derek@locus.com (Dariush Keyani-Yazdi) (06/18/91)
I am a newcomer to both NDIS and Packet Drivers. I've been told that many knowledgeable people read this newsgroup. So, here's my question to both NDIS and PD experts: Is it possible to get NDIS working on PD, how about vice versa? Has this been implemented successfully? What are the technical issues involved? Any pointers to more information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much, and sorry if these issues have already been discussed on this newsgroup. Derek
jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe R. Doupnik) (06/19/91)
In article <25521@oolong.la.locus.com>, derek@locus.com (Dariush Keyani-Yazdi) writes: > I am a newcomer to both NDIS and Packet Drivers. I've been told that > many knowledgeable people read this newsgroup. So, here's my question > to both NDIS and PD experts: > > Is it possible to get NDIS working on PD, how about vice versa? > Has this been implemented successfully? What are the technical > issues involved? Any pointers to more information would be > greatly appreciated. > > Thank you very much, and sorry if these issues have already been discussed > on this newsgroup. > > Derek ---------------- Derek, Yes, the topic has been thoroughly discussed in the group. But for new readers the story is: Yes. NDIS and a Packet Driver interface can coexist and use the same board. Try it by getting the small archive dis_pkt.txt (or dis_pkt.zip) from my VMS VAX netlab.usu.edu 129.123.1.11 in directories [anonymous.netwatch] or [anonymous.novell]. Instructions are included. Joe D.
fks@FTP.COM (Frances Selkirk) (06/20/91)
"Joe R. Doupnik" writes: > Yes, the topic has been thoroughly discussed in the group. But for > new readers the story is: > Yes. NDIS and a Packet Driver interface can coexist and use the same > board. This is a rather misleading way of putting it. I can imagine someone reading this and attempting to use a packet driver and an NDIS driver simultaneously. :) Actually, the packet driver interface sits on top of DIS_PKT, which uses an NDIS driver to interface to the board. I know of no programs which accomplish the reverse (running a program that expects an NDIS driver over a packet driver). Frances Kirk Selkirk fks@ftp.com (617) 246-0900 FTP Software, Inc. 26 Princess Street, Wakefield, MA 01880