculation
Odipkt v2.1

Supports packet drivers over ODI and Ethernet.

Available via ftp to hsdndev.harvard.edu, cd /pub/odipkt,
get net.cfg, odipkt.8, odipkt.asm, odipkt.com

Downright speculation
ODITRPKT v2.0

Supports packet drivers over ODI and token ring.

Available via ftp datacomm.ucc.okstate.edu,
cd /pub/oditrpkt. Currently at BETA9.ZIP

ROUTERS, BRIDGES, TCP/IP STACKS AND DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE


Suggestion
WATTCP  free

Development package for TCP/IP.  Available from dorm.rutgers.edu
[128.6.18.15], cd /pub/msdos/wattcp, get readme.1st, wattcp.zip,
winwattcp.zip.

Erick Engelke ([e-mail]) says:
"Easy to program.  But of course I would think that."

Erick Engelke, WATTCP Architect, email [e-mail]


Suggestion
Trumpet TCP/IP stack

This TCP/IP stack comes in three versions: a TSR version; a
windows version (not yet released); and a built-in version.It
includes a traceroute program called hopchk2. A WinSock-compatible
version is in development.

Available from ftp.utas.edu.au, cd /pc/trumpet/abi-version/

P. Tattam, Programmer, Psychology Department, University of Tasmania,
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 61-02-202346,
email: [e-mail]


Downright Speculation
CIRCA RARP server

RARP lets machines determine their TCP/IP address by
querying a machine on the local ethernet.

Available via anonymous FTP to pine.circa.ufl.edu,
get /pc/rarp/rarp.zip


Suggestion
BOOTP server    free

This is a BOOTP server for the PC that runs as a TSR, and is only 900
bytes long.  Erick Engelke says, "Works with NCSA, CUTCP, WATTCP,
KERMIT, etc."

Available via ftp sunee.uwaterloo.ca,
get /pub/wattcp/readme.1st, bootp.zip


Downright Speculation
Traceroute      free

Two versions of traceroute for DOS are available.

biochemistry.cwru.edu:pub/trumpet/tcp201.zip, and
ftp-ns.rutgers.edu:/pub/wattcp

There are also versions of ping and traceroute by
Peter Tattam that work with Trumpet Winsock.

Downright Speculation
SNMP monitor    Free

Available via FTP to sun.soe.clarkson.edu, get
/pub/packet-drivers/snmpsrc.zip.  Also available from ftp
enh.nist.gov, get /misc/snmpsrc.zip, snmpsup.zip, snmpsun.tar_Z

Downright speculation
SMTP client v1.1

A Windows Sockets-compatible SMTP client that is limited to
"send only." Available at:
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/micro/pc-stuff/ms-windows/winsock/apps/smtp11.zip

Contact: [e-mail]

SMTP daemon     free

A Windows-Sockets SMTP daemon, complete with source code.
Available at:
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/micro/pc-stuff/ms-windows/winsock/apps/wsmtpd15.zip.

contact: [e-mail]

Suggestion
DNPAP Network Analyzers Free

Packet monitoring and grabbing network tools.

Erick Engelke ([e-mail]) says "VERY
RECOMMENDED!"  Fergie is an  SNMP-able Ethernet monitor
and frame grabber that supersedes The Beholder and Gobbler.
Spectre is a network host profiler. Tricklet is a set of SNMP utilities.

Fergie is available at dnpap.et.tudelft.nl:/pub/Fergie/frgbin2.zip. The
source code is available at dnpap.et.tudelft.nl/pub/Fergie/frgsrc2.zip.

To get on the Fergie mailing list, send mail to:

[e-mail]

Suggestion
NetProbe        Free

An unsupported utility from 3Com that can decode
XNS,TCP/IP, ICMP, AppleTalk, Ipx/Spx, SMB, and other protocols, but
only supports the Etherlink, Etherlink II, EtherLink Plus and Token Plu
 adapters.

Available on CompuServe in the 3Com forum as EPROBE.ZIP in lib 5, unsupporte
 utilities.
[Internet FTP site, anyone?]

Downright Speculation
NETWATCH        Free

Essential network debugging tools for the PC.  Available via FTP
netlab.usu.edu cd /netwatch, get netwatch.exe.


