usenet@mcdchg.UUCP (10/22/87)
Mas Network Software is pleased to announce the release of MaS-INet version 1.0.
This is an implementation of the TCP/IP protocols for the IBM PC/XT/AT/PS2
machines running PC-DOS or MS-DOS or Double-Dos.
It supports the following hardware devices:
3COM 3C500 or 3C501 etherlink card, Proteon p1300 token ring card,
*WatStar/pc Network with p1300 card, standard PC serial card
Soon to support:
Interlan NI5010 ethernet controller, Tangent MacBridge AppleTalk card,
Proteon P1340 token ring card, 3COM 3C505 etherlink plus card,
IBM Token Ring Card
It supports the following protocol layers:
ARP, IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP
Soon to support:
RARP
It supports the following client applications:
Telnet, FTP, SMTP, Rlogin, Rsh, BSD 4.2&4.3 Talk, Msg, Rwho, LPR
Soon to support:
Iprint, TFTP, Finger, Whois, NicName, Rcp, BootpClient,
Routed (for gateways)
It supports the following server applications:
Telnet (just for chatting back and forth), FTP, SMTP, BSD 4.2&4.3 Talk,
Msg, Echo, Discard, Character Generator, Quote of the day,
Time of the day, Rwho, Name (IEN116)
Soon to support:
Name (Domain), BootpServer, Routed (for gateways)
It also supports the following specialized facilities:
- more than one device can be present to allow gatewaying of networks.
- DMA or the special V20/80186/80286(AT) instructions can be used for
packet transfer, resulting in much better performance.
- many FTP servers may be operational, for use as a remote storage
location for software (public domain etc). (up to 200, depending on
machine speed and performance needed)
- up to 20 client sessions may be active at one time.
- under development - Kermit/Xmodem/Ymodem over the telnet connection
- custom devices, protocols, and application can be written to
specifications.
- licenses available for binaries or binaries with OBJ libraries.
- MasWatch is also available - a network packet watcher
For more details send e-mail requesting the more detailed brochure.
Contact: MaS Network Software Owner: Michael A. Shiels
9-426 Hazel Street E-Mail: mshiels@orchid.waterloo.edu
Waterloo, Ontario mike@development.watstar.waterloo.edu
CANADA N2L 3P8 michael_shiels@gate.watstar.waterloo.edu
(519) 746-6806 (between 5:00pm and 10:00pm)
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Michael A. Shiels (MaS Network Software)
mshiels@orchid.waterloo.EDU
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