jsivier@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Jonathon Sivier ) (03/27/91)
Some time ago I was advised to check out the TCP/IP Users Guide from SGI for information on communicating across the network from within a program. Is this part of the standard documentation set or is it something available only by special request. I have looked through all the docs and haven't seen amything with this title. If anyone knows which manual this is in please let me know. Thanks Jonathan ------------------------------------------------------------------- | Jonathan Sivier | Ballo ergo sum. | | jsivier@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu | (I dance therefore I am.) | | Flight Simulation Lab | - des Cartwright | | Beckman Institute | | | 405 N. Mathews | | | Urbana, IL 61801 | | -------------------------------------------------------------------
dale@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu (dale chayes) (03/28/91)
In article <1991Mar26.215809.19943@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, jsivier@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Jonathon Sivier ) writes: > > Some time ago I was advised to check out the TCP/IP Users Guide from SGI > for information on communicating across the network from within a program. [several lines deleted about where it might be and where he looked] Since it might have been me who made the suggestion: TCP/IP Users Guide Version 2.1, [Document number 007-0830-021], which is the second chapter in the IRIS 4D Series Communications Guide [doc. no. 007-0890-010] Interprocess Communication, Chapter 8 of IRIS-4D Programmer's Guide Volume 1, Version 1.1 [doc. no. 007-0601-10] Both of these manuals came from SGI with my first IRIS (and 3.2 I guess.) The pile of manuals for 3.3 look to be about the same size, and I _assume_ that they are all there, but I have not looked. You should also look at the Streams mechanism if you are starting from scratch, it might be appropriate to use the "modern" methods. Hope it helps, Dale -- Dale Chayes Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University Route 9W, Palisades, N.Y. 10964 dale@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu voice: (914) 359-2900 extension 434 fax: (914) 359-6817
vjs@rhyolite.wpd.sgi.com (Vernon Schryver) (03/28/91)
> > for information on communicating across the network from within a program. > ... > You should also look at the Streams mechanism if you are starting from > scratch, it might be appropriate to use the "modern" methods. Well, STREAMS won't help much with Silicon Graphics TCP/IP since IRIX is currently and in the forthcoming release firmly socketed. All of the systems with TLI or XLI or whatever seem to have a "socket compatibility mode" that gets between very and vaguely close to 4.3BSD sockets. However, few systems with real sockets deign to have anything to do with STREAMS TCP. That may change with SVR4, but only if SVR4 XLI turns out to be as fast as sockets. Vernon Schryver, vjs@sgi.com