Recommendation
KA9Q
Educational Use Free
Commercial Use  $50

KA9Q can route TCP/IP packets over X.25, Ethernet, LocalTalk (with a
special version), and serial lines (via SLIP/CSLIP/PPP) as well as
handling telnet, mail, and ftp (client and server).  It supports
connection to 56 Kbps leased lines via a CSU/DSU and an SCC card, and
supports up to 4 serial ports per machine.  This means you can
purchase a 56 Kbps Internet link, then divide it among 4 users,
bringing the cost way down.  KA9Q is an essential tool for sysops
looking to hook their systems to the Internet, regardless of what kind
of computer the BBS runs on.  A Mac version (NetMac) is available
via ftp sumex-aim.stanford.edu, cd /info-mac/comm.

Available via FTP from ucsd.edu in directory
/hamradio/packet/tcpip/ka9q.  The LocalTalk version is available from
[help, anyone?]

Textwin (multiwindowing version with mouse support) available via ftp
ftp.demon.co.uk, cd /pub/ibmpc/textwin.

Contact: [e-mail], [e-mail],
[e-mail]

Phil Karn, KA9Q, 7431 Teasdale Ave, San Diego, CA
92122, [phone], Fax: [phone]

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PC-IP   Free

This software has been worked on at MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Harvard and
other places. Erick Engelke ([e-mail]) notes:

"PCIP is not in the mainstream anymore.  I would recommend looking
at Trumpet, WATTCP or NCSA instead.  Or if you just need UDP, look
at PDCLKSET."

Harvard version: Source code: ftp hsdndev.harvard.edu, cd /pub/pcip,
get pcip.tar.Z, doc.tar.Z, readme, readme.cmu
Binaries: ftp hsdndev.harvard.edu, mget /pub/pcip/bin/packet/*.exe
mget /pub/pcip/bin/general/*.exe

Another version:
ftp netlab.usu.edu, cd /netwatch, get pcip96.zip


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NOSView v3.04

Written by Ian Wade, G3NRW, NOSView is online documentation for KA9Q,
which describes all the NOS commands. It also contains a complete
set of templates for use of KA9Q.

Available via FTP from ucsd.edu in directory
/hamradio/packet/tcpip/nosview/nosvw304.zip

Ian Wade,  [e-mail]


Suggestion
PCROUTE v2.24   Free

These packages can convert a PC into a TCP/IP router (PCROUTE) or an
Ethernet Bridge (PCBRIDGE).

Available via FTP; ftp.acns.nwu.edu, mget /pub/pcroute/pcroute2.24.*
and pcbridge1.2.*

Erick Engelke ([e-mail]) says: "Excellent
product.  I have used it for years with many heavily used subnets.
Advice: use a 25 Mhz 286 or a similarly fast 386 DX.  Uses only
conventional memory so don't buy more than 1 Mb.Only takes a small
amount of DOS memory."


Vance Morrison, LANport, Inc., 2040 Polk Street #340, San Francisco,
CA 94109, [phone], email: [e-mail].

Suggestion
PCBRIDGE v2.77  Free

Originally by Vance Morrison of Northwester, PCBRIDGE has been taken over by
Alessandro Fanelli and Luigi Rizzo. The latest version of PCBRIDGE is no
 ROMable. The
software is available by anonymous ftp from pical3.iet.unipi.it
(131.114.9.12), cd /pub/bridge.


Alessandro Fanelli, Luigi Rizzo ([e-mail]),
Universita` di Pisa - via Diotisalvi 2, 56126 Pisa, Italy
Tel. [phone]  -- Fax [phone]

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Drawbridge v1.1

Drawbridge is a bridging filter that requires two ethernet cards.
It is comprised of three programs: Filter, Filter Compiler and Filter
Manager.

It is available via anonymous ftp from sc.tamu.edu (128.194.3.57)
get pub/security/drawbridge/drawbridge-1.1.tar.Z,
drawbridge-1.1-des.tar.Z


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KarlBridge v1.41

This software provides a two port Ethernet to Ethernet bridge that can filter
based on any Ethernet protocol, including IP, XNS, DECNET, LAT, EtherTalk,
NetBEUI, Novell IPX, etc.


