bkc@OMNIGATE.CLARKSON.EDU (Brad Clements) (02/04/89)
(sorry for the cross-post)
1/31/89
A Beta Test version of NCSA telnet V2.2C is now available via anonymous FTP
from omnigate.clarkson.edu (128.153.4.2) from the directory pub/ncsa2.2c
This is the readme file from that directory.
A uuencoded compressed tar file of the binaries is also available by mail:
% mail archive-server@sun.soe.clarkson.edu
Subject: send ncsabin.tar.Z.uu
(206Kbytes long)
Version 2.2C is a highly modified copy of NCSA Telnet version 2.2
It has been recompiled under Turbo C 2.0, supports the Packet Driver
interface, 43 Line mode EGA, domain name search paths, BOOTP, connecting
to a specified destination port, internal random FTP password, enhanced
directory listing under FTP, display clock and a host of other enhancements.
*** This is a Beta release, no warranties are expressed or implied ***
*** Use at your OWN risk. Neither Clarkson University nor the National
*** Center for Supercomputing Applications implies any warrenty or
*** fitness for use, etc.
This version was developed independently of NCSA, please do not bother them
with bug reports or questions (NCSA support of this version may be
a future possibility)
Plase Send bug reports and/or questions to:
bkc@omnigate.clarkson.edu
The following files are available:
/pub/ncsa2.2c
-rw-r--r-- 1 bkc 109755 Feb 3 18:12 PCtelnet2.2c.ascii
-rw-r--r-- 1 bkc 47812 Feb 3 18:08 PCtelnet2.2c.ascii.Z
-rw-r--r-- 1 bkc 9452 Jan 31 18:56 config.tel
-rw-r--r-- 1 bkc 208896 Feb 3 18:13 ncsabin.tar
-rw-r--r-- 1 bkc 150264 Feb 3 18:11 ncsabin.tar.Z
-rw-r--r-- 1 bkc 988160 Feb 3 19:22 ncsasrc.tar
-rw-r--r-- 1 bkc 374373 Feb 3 19:29 ncsasrc.tar.Z
-rw-r--r-- 1 bkc 3126 Feb 3 20:04 readme
PCtelnet2.2c.ascii.Z You should read this first for a detailed
description of changes. This is version 2.2 documentation
with margin comments describing the new features.
ncsabin.tar.Z contains the binaries for telbin.exe, telpass.exe
(ftpbin.exe is not included due to a serious bug)
ncsasrc.tar.Z contains all the source (for Turbo C 2.0)
config.tel a sample config.tel file (is included in both tar files)
readme This file.
NOTE!: Both tar files are binary images of the PC source. Thats good
for ncsabin.tar, but bad for ncsasrc.tar. If you untar the source
on a unix system you'll have to strip off trailing CR's and a ^Z at the
end of each file, unless you do a binary copy to your PC.
Known bugs:
currently ftpbin.exe can not upload to a host w/o crashing.
The best new feature in this version is support for the Packet Driver
interface (from FTP Software). Some packet drivers are available from
grape.ecs.clarkson.edu in the file comm/drivers.arc
This version has been tested with the following packet drivers:
ni5210
ni5010
3c501
The second best feature is support for BOOTP. This is a method
whereby the client PC can get information from a server about its
IP address, gateway, nameservers and netmask. You should read
RFC1048 for detailed information.
I would appreciate comments and bug reports. This version is currently
in use at Clarkson University in our public terminal areas (hence Bootp).
Brad Clements
Network Engineer
Educational Resources Center
Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY /* the land that time forgot */
(315)268-2292nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson) (02/05/89)
In article <8902041218.AA06180@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> bkc@OMNIGATE.CLARKSON.EDU (Brad Clements) writes:
The best new feature in this version is support for the Packet Driver
interface (from FTP Software). Some packet drivers are available from
grape.ecs.clarkson.edu in the file comm/drivers.arc
Actually, the packet drivers are in /c/files/uploads, but since grape has not
been providing the best service lately, I'll convince Brad to put the latest
and greatest packet drivers on omnigate.clarkson.edu. We have freely copyable
packet drivers for the ni5210, ni5010, 3c501, wd8003e, and SLIP8250. .ASM
source is included, and all the functions that are common to all the drivers
has been split out.
I encourage anyone who writes a packet driver to send a copy to me so
that I can distribute it with the rest of the packet drivers. I am
also offering to write a packet driver for any Ethernet card(s)
donated to Clarkson University. We have PCs, ATs, and PS/2s. This
driver(s) will be freely copyable, of course.
--
--russ (nelson@clutx [.bitnet | .clarkson.edu])
"I saved the whales!" - Rebecca L. Nelson, 3.5 years old, on receiving her
Christmas present of a whale "adoption" certificate. Bless her liberal heart.