From: aboba@netcom.com (Bernard Aboba) Subject: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), part 3 of 3 Expires: Fri, 2 September 1994 00:00:00 GMT Followup-To: poster Keywords: TCP/IP, IBM PC, SLIP, PPP, NDIS, ODI Organization: MailCom Reply-To: aboba@netcom.com Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc,comp.protocols.tcp-ip,alt.winsock,comp.os.ms-windows.networking.tcp-ip,comp.answers,news.answers Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu Summary: Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) about TCP/IP on PC-Compatible Computers Archive-name: ibmpc-tcp-ip-faq/part3 comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc: FAQ Posting, part 3, 8/1/94 COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS *Downright speculation TCP/IP BOOT-PROM The TCP/IP BOOT-PROM is a TCP/IP based Boot ROM available for about 34 Ethernet and Token Ring PC network controllers. It uses the protocols BOOTP and TFTP to download the DOS operating system and network software from a TCP/IP based servers like UNIX, NetWare, OS/2 or Windows NT. Several network software like PC-NFS, PC/TCP, PC-Interface, B&W NFS, LAN WorkPlace, NetWare, NetWare/IP, LanManager, TUN and other are supported on the diskless client site. The builtin application interface allows to access the ROMs TCP/IP stack for building low cost terminals or downloading other operating systems e.g. UnixWare. Dirk Koeppen EDV-Beratungs-GmbH, Germany Phone: +49 69 89 3000, Fax: +49 69 89 3004, mailto:dirk@incom.de Downright Speculation 3Com TCP w/ DPA v2.0 3Com; (800)638-3266 Downright Speculation Internet in a Box This is a much ballyhooed product, which will include a special version of Ed Krol's book, alongside a complete suite of applications. Rumour has it that the installation procedure is quite streamlined in that it sets up all the stack as well as all the applications in one fell swoop. Spry Inc.; 1319 Dexter Ave North, Seattle WA 98109; (206)286-1412, mailto:sales@spry.com Downright Speculation AIR for Windows Spry Inc.; 1319 Dexter Ave North, Seattle WA 98109; (206)286-1412, mailto:sales@spry.com Downright Speculation Teemtalk for DOS Teemtalk for Windows Teemtalk supports connections over ARPA Services 2.0+ (HP), Beame & Whiteside, CTerm (DEC), Int-6B (Novell NASI), Int-14, MS LanManager, Lan Workplace, LAT, NetBIOS, Netmanage Chameleon, OSLAN (ICL), Pathway, PC-NFS, PCTCP, TELAPI (Novell), and also support Windows Sockets, and regular or BIOS level serial connections. Emulations include VT 52/100/220/240/320/340/640, Viewdata 40/80/Split, DG200, HP2392A, Tek4014, Regis and W2119. Protocol support Kermit and Xmodem. It also supports DDE. Pericom, 1-609-895-0404 (US) and 0908-265533 in the UK. Suggestion BW-NFS v3.0c NFS is implemented as a TSR; the TCP stack is a device driver. The package supports SLIP, NFS client, Telnet (VT220 and 3270 emulation), finger, talk, ftp, and SMTP mail. It also can act as a server for telnet, FTP, finger, and lp. The 3270 emulation is reportedly OK. Beame & Whiteside Software Inc.; 706 Hillsborough St., Raleigh, NC 27603-1655 (919)831-8989, tech: (919)831-8975, fax: (919)831-8990, mailto:sales@bws.com Suggestion Chameleon v3.15 $125 (upgrade price) ChameleonNFS v3.15 $400 Chameleon is a Windows 3.x TCP/IP implementation that can handle FTP, Telnet (3270, ANSI, VT-52, VT100 and VT220 emulation), ping, SMTP, POP2, and NFS (client and server) all in multiple windows, simultaneously. The package also supports DNS via an implementation of BIND, as well as SNMP. ChameleonNFS is compatible with the IPX/Link product for Netware from NetManage. Most of the code resides in a DLL. Chameleon supports multiple interfaces, and can route betweenthem. The newest release supports CSLIP, PPP and NNTP. NetManage, Inc.; 20823 Stevens Creek Blvd.,Cupertino, CA 95101; (408)973-7171, fax: (408)257-6405, mailto:support@netmanage.com Downright speculation Distinct Network Applications v3.02 $395 Distinct Software Development Kit $495 Network & Developer Combination $695 Distinct TCP/IP for Windows - Network Applications v3 integrates several Windows based TCP/IP utilities under a single interface. These include: Distinct Telnet which allows multiple concurrent Telnet sessions on different remote hosts, allowing you to cut and paste information between these systems as well as between the systems and your local host. Distinct FTP is a drag and drop FTP which allows you to drag a local or remote file to a local printer. Distinct FTP has both a client and a server; this means that files can be also transferred by selected users from PC to PC (password protection is included). TFTP provides file transfer services to communications servers and routers that do not have FTP. Network Monitor