It will also act as an IP firewall by filtering IP packets based
on IP address/network/subnet combinations and socket numbers. It can
also filter DECNET and AppleTalk Phase 1 & 2 packets. Novell SAP and NCR
WaveLAN filtering are coming in a future release.
Available via ftp 128.146.1.7, cd /pub/kbridge

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Ethload       Free

This is an Ethernet load monitor that will give you an idea when collisions
are getting out of hand and you need to install a bridge.

Available via cs.ubc.ca, cd /mirror4/msdos/lan/ethld101.zip.
Also available on Simtel20, <msdos.lan>ethld101.zip.


DOS APPLICATIONS

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BOOTP and FTPD NLMs

Available from novell.felk.cvut.cs, cd /pub/nw311/ftpd,
cd /pub/nw311/bootpd, cd /pub/nw311/resolv.

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LPD     Free
FTP and BOOTP server included

This software is a freeware line printer daemon as well as an FTP and
BOOTP server.  Available via ftp tacky.cs.olemiss.edu, get
/pub/lpd/lpd.zip, lpdsrc.zip

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WinLPR  Shareware

This is a Windows Sockets-compliant LPR client, which lets you
print to remote printers hanging off LPD servers, query remote
queues, etc.

It is available via ftp microdyne.com, get /pub/incoming/winlpr10.zip.

Suggestion
TELNETD Free

TELNETD is a simple, free and unsupported TELNET server for
PCs. It works on top of packet drivers and lets you run
most DOS software.

Available via ftp sunee.uwaterloo.ca, /pub/wattcp/telnetd.zip


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IRC client      free

A client for Internet Relay Chat.

Available via ftp ftp.utas.edu.au, mget /pc/trumpet/irc/irc*.zip


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WAIS for DOS    free

A DOS WAIS client which uses the Clarkson drivers is available by
anonymous FTP to samba.oit.unc.edu, get /pub/WAIS/UNC/DOS/doswais.zip.

A DOS WAIS client that requires the PC/TCP software from FTP Software
is available via anonymous FTP to oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (129.106.30.1),
get /public/dos/misc/oacwais.exe.

For information, contact: Steven E. Newton, Office of Academic

Computing, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston,
[e-mail].

There is also a Novell LAN Workplace WAIS client available by
anonymous FTP to ftp.oit.unc.edu, get
/pub/WAIS/UNC/nov-cli-visual.zip.

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PDCLKSET        Free

Requiring a packet driver, this software sets your PC clock
via an Internet time server.It also offers several useful
network testing functions. Supports ping, and can build an arp
table of nodes on the subnet.
Available via FTP oak.oakland.edu get
/pub/msdos/pkdrvr/pdclk207.zip.


Suggestion
NCSA Telnet     Free

Available via FTP zaphod.ncsa.uiuc.edu, get /PC/Telnet/tel2305b.zip
and tel2305s.zip.  Also available from wsmr-simtel20.army.mil, cd
PD1:<MSDOS.PKTDRVR>, get tel2305b.zip


Compatible with LocalTalk.  A special version which supports PPP is
available via ftp merit.edu get /pub/ppp/ncsappp.zip.

Be aware that the current version does not reassemble fragments, even
though a fix is available for this (argghhh....)


Recommendation
Kermit v3.12    Free

This version of Kermit supports telnet, VT320 and Tektronix emulation,
as well as SIXEL. Directly supports ODI. A book is available on this.

As Joe Doupnik states:
"MS-DOS Kermit runs over its own internal TCP/IP stack, as we know,
over Novell's LWP/DOS+Telapi, over FTP Inc's PC/TCP+Tnglass, over B&W's TCP/IP
stack, over DEC Pathworks, as well as over anyone's NetBIOS (straight for
AT&T/NCR Unix logins and EBIOS/ACSI for AT&T/NCR and IBM async servers). It
supports several Int 14h standards too, plus Int 6Bh, though I have never been
able to get the NCSA Telnet INT14 program to work for me. This seems like a
pretty broad set of choices (especially in a 230KB program).
What we can't do is link in any commercial library to Kermit. The program must
have completely open source code and be buildable & runnable in the absence of
every/any vendor's TCP/IP product. Even the C code in MSK can be compiled by
multiple vendors's compilers and no vendor's run time library (or startup code

is touched."

