snorthc@NSWC-G.ARPA (09/12/88)
Please help me. I am unable to bring the OS/2 Lan Manager supplied with the MS SDK up except in loop back mode. I have currently installed a 3COM 3C505 Rev I setup for INT 5, DMA 5, 300H I/O. I have tried other settings as well. I have tried Locator and no Locator. I currently have the OS/2 SDK installed on an IBM AT with 100% IBM parts except for the ethernet card. I also tried a Compaq386. The computer hangs while trying to execute the config.sys. The last line printed on the screen is from the Sequenced Packet Protocol driver version 3.0.1. I have called 3Com several times a day for several days, usually for the thrill of listening to a recorded message. Question 2. If I do get this software to boot, will I be able to interoperate with FTP SW NetBIOS/TCP? How about Excelan or Bridge's implementation? Stephen Ray Northcutt, Naval Surface Warfare Center Even beta code should boot!
jbvb@VAX.FTP.COM (James Van Bokkelen) (09/19/88)
I can't say why 3Com's stuff fails, but as far as I know, even once it starts to work, it uses an XNS-based encapsulation for the SMB packets, which won't interoperate with RFC-conforming NETBIOS-over-TCP/IP (FTP S/W, Bridge, Excelan, et al). James VanBokkelen FTP Software Inc.