robin@csuchico.edu (Robin Goldstone) (08/07/90)
The September 1990 Issue of MacUser (p. 296) discusses the Communications Toolbox and the eventual availability of a TCP/IP tool. The article describes the basic set of tools that Apple will release with Sys 7 then states "Connection tools planned for future release will support ... TCP/IP ..." Does this imply that Apple will be developing and releasing this tool? Is anyone else working on a TCP/IP connection tool? Can anyone offer a guess as to when this tool may be available? It sure would be nice to be able to use VersaTerm to do all my comm stuff, both serial and ethernet-based... Robin Goldstone, Systems Software Specialist California State University, Chico Computing Services robin@csuchico.edu
sbchanin@wheaties.ai.mit.edu (Steve Chanin) (08/07/90)
Network Gurus: I've got a 5Meg SE/30 with a NuvoLink SC (SCSI <-> Ethernet connector) and a 2 page display driven through the SE/30's internal slot. When I run NCSA Telnet 2.3 using its own TCP code, everything is fine (which implies that the NuvoLink SC and the network are working). However, when I run MacX or the NCSA/BYU Telnet package (both of which use MacTCP and the communications toolbox), I can't get through to the network. MacX gives the error "MacTCP Connection Tool Error when initializing a connection: unknown error code -344" and BYU/NCSA just quits. Does anyone have ideas about how to get around this problem? I need to get MacX running on this machine ASAP. Thanks, Steve System Information: Mac SE/30 5 Meg RAM Finder 6.1.5 MultiFinder 6.0.5 System 6.0.5 MacX 1.0a9 NuvoLink SC 1.25 (driver) NuvoLink SC 1.25 (ROMs) AdminTCP 1.0 MacTCP 1.0 MacTCPtool 1.0d6 -- =============================================================================== DOMAIN: sbchanin@ai.mit.edu USMAIL: Steven Chanin, 1010 Mass Ave #57, Cambridge, Ma 02138 PHONE : (617) 876-1950
matt@pacvax.UUCP (Matt Kingman) (08/07/90)
In article <1990Aug06.171755.1162@csuchico.edu> robin@csuchico.edu (Robin Goldstone) writes: >..."Connection tools planned for future release will support ... TCP/IP >..."Does this imply that Apple will be developing and releasing this >tool? Is anyone else working on a TCP/IP connection tool? Can anyone >offer a guess as to when this tool may be available? It sure would be >nice to be able to use VersaTerm to do all my comm stuff, both serial and >ethernet-based... Apple has assured me that they are *not* developing a TCP/IP tool for CTB. Apple has developed a simple MacTCP connection tool for use with MacX, but it won't help you with terminal emulation because it doesn't support Telnet. Pacer has developed a MacTCP Telnet tool that will be included with their new terminal emulation product. Currently, there are no plans to market the tool seperately. Other TCP/IP tools are available from Advanced Software Concepts in France, and I thought that someone at Intercon Systems mentioned that they were developing a tool for TCP. (I could be mistaken) /Matt -- Matt Kingman - Pacer Software Inc. - (508)898-3300 uunet!pacvax!matt I speak only for myself...
dwallen@vsmail (Dick Wallen x7661) (08/11/90)
I have InterCon TCP/Connect II software on my MAC. It provides IBM, DEC and Tektronix terminal emulation. I have been connected to as many as 10 different computers at the same time, cutting and pasting between sessions and with each session having it's own customization. All of mail from VAXes Sun's and IBM Profs is routed to my TCP/Connect II. I also use it to connect the TCP/IP News. Dick Wallen 407-724-7661--