Subject: Windows 3.1 and Baycom Modem TCP/IP networking
To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu
Packet Radio Folks,
I have a question regarding Windows 3.1 or WFW and ham/packet radio: Is there a Windows or WFW driver available for the Baycom packt radio modem that would allow TCP/IP networking functions over packet radio?
I understand that Windows 3.1 or WFW can use TCP/IP networking with the WINSOCK.DLL. This provides TCP/IP networking services to an Windows TCP/IP application. Whatever networking medium used requires a driver, ie SLIP/PPP, ethernet, token ring, etc.
Ham/packet radio also uses TCP/IP as a protocol in local area networks. I have a Baycom modem and plan to use the AX.25 driver withthe DOS program KA9Q NOS to access the local TCP/IP packet network.
My question is: Is there a way to tie the Baycom modem into Windows 3.1 or WFW? You could then use the TCP/IP applications over pacet radio just like you would over an ethernet or SLIP/PPP, only much slower. I think you would need a packet driver like the etherne cards require.
Has anyone got any information on this? If I get any responses, I will combine and post to this list.
THANKS IN ADVANCE!!
Andrew Lynch, N8VEM
alynch@wpgate1.wpafb.af.mil
PS. I have searched the ham/packet FTP archives for this and did archie searches as well, with no luck. I suspect nothing like thi exists. I realise this may be esoteric, but I think this would be one very interesting technical project. If there are any ham/paket radio enthusiasts looking for a challenge, who are also Windows expert programmers, this project may be for you. This project pobably would require programming experience writing windows drivers therefore this is WAY out of my league.
There are DOS programs which do this in existence, with source code, so I think its *theoretically* possible. If Windows WINSOCK.DLLprovides the TCP/IP services, I think all thats needed is a Windows packet driver for the Baycom modem. The Baycom AX.25 driver forDOS (NOS) includes documented assembler source code, but no doubt a Windows version would be VERY different.