Available via ftp kermit.cc.columbia.edu, get /kermit/bin/msvibm.zip


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PCUCP    Free

This is an X terminal application that runs over a serial port. It
supports multiple windows, and multiple sessions.It is available via
ftp.cica.indiana.edu:/pub/pc/win3/modem/pcucp11a.zip.


Suggestion
CUTCP Telnet    Free

Now supported by Rutgers University, having been tranferred from
Clarkson University and Brad Clements. Available via FTP from
ftp-ns.rutgers.edu, cd /pub/msdos/cutcp/current. This directory
contains the source and binary distributions, both in zip archives.
For information contact [e-mail].

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Clarkson Archie Free

Available via FTP from omnigate.clarkson.edu, get pub/cutcp/archie.zip

Suggestion
Princeton Telnet Free

The Princeton version of Telnet supports localtalk cards and also does tn3270
access. Works on all localtalk cards (Sitka, Daystar, Farallon, ... )

Available from pusun3.princeton.edu, get /pub/PU2-2TN/pu2-2tn.zip

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Clarkson Charon IPX/TCP email and printer gateway

Available via FTP from omnigate.clarkson.edu, get
pub/cutcp/charon-3.4/charon.zip

Also ftp sun.soe.clarkson.edu, get /pub/charon.zip.


Recommendation
SLIPDISK package        Free

A complete package for dialup Internet access via SLIP which supports
Gopher, Telnet, Popmail, and FTP.  Only drawback is lack of support
for compressed SLIP.  The current version has problems with modems
based on the Rockwell V.32bis chip set.  To get around this, you can
use a scripting communications program to dial out instead, then use a
batch script to load UMSLIP or the SLIPPER driver.  Other hints:
turn off DTR.  The UMSLIP driver included with this package will
not work with PKTMUX.

Available via anonymous FTP to boombox.micro.umn.edu, get
/pub/slipdial/slipdisk/slipdisk.zip.

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PC Gopher III   Free

An MS-DOS client for the Gopher information server. Be aware
that you must load WINPKT.COM to get this program to work under
Windows.


Available via anonymous FTP to boombox.micro.umn.edu,

  get /pub/gopher/PC_client/docs/pcgopher.txt
  get /pub/gopher/PC_client/00README

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KA9Q Gopher Server

Available at:
boombox.micro.umn.edu:/pub/gopher/PC_server/ka9q

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Hamburg Gopher Server

Available at:
boombox.micro.umn.edu:/pub/gopher/PC_server/hamburg

Suggestion
DOS Trumpet     v1.06 Shareware, $10.

Trumpet is an NNTP newsreader for DOS that can be placed on a
Novell server, while storing news groups and configuration files
in each user's directory. It supports packet drivers, LAN
WorkPlace for DOS, and Trumpet ABI.

Available at ftp.utas.edu.au(131.217.1.20):/pc/trumpet/dostrump/trmp106b.zip

Contact: [e-mail].

Multi-user site licenses

Trumpet will be charged by the  total number of users who have  access
to  Trumpet  on  a  network.  A  site  is  designated  as  being   one
organization located within a radius of 10 km.

The pricing structure is:

1-99 users            $10 US per user
100-999 users       $1000 US + $2 US per additional user above 100
1000-4999 users     $2800 US + $0.20 US per additional user over 1000
5000+               $3600 US

P. Tattam, Programmer, Psychology Department, University of Tasmania,
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 61-02-202346,
email: [e-mail]


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Stan's Own Server       Free

Available via FTP to sun.soe.clarkson.edu,

get /pub/packet-drivers/soss.zoo.  Also available from: ftp
spdcc.com, get/pub/sos/soss.zoo, sossexe.zoo

A version with a couple of bugs fixed is available from:
ftp hilbert.wharton.upenn.edu, cd pub/tcpip

For info, contact: Richard Bruan, [e-mail], or Seemong Tan,
[e-mail].


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Broadcast       Free

This is a PC client for the Macintosh Broadcast program,
by Kai Getrost.


