klemets@sics.se (11/28/90)
Archive-name: netnix/26-Nov-90 Original-posting-by: klemets@sics.se Original-subject: Re: A few Questions about UNIX & NOS/NET Archive-site: sics.se [192.16.123.90] Archive-directory: /archive/packet/ka9q/nos Reposted-by: emv@ox.com (Edward Vielmetti) > 1) Is there a version of NOS/NET for UNIX that has all of the latest (or > at least some of the latest like RSPF) stuff in it?? > 2) If so, where can I scarf the source?? Scarf the latest src.zip from thumper and merge the files in my nosunix.tar.Z archive. This will render a good NOS version for a BSD or SunOS system. It may also work on System V 3.2, at least for a while, but there are some problems with it which are best resolved by replacing the OS with something better than release 3.2. If you have a BSD-system you may want to make NOS gateway IP datagrams to the kernel. This accomplished by installing the tunnel interface in your kernel. You may use the files in tundrvr.tar.Z to do this. The files in src.zip and nosunix.tar.Z will not compile very smoothly on the BSD C compiler. This are no serious problems, and fixing the compile time errors may provide a healthy exercise in elementary C-language debugging. Do not despair if the above proves to be too difficult. I also provide a file called nosunix-all.tar.Z. This contains a complete copy of the files I am using on a Sun-3 with SunOS 4.0.3. Copies of my NOS configuration files, etc, are also included. If you have a similar system configuration you just have to type "make" to compile it. A real piece of cake. I also provide something called NETNIX in the file netnix.tar.Z. This is a special version of the KA9Q code that uses sempahores and shared memory in SunOS or System V to split applications and protocols into separate user space UNIX processes. The concept is described in the netnix-paper.ps.Z document. It should be noted that NETNIX is not intended as a general purpose package for folks who don't have TCP/IP on their UNIX PC's, but rather as a means of running the huge ISODE protocol stack on top of AX.25 and Phils code. These files are all available with ftp from sics.se in the archive/packet/ka9q/nos directory. The files nosunix-all.tar.Z and netnix.tar.Z have been updated today at about 1700 hours UTC to reflect the latest changes and bug fixes. Anders