[comp.protocols.tcp-ip] TCP-IP in the Public Domain?

jim@ektools.UUCP (James Hugh Moore) (11/06/87)

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What part of tcp-ip is in the public domain?  I understand that DARPA or
some related government agency specified what tcp-ip is.   


Does anyone have the reference to the government document, or an english
version of it?

Is there source code for tcp-ip on anything (especially an implementation
for arcnet would be nice) that is public domain?

Does anyone know of an existing implementation under arcnet or qnx?

If these questions seem kind rudimentary, I am a mathematician, and I am
posting for a friend, and he needs the answers.

I want to thank you in advance for all of your time and effort!!!

					     May God Bless You, in Jesus Name

					     Jim Moore

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JBVB@AI.AI.MIT.EDU ("James B. VanBokkelen") (11/11/87)

The specifications are all public domain.  There are implementations for
a number of different machines and operating systems that are P/D.  I don't
know of anyone who is actually running IP on Arcnet, but I know someone
who is trying to write a driver for one of the P/D IBM PC packages.  He
is pap4@ai.ai.mit.edu (Philip Prindeville).

You can get the specs, and a list which includes almost all the P/D code
and most commercial products, over the ARPAnet from the machine SRI-NIC.ARPA.
Use FTP, login as "anonymous", the specifications are in RFC: and the
Vendor's Guide is in NETINFO:.  If you don't have ARPAnet access, the
documents can be ordered on paper from SRI in Menlo Park, CA, or the
Defense Technical Information Center in ?Alexandria? VA.  For someone who
doesn't know much about TCP/IP, get the "DDN Protocol Handbook", which
costs a little over $100 (but is 6 - 8 inches high).

Will someone who has the whole address and phone number handy post it?

jbvb

ALMA@RVAX.CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU.UUCP (11/19/87)

	The complete address for SRI is:

	Stanford Research Inst. - Net. Info. Center
	Room EJ291
	333 Ravenwood Avenue
	Menlo Park, CA  94025

	Tele#  415-859-5539

	alg.

NIC@SRI-NIC.ARPA (DDN Reference) (11/21/87)

I would like to correct Alma's previous message regarding the complete
address for the Network Information Center at SRI International. Our address
is:

DDN Network Information Center
SRI International
Room EJ291
333 Ravenswood Avenue
Menlo Park, Ca.  94025

Our telephone numbers are:
(800) 235-3155
(415) 859-3695

Nan/NIC
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