VTTTELTY@FINFUN.BITNET.UUCP (06/05/87)
A few weeks ago I sent the following request to PC-IP and TCP-IP mailing lists: >Where can I find the following products: > >1. Netbios on TCP/IP for IBM PC/AT and 3Com Ethernet controllers. > >2. VT100-Telnet (supporting function keys) for IBM PC/AT. > >3. Netbios on TCP/IP for VAX/VMS. > Here are the most interesting responses I got: ------------------------------------------------------------ From: <BEAME@MCMASTER> Santtu, Beame & Whiteside Software Ltd. have a VT100/VT52 - Telnet program that runs on IBM PC/XT/AT machines using a 3Com EtherLink board. This emulator includes a fully definable keyboard (every letter, function key). The emulator also uses hardware scrolling for fast no-snow output (EGA support also). This program comes with TCP/IP but NOT NetBios. More information can be obtained from me or : Beame & Whiteside Software Ltd. 259 Fiddler's Green Road Ancaster, Ontario Canada L9G 1W9 - Carl Beame P.S: I wrote the program, so notice the bias. --------------------------------------------------------------- From: minshall%opal.Berkeley.EDU@BERKELEY.EDU Hi. Your items 1 and 2 can probably be gotten from Ungermann-Bass. Possibly from Excelan and 3COM also (though I don't know for sure). Greg Minshall --------------------------------------------------------------- From: CLYNN@G.BBN.COM I am not sure about documents for the specific implementations that you mentioned, but RFC1001 and RFC1002 specify how to do NETBIOS over TCP/IP networks. They are available via anonymous FTP from SRI-NIC.ARPA. --------------------------------------------------------------- From: Dave Crocker <dcrocker%engr.ub.com@RELAY.CS.NET> You might try contacting Lantec, for all of your needs. Their postal address is: Postboks 171 Olavsgt. 39B 3601 Kongsberg NORWAY Phone is +47-3-73-6880 Dave ---------------------------------------------------------------- From: cmcl2!aecom.yu.edu!cucard!naftoli%harvard@husc6.BITNET Excelan makes a netbios over TCP/IP which works ok. We have run the IBM PC network over it with no apprarent problems. --- Robert N. Berlinger Supervisor of Systems Support Compuserve: 73047,741 Albert Einstein College of Medicine Easylink: 62956067 UUCP: ...$philabs,cucard,pegasus,rocky2!aecom!naftoli GEnie: R.Berlinger ---------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Romkey <ROMKEY@XX.LCS.MIT.EDU> Try getting in touch with FTP Software. (617) 868-4878. The address is: FTP Software, Inc. PO Box 150 Kendall Square Branch Boston, MA 02140 USA FTP will be releasing a NetBIOS on TCP this summer, and already has a VT100 telnet available. I am associated with FTP, so I do have some interest in these matters... - john romkey ------------------------------------------------------------------- From: RITCV!ROCKSVAX!ROCKSANNE!SUNYBCS!CANISIUS!ITECH1!SIA @CS.ROCHESTER.EDU A rather complete TCP/IP package for IBM PC/XT/AT's that includes a VT100 Telnet is available from: FTP Software, Inc. P.O. BOX 150 Kendall Square Branch Boston, MA 02142 (617) 864-1711 The stuff for the VAX running under VMS is available from: The Wollongong Group, Inc. 1129 San Antonio Road P.O. Box 51860 Palo Alto, CA 94303 (415)962-7100 Wollongong also has a TCP/IP for the PC. Another source for these packages would be: Network Research Corp. 2380 North Rose Avenue Oxnard, CA 93030 (805)485-2700 ******************************************************************************** Stewart I. Alpert @ Ingram Software, Inc. Department of Technical Services UUCP: {ihnp4,sco,mwc,canisius}!itech1!sia {allegra,decvax,watmath}!sunybcs!canisius!itech1!sia ARPA/CSNET: itech1!sia%canisius@csnet-relay.ARPA AT&T: 1-716-874-1874 or 1-800-828-7250 or 1-800-464-8488 (in NYS) USnail: 2128 Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14215 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Santtu M{ki Technical Research Centre of Finland Telecommunications laboratory
JBVB@AI.AI.MIT.EDU.UUCP (06/06/87)
A couple of notes on Santtu ?Miki?'s posting: Excelan and Ungermann/Bass have TCP/IP NETBIOSs for the PC available now, but neither conforms to the RFCs, and because of this, they don't interoperate. I have heard rumors that Excelan will upgrade theirs to conform to the RFCs by early 4th quarter. I have no idea what U/B is up to, although I assume they're hard at work as well. When FTP Software's NETBIOS is available, it will conform to the RFCs. I have seen postings that suggested that Excelan either had a VMS NETBIOS (non-RFC-compatible), or was working on one (which could be planned for compatibility). I have no more facts, except that I am quite sure that neither MICOM-Interlan, The Wollongong Group, Network Research Corp., nor SRI (all vendors of VMS packages, see the Vendors Guide) have any NETBIOS support for VMS as of this date. I know that Telnets with VT100 emulators for the PC are available from Beame & Whiteside, Bridge, Excelan, FTP Software, The Wollongong Group Sun, and U/B, either separately, or as part of a larger TCP/IP package for the PC. U/B and Excelan require the use of the manufacturer's Ethernet board, and Bridge & TWG only support the 3Com dumb interface. Last I knew, NRC's package didn't have terminal emulation as such (their Telnet relied on ANSI.SYS), but that could have changed recently. FTP is the only company that offers a VT100 Rlogin, but that doesn't cut much ice against a VMS... The only one I've worked with is the one I maintain (FTPs). It does a straight VT100, less smooth scroll, 132 column mode, and double height/ double width. The release due out July 1 has no-snow CGA operation added. All function keys are handled, and the keypad layout works fairly well with EDT on VMS. Last I knew, Excelan had roughly the same layout, but I've never actually used it against a VMS. jbvb@ai.ai.mit.edu James B. VanBokkelen FTP Software Inc.