Available by ftp to caisr2.caisr.cwru.edu,
get /pub/net/bdcst11.zip [check this]


Suggestion
NuPOP/PC v1.03 free

A menu driven version of POP for DOS.  Can be gotten to support
LocalTalk via the provided LocalTalk driver, do not use the Clarkson
drivers for this. By the way, NuPOP also supports serial access,
as well as Gopher.

Available via ftp.acns.nwu.edu, mget /pub/nupop/nupop*.zip


Suggestion
POPmail-PC v3.1

This is the package included with SLIPDISK.  Supports Ethernet and
SLIP, and claims LocalTalk support [anyone gotten this to work?].

Available via anonymous FTP to boombox.micro.umn.edu, cd
/pc/popmail-3.1/popmail.*

A POP3 server for VMS and MS-DOS client software is available via ftp
logos.ucs.indiana.edu, cd /INDEX.

Suggestion
PC-Pine v3.84   Free

This is a PC-compatible version of Pine, running under DOS. There
are versions written for FTP Software's PC/TCP, Novell's Lan WorkPlace
for DOS, and WATTCP.

Available via anonymous FTP to ftp.cac.washington.edu,
cd /mail, get pcpine_n.zip (Novell LWP), pcpine_f.zip (FTP PC/TCP),
pcpine_p.zip (WATTCP version).

Note that PC Pine relys on the Interactive Mail Access Protocol
(IMAP) rather than POP. You must have an IMAP server installed in
order to use it. IMAPd is available from ftp.cac.washington.edu,
get /mail/imap.tar.Z.

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Ph client

University of Illinois CCSO name server client.

Available via anonymous FTP to uxc.cso.uiuc.edu, mget /net/ph/dos/*.*


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FTPNuz  $10/shareware

Gene Mangum's shareware newsreader for DOS, which requires FTP
Software's PC/TCP kernel. Runs under MS-DOS, as well as in a DOS
window under MS Windows and OS/2. Features incluee support for NNTP,
pull-down menus, reading and posting of news, reply by mail via SMTP.

Available via anonymous FTP to calvin.sfasu.edu,
get /pub/dos/network/ftp-pctcp/ftpnuz10.zip

Gene Mangum, [e-mail]

WINDOWS APPLICATIONS

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Windows FTP client

Available as:
file://microdyne.com/pub/incoming/ws_ftp.zip,
file://ftp.usma.edu/pub/msdos/ws_ftp.zip

John Junod <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NCOIC, Technology Integration Branch
Computer Science School, FT Gordon, GA 30905
Phone: [phone]  AV:780-3245

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Windows Ping

Available as:
file://microdyne.com/pub/incoming/ws_ping.zip,
file://ftp.usma.edu/pub/msdos/ws_ping.zip

John Junod <[e-mail]> <[e-mail]>
NCOIC, Technology Integration Branch
Computer Science School, FT Gordon, GA 30905
Phone: [phone]  AV:780-3245

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WAIS for Windows

A Windows WAIS client is vailable by anonymous FTP to ftp.oit.unc.edu,
get /pub/WAIS/UNC/Windows/winwais.zip. Now compatible with Winsock.


For information, contact Jim Fullton, UNC Office of Information
Technology, Computing Systems Development Group, [phone],
[e-mail].

Suggestion
Trumpet WinSock

Finally, a publicly distributable TCP/IP stack supporting Windows
Sockets! It's in Alpha, but if you need it badly enough, go ahead.

Available at biochemistry.cwru.edu:/pub/trumpwsk

Suggestion
Windows Trumpet

WinTrumpet is a Windows-Sockets compatible NNTP client from P. Tattam
that supports the Trumpet ABI, packet drivers, Novell Lan Workplace for
DOS and WinSock v1.1.

Available as:
file://ftp.utas.edu.au/pc/trumpet/wintrump/*

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Trumpet Winsock, alpha 16

A shareware version of Windows Sockets, still in
development. Available as:
file://ftp.utas.edu.au/pc/trumpet/winsock/winsock.zip

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Cookie server   Free

This is a Windows-Sockets compatible fortune cookie server
(RFC 865) that runs on port 17. Available via:
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/micro/pc-stuff/ms-windows/winsock/apps/cooksock.zip.

