gee@dciem.dciem.dnd.ca (Thomas Gee) (12/18/90)
I have a set of programs that I would like to run on my A/UX-equipped IIfx, but they require MacTCP to communicate with the rest of the world. Up to the point where such communication is required, they run quite nicely, but since there is no MacTCP driver installed, they can go no further. Attempting to install MacTCP under A/UX creates some wonderful crashes -- lovely video effects -- but no communication ability. Is there some way to provide the functionality of MacTCP under A/UX, for example a version of MacTCP that runs under A/UX? Thanks in advance, Tom. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Gee | Aerospace Group | a man in search of a quote DCIEM, DND | Canada | gee@dretor.dciem.dnd.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
lantz@Apple.COM (Bob Lantz) (12/21/90)
Tom, You wrote: >Is there some way to provide the functionality of MacTCP under A/UX, for >example a version of MacTCP that runs under A/UX? A/UX 2.0 and greater include a custom version of MacTCP. Do not attempt to install the MacOS versions of MacTCP, as they will not work correctly. Many programs, including MacX, rely on MacTCP and are compatible with A/UX. ;-) Hope this helps, >Thanks in advance, > Tom. Bob
bobo@pecan15.cray.com (Bob Kierski) (12/21/90)
In article <3844@client2.DRETOR.UUCP>, gee@dciem.dciem.dnd.ca (Thomas Gee) writes: |> I have a set of programs that I would like to run on my A/UX-equipped IIfx, |> but they require MacTCP to communicate with the rest of the world. Up to the |> point where such communication is required, they run quite nicely, but since |> there is no MacTCP driver installed, they can go no further. Attempting to |> install MacTCP under A/UX creates some wonderful crashes -- lovely video |> effects -- but no communication ability. |> |> Is there some way to provide the functionality of MacTCP under A/UX, for |> example a version of MacTCP that runs under A/UX? |> AUX 2.0 comes with MacTCP already installed. If you have removed it from /mac/sys/Sys* then you'll have to get it back from you AUX distribution. The MacTCP with AUX wont run under MacOS and the MacOS MacTCP will not run under AUX. It says that right in the release notes. -- Have a day,
liam@cs.qmw.ac.uk (William Roberts;) (01/02/91)
The MacTCP functionality includes some neat things like using the UNIX /etc/hosts (and Yellow Pages if appropriate) to find the list of known hosts, instead of the normal "file of names the user has bothered to type in": one package we tried fell over because it couldn't handle a list of 287 names! -- William Roberts ARPA: liam@cs.qmw.ac.uk Queen Mary & Westfield College UUCP: liam@qmw-cs.UUCP Mile End Road AppleLink: UK0087 LONDON, E1 4NS, UK Tel: 071-975 5250 (Fax: 081-980 6533)