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- Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
- Path: sparky!uunet!unipalm!steven
- From: steven@unipalm.co.uk (Steven Vincent)
- Subject: Re: Combining NETBEUI and TCP/IP (?)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan6.095922.14174@unipalm.co.uk>
- Keywords: tcp/ip, tcp, ip, netbeui, pcnfs, nfs, lanman, Lan Manager
- Organization: Unipalm Ltd., 216 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge CB4 4WA, UK
- References: <C0DLG0.1Gy@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl>
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 09:59:22 GMT
- Lines: 56
-
- maas@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl (Frank Maas) writes:
-
-
- >First of all, I know this is probably not the correct group for this question,
- >but I really didn't find a group that suited the subject. And since it is
- >about a MS-DOS driver...
-
- comp.protocols.nfs or comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
-
- >Problem:
- > Currently I'm using a LAN which is connected to both an Unix server and
- > an OS/2 server. The first can be reached when I load PC-NFS on my
- > machine. To reach the latter, I have to load NETBEUI (Lan Manager).
- > Since I have to access both servers (Unix for E-Mail, connections to the
- > world :-), etc; OS/2 for NOTES, Programs, etc), I have to reboot my
- > machine each time I want to do something on the other server. Concurrent
- > access is not possible.
-
- Wrong. Both Lan Manager and PC-NFS can be installed over an NDIS (tm) Driver.
- In fact Lan Manager demands it. By combining the Protocol.INI files this
- should be possible, Unfortunatly PC-NFS and Lan Manager do not get on (Sun
- say they are looking into this). Alternativly PC/TCP will co-reside with
- both versions of Lan Manager an provides better connectivity to the Unix
- world.
-
- >What I want:
- > A driver that implements both the NETBEUI and the PC-NFS layer. So,
- > NOTES (which has to use NETBEUI) sees NETBEUI, and telnet sees PC-NFS
- > (or TCP/IP to be correct).
- > MS Windows should see PC-NFS when MSW is set up for PC-NFS and it
- > should see NETBEUI when it is set up for NETBEUI.
-
- With PC/TCP you set up Windows to See NetBeui, The PC/TCP NFS drives are
- just there and for applications like Telent Windows does not care. PC/TCP
- also results in a reduced memory impact since you don't need the TSR's
- RTM etc.
-
- >So the question(s):
- > Does such a driver exist?
- The Driver exists and you are using it (NDIS).
- > Did you have the same problem and solved it differently?
- For PC-NFS the problems are known and not solved, it works
- with other TCP/IP and NFS implementations for DOS.
- > Do you see other solutions?
-
- A TCP/IP stack that is intended to interoperate with other Network software.
-
- >You can follow-up to this article, but if this is the wrong place, you could
- >also mail me.
-
- >With Regards (and Best Whishes for '93),
-
- >Frank Maas (e-mail: maas@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl)
-
- Steven Vincent steven@unipalm.co.uk
- (Note we sell both PC-NFS and PC/TCP).
-