Contact: [e-mail]

Recommendation
HGopher                 Free

This is a Windows-sockets compatible version of Gopher.

Available at:
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/micro/pc-stuff/ms-windows/winsock/apps/hgopher.zip

Downright speculation
Text server

This is an extended finger client, which can also
serve text files. Available via:
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/micro/pc-stuff/ms-windows/winsock/apps/txtsrv.zip

Recommendation
WinQVT/Net v3.7
Shareware       $40
Students        $20

QVTNet v3.7 is a Windows v3.1 application that supports FTP client
and server (not fully graphical; commands are entered at the bottom
of the window), telnet (up to 15 simultaneous sessions), mail (SMTP
and POP3), NNTP (up to 30 newsgroups) and lpr.  It is compatible with
SLIPDIAL and is written as a DLL.  WinQVT requires you to supply your
own packet drivers; most Ethernet cards come with such drivers, or if
not, you can use one from the Crynwr (formerly Clarkson) Packet
Driver library.  It is compatible with AppleTalk.  [Hints, anybody?]

WinQVT/Net supports class 6 SLIP drivers, so you do not need to
use software such as SLIPPER or CSLIPPER with it.

Available via biochemistry.bioc.cwru.edu, cd /pub/qvtnet

Contact: [e-mail]

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WinVN v0.80

A Windows application for reading news which supports NNTP over TCP/IP
or serial line connections.  Compatible with Winsock v1.1; a version
is also available for Windows NT. Does not support LocalTalk. Current
version has been tested with:

NetManage's WINSOCK
FTP Inc.'s WINSOCK
Wollongong's WINSOCK
NT's WSOCK32
DEC's Pathworks
MS's Lan Man

Available by ftp to titan.ksc.nasa.gov, cd /pub/win3/winvn

Sam Rushing, email: [e-mail],
hoggle!hoggle2![e-mail]

You'll find a bunch of zip files.  Be sure to use binary mode.
Read the file announce-2.txt first.


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Finger v3.1     Free

The Windows version of Finger, which requires a Winsock DLL.

Available at:
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/micro/pc-stuff/ms-windows/winsock/apps/finger31.zip.


Recommendation
PCEudora        Free

The Windows version of Eudora, now compatible with Winsock. Great!

Available at:
sunsite.unc.edu:/pub/micro/pc-stuff/ms-windows/winsock/apps/pce*.zip


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Uwho    Free

Uwho is Stan Barber's interface to whois and ph e-mail address servers
that runs under MS-DOS. An alpha test version is available on ftp on
punisher.caltech.edu in pub/dank/uwho as uwho218b.tar.Z, uwho218b.zip,
or unarchived in subdir uwho218b.  The archived text files are in
Unix format.

Recommendation
Cello WWW client        Free

This application is not finished yet, but it's looking good.
It supports some Mosaic extensions to WWW, including embedded pictures,
sounds, and postscript files via external viewers. The current version is
based on Distinct TCP, with a Windows Sockets version to follow.

Available via ftp fatty.law.cornell.edu, cd /pub/LII/Cello. Files include
VIEWERS.ZIP, the graphics viewer and sound player; GSWIN.ZIP, a Ghostscript
Postscript viewer for Windows; CELLO.ZIP the executables of Cello; and
DIS.ZIP, a time-limited version of Distinct TCP to use with the client.


COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE

Development Software


Epilogue Technology:
Includes source code.
[e-mail], Fax: [phone]

Spider Systems
Available for many architectures.
[e-mail], Fax: [phone]

Marben Produit TCP/IP
Source available, Fax: [phone]

Network Research FUSION
Source available, Fax: [phone]

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Distinct Software Development Kit       $495

Distinct TCP/IP for Windows - Software Development Kit
This product is engineered as 100% DLL, and requires only 4 Kb DOS
memory for a driver. The product supports up to 64 concurrent sockets,
and buffers are allocated and deallocated as they open and close.

