jrd@cc.usu.edu (06/01/91)
In article <1991May22.171543.1404@gumby.dsd.TRW.COM>, feb@gumby.dsd.TRW.COM (Frank Bien) writes: > I recently picked up a copy of DIS_PKT.DOS from usu via > anon ftp. It looks like something which can solve (at least in > part) my problems. I could use some advise. > > I have a Zenith 286 machine (3 mb RAM) windows 3.0, etc. > > I am trying to run a variety of networking programs over a single > Western Digital Ethernet Card (WD8003e), but am having little luck > running them all without rebooting when I change between them. > > Running (or at least trying to): > NCSA Telnet 2.3 beta something > -- uses its own internal packet drivers > qvtnet (new May 91 version) which may replace ncsa_telnet > -- uses clarkson packet driver > XVISION X-windows for windows > -- uses FTP Software packet driver > FTP Software -- use some of their utils, but no TNVT or FTP > -- uses FTP Sofware drivers > IBM's pc local area network (v1.3) > -- uses Western Digital's netbios driver > > The object is to have a package to log into various hosts > (XWindows), a package to use when I don't want to wait for > XWindows on my slow pc and to FTP back to my pc (qvtnet or > ncsa_telnet), and a package to network 5 or 6 pc's together > (preferably each as servers) -- IBM's LAN package (hey, it was > free -- we had several extra packages). > > Right now, I start my machine and default to the clarkson packet > drivers so I can run qvtnet. If I want to run XWindows or IBM LAN > i have to modify the config.sys and autoexec, shutting of the old > driver and turning on the new, and then reboot (what a pain in the > ass). > > Any advise or assistance on how to run these packages in "peace > and harmony" would be greatly appreciated. I couldn't get dis_pkt > to work, will it do what I want? If so what would the config.sys > and protocol.ini look like? > > thanks for any help, > > Frank Bien > feb@gumby.dsd.trw.com > (213) 812-5072 > e-mail please --------------------------------------- Frank, Two points on your troubles. 1. You need a more recent version of DIS_PKT. v1.07 is available from NETLAB.USU.EDU 129.123.1.11 in directory [.NETWATCH]. Then you won't need a full Packet Driver per se. 2. Windows plays havoc with just about all communications programs, particularly those using a local area network board. You will have to do some experimenting to find a workable combination (hint: load all the networking stuff before starting Windows, or load everything in a single window and don't let other windows use those pieces). Joe D.