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- Short: DNET src+bin for AIX systems
- Type: comm/net
- Uploader: robtu@itx.isc.com
-
- Howdy,
-
- I have been using this package under AIX for over a year and a half. It
- was first ported to run under AIX 3.1.5. When AIX 3.2 was released, it was
- still running but had a few problems. I was no longer able to use
- putfiles/getfiles from the Unix side. Also, 8 bit mode was a no go. I sat
- down a few weeks ago and took a harder look at the Unix source and made a
- few changes to the way sockets are set up and used. Voila! Things worked
- much better and the 8 bit code is going. I compiled/linked the files using
- the native AIX compiler. Use the files CLEAN and MAKE to unbuild/build the
- files if you choose to redo anything. You must use the CFLAGS/LDFLAGS
- settings I included to get this to work right on AIX. Maybe someday I'll do
- a proper port to remove the BSD'isms in the code, but for now I am not that
- interested (as long as it works).
-
- I have this directory in my user home directory (~robtu/amiga/dnet/unix) on
- the AIX box I connect to. I point $DNETDIR to a directory $HOME/.dnet.
- I put the dnet.servers file in that directory. I edited dnet.servers to
- use full pathnames to the files in the .../dnet/unix directory. I have
- .../unix/bin in my PATH so I can find the dnet executables.
-
- Put the files where you want and adjust for your account. It has worked
- like a champ. I dial into my system through a terminal server, use rlogin
- to connect to my AIX account and then run dnet -m0 from there.
-
- On the Amiga side, I am using ToolManager 2.0 and a AREXX script to fire
- up dnet. The command line I am using is (in arexx):
-
- 'dnet:amiga/bin/dnet' '-P2' '-Z0' '-X' '-8' '-b19200' '-B19200' '-m0'
-
- The Amiga dnet executables are ones I downloaded eons ago and are still
- faithful even since 2.04 and a 68030 came to my system. Wow! I have a USR
- Dual Standard modem and I usually connect to a slower Intel modem at 9600
- baud. I use RTS/CTS hand shaking between my Amiga 500 and the HST.
-
- Please let me know if find this distribution useful or have any questions
- about how to use it. You may contact me at the following address:
-
- Rob Tulloh
- INTERACTIVE / SHL Systemhouse Tel: (512) 343 0376 Ext. 116
- 9442 Capital of Texas Hwy. North Fax: (512) 343 1414
- Arboretum Plaza One, Suite 700 Net: robtu@itx.isc.com
- Austin, Texas 78759
-
- Known problems:
-
- 1. SNFS/NF0: is not working. The connection is made but then it hangs.
- I have a ton of DEBUG stuff in snfs.c right now. Just ignore it. I hope to
- have time to fix it...
-
- 2. Sometimes with 4 or more niftyterms running, the whole thing hangs and I
- have to quitdnet/startdnet to get it going again. My suggestion is to stick
- to 2 windows.
-
- 3. File transfers hog the modem line when in progress. This may be a
- feature. Also, you get better performance if you initiate file transfers
- from the Amiga side. I think the block size is 4096 when you do it this way
- versus 1024 when initiated from Unix/AIX.
-
- 4. There is a bug in AIX that sometimes causes your login session to get
- swapped with someone else's. Your prompt changes and when you type 'id' or
- 'who' you are no longer you! My feeling is this a PTY/socket bug since we
- see it with X windows xterm from time to time to. Please be nice and logout
- when this happens (if it happens). You are infringing on someone else's
- privacy. This problem has been reported to IBM. I hope they fix it soon!
-