SCEF0003@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu ("James N. Petersen") (12/09/90)
In a recent article, Russ Nelson suggests:
o Switch to another LAN operating system that supports the packet drivers,
you know, ???????. Hmmm... That would seem to be a problem. Perhaps
we could convince Artisoft or whomever to include packet driver support?
I thought that the current version of AT&T's StarGroup software did just
that. Please correct me if I am wrong.RWMIRA01@ulkyvx.BITNET (Rob Miracle) (12/10/90)
In Message <9012081820.aa02464@louie.udel.edu>, SCEF0003@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu ("James N. Petersen") writes: >In a recent article, Russ Nelson suggests: > > o Switch to another LAN operating system that supports the packet drivers, > you know, ???????. Hmmm... That would seem to be a problem. Perhaps > we could convince Artisoft or whomever to include packet driver support? > >I thought that the current version of AT&T's StarGroup software did just >that. Please correct me if I am wrong. AT&T StarGROUP software version 3.3a and 3.4 support NDIS and will work concurrently with the DIS_PKT.DOS file from FTP software (vax.ftp.com). You must have version 3.3.1 of the ATTCSMA.DOS file. Our version of 3.3 didn't have it. If not, contact your AT&T folks and have them get it for you. Rob Miracle "Some times you just have to bow to the absurd." -- Cpt. Jean-Luc Picard
jbreeden@netcom.UUCP (John Breeden) (12/10/90)
In article <9012081820.aa02464@louie.udel.edu> SCEF0003@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu ("James N. Petersen") writes: >In a recent article, Russ Nelson suggests: > > o Switch to another LAN operating system that supports the packet drivers, > you know, ???????. Hmmm... That would seem to be a problem. Perhaps > we could convince Artisoft or whomever to include packet driver support? > >I thought that the current version of AT&T's StarGroup software did just >that. Please correct me if I am wrong. AT&T's StarGroup (3.3&4) is Lan Manager/Unix (LM/X), which supports the NDIS interface on DOS and OS2 workstations. Packet driver software (well, most of it now) can run on the same NDIS interface as StarGroup-LM/X via James' dis_pkt.dos (packet driver to ndis driver adapter). Unfortunatly, the BYU code is one of those that DOSN'T run on dis_pkt. The concept of StarGroup-LM/X running on a packet driver is a good idea, except that StarGroup (3.4) can use a number of different transport layers (ISO, tcp-ip, netbeui) and therefore you would need a packet driver port for each transport. It seems a NDIS-to-packet would be a better idea - that would open up packet driver support for ALL Lan Managers - not just AT&Ts (they ALL use NDIS as an interface - sorta' like a "standard" (ya, ya - I know)). It would allow the BYU code to co-exist with Lan Man. There ARE a few commercial products around that provide Netware support on NDIS (remember - ODI is a DOG (ask Garfield :-)) and without thw "abort" bug. Both Hughes Lan Systems' and Walker, Richer and Quinn have Netware NDIS drivers - at far less than the +$1000 I've heard quoted for the V3 of the BYU code, or CoCoNet. -- John Robert Breeden, netcom!jbreeden@apple.com, apple!netcom!jbreeden, ATTMAIL:!jbreeden ------------------------------------------------------------------- "The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from. If you don't like any of them, you just wait for next year's model."
jbreeden@netcom.UUCP (John Breeden) (12/11/90)
In article <F0F821753F7F201F44@ulkyvx.bitnet> RWMIRA01@ulkyvx.BITNET (Rob Miracle) writes: >In Message <9012081820.aa02464@louie.udel.edu>, SCEF0003@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu >("James N. Petersen") writes: > >>In a recent article, Russ Nelson suggests: >> >> o Switch to another LAN operating system that supports the packet drivers, >> you know, ???????. Hmmm... That would seem to be a problem. Perhaps >> we could convince Artisoft or whomever to include packet driver support? >> >>I thought that the current version of AT&T's StarGroup software did just >>that. Please correct me if I am wrong. > >AT&T StarGROUP software version 3.3a and 3.4 support NDIS and will work >concurrently with the DIS_PKT.DOS file from FTP software (vax.ftp.com). You >must have version 3.3.1 of the ATTCSMA.DOS file. Our version of 3.3 didn't >have it. If not, contact your AT&T folks and have them get it for you. > Have your AT&T folks obtain the "StarGroup 3.4 Client Upgrade Diskette" from the Computer Systems Hotline - it contains the ATTCSMA.DOS v3.4 NDIS MAC driver. -- John Robert Breeden, netcom!jbreeden@apple.com, apple!netcom!jbreeden, ATTMAIL:!jbreeden ------------------------------------------------------------------- "The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from. If you don't like any of them, you just wait for next year's model."