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List:       freedos-dev
Subject:    Re: Networking software
From:       twjewitt () ziplink ! net
Date:       2000-09-30 9:20:36
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Hi,

I am partially interested in this project.  I am currently developing TCP/IP
protocol stacks for DOS-protected mode programs and would be interested in
the Waterloo source code.  Can you tell me if the implementatation is
process-per-message or protocol-per-message?

ron wrote:

> I have an old network redirector program that I wrote in 1993 that
> ties two or more DOS or Windows 3.1 boxes together via their parallel
> ports and allows them to share drives and printers by acting as a
> network
> redirector.  I called it "rbcnet".  Basically, it's a TSR that installs
> itself in
> memory and can be removed via a command-line option, much like most
> other network redirectors including Novell and LAN Manager.
>
> I never finished it, though, because networks became readily available
> and
> relatively cheap and I got into SCO and Linux pretty heavily and
> realized
> that my time was better spent in those realms.
>
> Also, it used a weird protocol I derived myself and required a "hub"
> circuit to tie the parallel ports together.  Since then, I have
> misplaced the
> diagram for the hub and I don't have time to design a new one.  Besides,
>
> most people would prefer to use Ethernet nowadays.  I know I would.
>
> It wouldn't be too hard to adapt this thing to talk to any Ethernet card
>
> through a DOS packet driver (which still comes with most cards) and fix
> its remaining bugs and get it working.  Also, I think the DOS SLIP and
> PPP dialup programs that are out there tend to simulate a packet driver
> (INT 60H), so it could communicate via TCP/IP over either Ethernet or
> dialup.
>
> It could probably use a bit of cleanup, especially since I never got it
> past
> a functioning "alpha" version, but someone is willing to take up the
> project,
> I'm willing to LGPL the source code and pass it on to a qualified
> maintainer.
> It's semi-complete in that one can share files and printers between two
> or
> more machines but the transport layer needs to be re-written to support
> TCP/IP.  I would suggest using the Waterloo TCP/IP stack.  I have a
> version
> of that code available also, where I have fixed several bugs and made it
>
> compile and run properly with TurboC/TurboC++ and ArrowSoft ASM 2.00c.
> This would be the compiler/assembler combination I'd like to see the
> whole
> thing work with.
>
> All of the info I used to create it came from the book "Undocumented
> DOS", and it was mainly just a hobby but I bet quite a few people will
> find it
> useful if we can get it working with FreeDOS.  There are some MS-DOS-
> specific things in the code, especially when dealing with the List of
> Lists.
> FreeDOS's List of Lists is not totally compatible, so some mods will
> probably
> be required to the networking software to work properly with FreeDOS.
>
> I think it might be fun for whomever takes it on.  I would like for it
> to continue
> to be called "rbcnet" unless someone can come up with a name, but I
> would
> like to approve the final name of the project.
>
> Please contact me directly at roncemer@gte.net if you're interested in
> taking
> over this project.  I would also be interested in participating as a
> contributor
> to the project, but do not have time to be the maintainer/coordinator as
>
> my
> job as Chief Technology Officer of 3DStockCharts.com is keeping me very
> busy.
>
> Thanks!
> Ron Cemer
>
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