[comp.protocols.tcp-ip] PC/AT UNIX TCP/IP software development

neerma@COD.NOSC.MIL (Merle A. Neer) (12/22/87)

Hi,

We at the Naval Ocean Systems Center (NOSC) are interested in
developing application programs including net protocols on TCP/IP
for UNIX on an IBM/AT.  Rather than re-invent something that may
already exist I thought I would canvas the list to see what others
are doing in this environment.  We are particularly interested in
applications where the AT serves as front-end to some non networking
systems.

Respond to : neerma at nosc

Thanks in advance,
Merle Neer.
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johnl@well.UUCP (John A. Limpert) (12/25/87)

I have ported KA9Q's TCP/IP software to several UNIX
machines, an AT clone running Microport System V/AT and a
Heurikon 68010 running UniPlus+ 5.0.  It currently supports
SLIP and KISS on asynchronous lines.  I am using it on a packet
radio TCP/IP net. I haven't added any support for Ethernet
since I do not have the hardware.  It is running reliably and
supports FTP, SMTP and TELNET.  After I finish cleaning up
some things and add the revisions from the latest KA9Q release,
I will make the sources and binaries available to anyone who
is interested in them.  I expect that they will eventually show
up in the KA9Q distributed sources along with the Macintosh, Amiga
and UNIX code that is already in there.  I started with Jere
Sandidge's (sp?) UNIX PC (68000) port and made some changes
so that it would run on an 80286 system.  Also fixed a few bugs
while I was at it.

John A. Limpert, N3DMC

johnl@n3dmc.UUCP, bellcore!wb6rqn!n3dmc!johnl, n3dmc@wa3pxx