Includes three development kits:

Distinct TCP/IP for Windows - Berkeley-style Sockets
(TCP, UDP, ICMP, Telnet, FTP)

Distinct TCP/IP for Windows - Windows Sockets ver. 1.1

Distinct RPC - a complete ONC RPC/XDR toolkit for Windows
(Client and Server RPC over both TCP and UDP; includes RPCGEN)

Distinct Corporation, 14395 Saratoga Avenue, Suite 120, Saratoga,
CA 95070, [phone], Fax: [phone], email: [e-mail]


APPLICATIONS

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Distinct Network Applications   $395
Network & Developer Combination $695

Distinct TCP/IP for Windows - Network Applications v3 integrates
several Windows based TCP/IP utilities under a single interface.

These include: Distinct Telnet which allows multiple concurrent
Telnet sessions on different remote hosts, allowing you to cut
and paste information between these systems as well as between
the systems and your local host. Distinct FTP is a drag and drop
FTP which allows you to drag a local or remote file to a local
printer. Distinct FTP has both a client and a server; this means
that files can be also transferred by selected users from PC to PC
(password protection is included). TFTP provides file transfer
services to  communications servers and routers that do not have
FTP. Network Monitor monitors host-to-host communication and data
transmission traffic and is able to capture network traffic to a file.

Distinct Corporation, 14395 Saratoga Avenue, Suite 120, Saratoga,
CA 95070, [phone], Fax: [phone], email: [e-mail]


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Piper/IP        $375
Developer's Kit $375

Piper/IP runs under DOS protected mode, using less than 6K of lower
DOS memory. The company claims that FTP transfers take place at
100K/second over a LAN. They also claim the ability to run
concurrrently with NetWare, VINES, LAN Manager, LAN Server, and
W4WG. The package includes a FTP, Telnet (client and server), and
SMTP.

Ipswitch, 580 Main Street, Reading, MA 01867, [phone].


Suggestion
Everywhere Access

This is a remote access package for TCP/IP, including support for
telnet server, FTP and Kermit transfers, VT100, VT220, VT300
emulation, password security.

Erick Engelke ([e-mail]) says: "It does come
ready to work with several TCPs and also includes a version linked
with WATTCP so it doesn't require a commercial TCP if you don't own
one."

Supro Network Software Inc., P.O. Box 18, Warsaw, Ontario, Canada
K0L-3A0, [phone], email: [e-mail]



Recommendation
PC/TCP v2.2     $400
Kernel Only     $200

PC/TCP v2.2 offers a solid implementation of TCP/IP for DOS, with
some Windows applications.  It includes NFS for UDP or TCP, remote
login (telnet, rlogin, supdup) with a variety of terminal emulators,
file transfer (FTP, TFTP, rcp), electronic mail and news (pop2, pop3,
pcmail, mail, SMTP, NNTP), printing (LPR and print redirection) and
informational utilities (whois, ping, finger, host). Some kerberos
support is available to domestic customers. If used alongside Concord
Communications Mapware controllers, this product is capable of
handling both OSI and TCP/IP concurrently. 3270 support is OK.

It is available for Ethernet (DIX or 802.3), Token Ring, SLIP, PPP,
LocalTalk and X.25 interfaces, over packet drivers, ODI drivers, NDIS
drivers, banyan drivers, and ASI drivers.

This package does not route; you are therefore restricted to
installing it with PPP, SLIP or Ethernet, but not some combination of
the above.

PC/TCP is incompatible with Stacker. As of version 2.2, the
Windows applications have been improved. New to Windows support is
the ability to mount and unmount NFS drives from within
Windows, and to use PCNFSD printer services from Windows.

The 2.2 manual includes a 6-page install guidelette, and now
offers a menu-driven installation and configuration program.

FTP Software, 2 High St., North Andover, MA 01845, 1-800-282-4ftp,
Support: 1-800-382-4ftp, Fax: [phone]


Suggestion
Chameleon       v3.15   $125 (upgrade price)
ChameleonNFS v3.15      $400

Chameleon is a Windows 3.x TCP/IP implementation that can handle FTP,
Telnet (3270, ANSI, VT-52, VT100 and VT220 emulation), ping, SMTP,
POP2, and NFS (client and server) all in multiple windows,
simultaneously.  The package also supports DNS via an implementation
of BIND, as well as SNMP.  ChameleonNFS is compatible with the
IPX/Link product for Netware from NetManage.  Most of the code resides
in a DLL. Chameleon supports multiple interfaces, and can route between
them. The newest release supports CSLIP, PPP and NNTP.

