fks@FTP.COM (Frances Selkirk) (05/15/91)
John DeDourek (dedourek@unb.ca) writes: > I am running the CUTCP package in my office over the PCNet card. > What is required is an IBM product called the "LAN support program" > (approx $100) which gives a "standard programming interface" to > both the PCNet broadband card and the IBM token ring card. You > then run a packet driver available from clarkson (sorry, I forgot > the exact name, and I am doing this from home, but something like > "IBMToken"). The latter makes the interface now look like > a Ethernet packet driver. Now you should be able to run any > software package, including FTP Software, Inc.'s product, which > wil run over an Ethernet packet driver. In fact, I believe that > the Computing center director here (DGM@UNB.CA) is in fact > successfully running FTP's package over the PCNet broadband. Thanks for the information! Although this is not of use to the original poster, others might find it helpful, so I guess I'll add some more: For packages that support the IBM Token Ring ASI (aka the LAN Support program) directly, you can take a few steps out of this. Most network software, TCP/IP or otherwise (off the top of my head, I know our PC/TCP, UMD's TCP/IP, Netware and Banyan Vines, and I'm certain there are many more) support the IBM ASI, making the packet driver unnecessary (memory consuming!) clutter. Keep it simple. Frances Kirk Selkirk info@ftp.com (617) 246-0900 FTP Software, Inc. 26 Princess Street, Wakefield, MA 01880