buddington-paul@CS.YALE.EDU (Paul Buddington) (02/23/91)
Note: This is my second try - I think I chose the wrong vocabulary for the first one. This is my first time posting to any group - I just learned how to about 10 minutes and 1 attempt ago; but I figured, what the heck, why not start with a challenge? ObHack: The other day I ran into a problem with a PC-compatible using AppleShare PC software (for AppleTalk networks). Evidently, the software detected another network driver in memory at boot-up, and this error persisted even when I removed everything from CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT. So I DEBUGed the program (I didn't have any real tools with me) and located the test for the network driver. By NOPing a few bytes, I managed to convince the software to load regardless of whether any other drivers were installed. I know, it's a very simple hack, but it works and it means I don't have to go back there anymore. BTW, if this works, it really is pretty simple to post to this group . . . although I imagine it does keep out a fair amount of people who don't have anything useful to contribute. If I can figure it out within several minutes of first reading the Pnews manual, it shouldn't take any real hacker too long. -- ======================================================================== Paul Buddington Yale University Buddington-Paul@CS.Yale.Edu or YaleCS.bitnet QuickMail: Paul_Buddington.CIS@YCCATSMTP.YCC.Yale.Edu