NetManage, Inc., 20823 Stevens Creek Blvd.,Cupertino, CA 95101,
[phone], Fax: [phone].


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Super-TCP v2.0  $495

Super-NFS client v2.0

SuperTCP supports telnet (3270, VT100, VT102, and VT220 emulation),
talk, SMTP, ftp, ping, and with Super-NFS, NFS client.  SuperTCP
supports both TCP/IP and Novell IPX protocols, as well as SNMP.

It is written as a DLL, although a TSR version of the protocol
stack is also available for those who want to use DOS as well.
Network statistics (arp, ICMP messages, etc.) are available.
A shareware version (WinTCP v1.0) is also available for download
from EXEC-PC and other BBSes.

Frontier Technologies, 10201 North Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI
53092, [phone], Fax:[phone]


Suggestion
BW-NFS v3.0

The BW-NFS protocol stack is available as a TSR, rather than as a DLL,
which means that it takes up DOS memory even if you are primarily using
it with Windows.  The package supports SLIP, NFS client, Telnet (VT220
and 3270 emulation), finger, talk, ftp, and SMTP mail.  It also can act
as a server for telnet, FTP, finger, and lp.  The 3270 emulation is reportedl
 OK.


Beame & Whiteside Software, Ltd., P.O. Box 8130, Dundas, Ontario,
Canada L9H 5E7,[phone], Fax: [phone]

PC-NFS 5.0 $395

PC-NFS from SunSelect (a Sun Microsystems business) includes a TCP/IP
stack, TCP/IP utilities under DOS and Windows, an NFS client, remote
printing support, SNMP, and Windows Sockets. Add-on packages support
email and advanced telnet. A Programmer's Toolkit is available which
provides DOS and Windows support for TCP/IP over sockets and XTI,
as well as TIRPC, NIS and supporting APIs.

SunSelect, 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824-4195 USA
1-800-24-SELECT or 508-442-0000; FAX [phone]

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Wollongong PathWay Access

Wollongong offers TCP/IP for DOS/Windows, Mac, OS/2, and Vax/Alpha;
SNMP Management products, and Electronic Messaging based on OSI/TCP
X.400/X.500 Standards.

PathWay Access for DOS/Windows - $350  (Extensive discounts for multiple users
                   Client NFS  - $95                and Educational facilities

        Access for Macintosh   - $295
                   Client NFS  - $295

        Access for OS/2        - $350

API Developer's Kit Mac, DOS/Windows - $200. Features:

* DOS AND true Windows applications
* VT100-220, VT320-330, VT340, IBM 3270 2-5, IBM 3179g, Tek 4105-4010
* High performance FTP
* Scripting, Remapping, Printing Services
* Ethernet, Token-Ring, Async, X.25 support
* 28K DOS/Windows (Most of which can be loaded high) Windows
Sockets Compliant
* ODI, NDIS, PDS, ASI, ODI/NDIS, SLIP, PPP, IPX/NDIS, IP/IPX,
IP/NetBIOS support
* Extensive 3rd Party Support

The Wollongong Group, 800-872-8649 (Outside Cal), 800-962-8649 (In Cal),
[phone], contact: George Stump, [e-mail]


XWARE

Suggestion
PC-Xview

PC-Xview is available for DOS or Windows, supporting use of X over
the network.  It also supports NCD's Xremote protocol that allows
X to run over a modem much faster than could be achieved running a
standard X package over SLIP or PPP.

Network Computing Devices, Inc., [phone]


Downright speculation
XVISION $449

XVision allows X applications to run under Windows.  You have a choice
of running each X app in its own Window, or all X applications within
one big Window.


VisionWare, Ltd., 57 Cardigan Lane, Leeds, England, 44-0-532-788858,
[phone], Fax:[phone]


Downright Speculation
DesQView X

DesQView X integrates networks of DOS and UNIX machines using the
X-Windows protocol, allowing DOS machines to act as X-Windows clients
and servers.

Quarterdeck Office Systems, 150 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA
90405, [phone], Fax:[phone]

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