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- From: eps@futon.SFSU.EDU (Eric P. Scott)
- Subject: Re: Let's write a FAQ file.
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.134221.26705@csus.edu>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 13:42:21 GMT
- Lines: 87
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- Yeah, it's about time. But I'd like to see it split into
- multiple pieces, perhaps with some redundancy/overlap.
- This makes it easier [when perusing news.answers] to locate the
- group of Q-A pairs you're most interested in.
-
- Cryptic personal notes follow.
-
- comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ 1/n: Introduction
- + purpose of the newgroup
- + e-mail availability
- + where (if) articles are archived
- + other relevant newsgroups/lists
- + contributors to the FAQ postings
- comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ ?/n: TCP/IP software: "IP and above"
- + Freeware/shareware: what protocol stacks/applications
- are out there, what the current versions are, where to
- find them, whether they are free or mandate payment for
- use, source availability, etc.
- + Commercial: SunSubsidiary, FTP, B&W, etc. products,
- addresses/phone numbers/e-mail
- + Product feature comparisons
- comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ ?/n: TCP/IP and MS Windows [Desqview]
- - What software's out there
- - What you can expect (pitfalls and limitations)
- comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ ?/n: Packet Drivers (also NDIS and ODI)
- - perhaps this is better placed in comp.dcom.lans.*?
- + What they are, what they do, how they work
- + Crynwr (nee Clarkson) collection
- + FTP sites for vendor-supplied drivers
- + Where to find Packet Driver, NDIS, ODI specifications
- + "shims" (DIS_PKT, ODIPKT, WINPKT, etc.)
- comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ ?/n: TCP/IP-Novell coexistence
- + BYUIPX, PDETHER, et al.
- + Charon and Pegasus
- + Interesting NLMs for mixed environments
- comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ ?/n: NFS on MS-DOS systems
- + SOSS
- + Free NFS clients, or lack thereof
- + Commercial products
- + Execute-only files
- + PKTD.SYS
- + Is NFS "better" than Novell/LAN Manager/Banyan/etc.?
- + Does anyone implement TCP/NFS?
- comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ ?/n: hardware issues
- - perhaps this is better placed in comp.dcom.lans.*?
- + All my interrupts are in use!
- + Do I really need a 16 [32] bit adapter?
- + Parallel port adapters
- + Ethernet adapter comparison
- + Token Ring adapter comparison
- comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ ?/n: for programmers only
- + BSD "sockets" API implementations
- + ONC/RPC (Sun RPC) implementations
- + PC/TCP programming (bugs, pitfalls, etc.)
- + PC-NFS programming (bugs, pitfalls, etc.)
- + What WINSOCK means to you (if anything)
- + TSRs vs. DLLs
- comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ ?/n: "I've fallen and I can't get up"
- + Life beyond 640K: EMMs vs. networks
- + SLIP [CSLIP, PPP] boot camp
- + LPT redirectors
- + INT 14
- + NETBIOS
- + PKTMUX, pro and con
- + [How] can I back up my hard disk over the network?
- + PCs as routers/bridges/terminal servers/print spoolers/sniffers
- + When more than one person uses the same "personal" computer
- + The other side: POP server implementations for UNIX/VMS/etc.
- + What good is a LocalTalk card?
- + KA9Q, NANSI, VT102 TSR
- + Telnet with HP (etc.) terminal emulation?
- + What about TN5250?
- + Who speaks SNMP?
- + ...Kerberos?
- + What software can encrypt network data?
- + [How] can I turn my PC into a multiuser Internet BBS?
- comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ n/n: Miscellaneous
- - global topics, not "how tos"
- + History and genealogy: MIT, NCSA, WATTCP, KA9Q ... and kin
- + Networks and copy protection: discards that don't, magic ARPs
- + Am I making myself more susceptible to COMPUTER VIRUSES???
-
- This is by no means comprehensive. :-)
-
- -=EPS=-
- --
- I'm not stupid, I'm not expendable, and I'm not *volunteering*!
-