monitors host-to-host communication and data transmission traffic and is able to capture network traffic to a file. Distinct TCP/IP for Windows - Software Development Kit This product is engineered as 100% DLL, and requires only 4 Kb DOS memory for a driver. The product supports up to 64 concurrent sockets, and buffers are allocated and deallocated as they open and close. Includes three development kits: Distinct TCP/IP for Windows - Berkeley-style Sockets (TCP, UDP, ICMP, Telnet, FTP) Distinct TCP/IP for Windows - Windows Sockets ver. 1.1 Distinct RPC - a complete ONC RPC/XDR toolkit for Windows (Client and Server RPC over both TCP and UDP; includes RPCGEN) Distinct Corporation;14395 Saratoga Avenue, Suite 120, Saratoga, CA 95070; (408)741-0781, fax: (408)741-0795, mailto:chris@distinct.com Distinct Corporation; P.O. Box 3410, Saratoga, CA 95070-1410; (408)741-0781, mailto:mktg@distinct.com Suggestion Everywhere Access This is a remote access package for TCP/IP, including support for telnet server, FTP and Kermit transfers, VT100, VT220, VT300 emulation, password security. Includes versions working with WATTCP as well as other implementations. Supro Network Software Inc.; P.O. Box 18, Warsaw, Ontario, Canada K0L-3A0; (705) 652-1572, mailto:info@snsi.com Downright Speculation Fusion Pacific Software; (800)541-9508 Downright Speculation ICE/TCP James River Group; 125 North First St., Minneapolis, MN 55401; (612)339-2521, mailto:jriver@jriver.com Downright Speculation Lanera TCPOpen/Standard v2.2 Lanera Corporation; 516 Valley Way, Milpitas CA 95035; (408)956-8344, mailto:lanera@netcom.com Downright Speculation Lantastic for TCP/IP Artisoft, Inc.; 691 East River Road, Tucson, AZ 85704; (602)293-6363 Suggestion LAN Workplace for DOS v4.1r8 Novell, Inc.; 122 East 1700 South, Provo, UT 84606; (800)772-UNIX Downright Speculation NS & ARPA Services v2.5 Hewlett-Packard; 19420 Homestead Rd., Cupertino, CA 94014; (408)725-8111 Downright Speculation The Wollongong Group's PathWay Access A family of complete IP Services for DOS/Windows, Macintosh, OS/2, and VMS systems, as well as SNMP and X-400/X-500 products. Wollongong has been providing IP solutions for over 14 years. PathWay Access for DOS/Windows 3.0 - This product has been significantly enhanced with the majority of changes being to the Windows applications, emulations and remote access. Integrated into Windows, the applications are Windows Sockets compatible. Support for all NOS, extensive DBMS and third party support. VT100-220, VT320-330, VT240-340, 3270 mods 2-5, 3179g, tek4010-4105, drag & drop FTP client/server, LPR/LPD/IPR, NetBIOS, NDIS/ODI/PDS/ASI, SLIP/CSLIP/PPP/X.25, MIB2 SNMP agent, Scripting, Graphical Remapping, NFS, SMTP/IMAP/POP(MIME), NetNews reader. Pricing: Many different pricing schemes exist for these products based on customer requirements, from shrink-wrap bundles to expandable licenses that can be added to in any number, with discounts based on accrued amount levels. Aggressive educational discounts and trade-up pricing are offered. PathWay Access (Single User-DOS/Windows or Mac) - $350 Client NFS module - $95 API - $200 Technically supported evaluations are provided free of charge to qualified individuals. Also offered is a demonstration disk tour of PathWay Access 3.0 free and yours to keep. The Wollongong Group; 1129 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303; 800-872-8649 (Outside Cal), 800-962-8649 (In Cal), (519)747-9900 (Canada), +31 2503-24142 (Europe), (415)962-7134, (415)962-7247, mailto:sales@twg.com Downright Speculation PC-LINK for DOS PC-LINKW for Windows X LINK Technology; 741 Ames Avenue, Milpitas CA 95035; (408)263-8201, fax: (408)263-8203, mailto:tom@xlink.com Suggestion PC-NFS v5.0 $395 PC-NFS from SunSelect (a Sun Microsystems business) includes a TCP/IP stack, TCP/IP utilities under DOS and Windows, an NFS client, remote printing support, SNMP, and Windows Sockets. Add-on packages support email and advanced telnet. A Programmer's Toolkit is available which provides DOS and Windows support for TCP/IP over sockets and XTI, as well as TIRPC, NIS and supporting APIs. SunSelect; 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824-4195;(800)24-SELECT or (508)442-0000; fax: (508)250-5068 Recommendation PC/TCP v2.2 $400 Kernel Only $200 PC/TCP v2.2 offers a solid implementation of TCP/IP for DOS, with some Windows applications. It includes NFS for UDP or TCP, remote login (telnet, rlogin, supdup) with a variety of terminal emulators, file transfer (FTP, TFTP, rcp), electronic mail and news (pop2, pop3, pcmail, mail, SMTP, NNTP), printing (LPR and print redirection) and informational utilities (whois, ping, finger, host). Some kerberos support is available to domestic customers. If used alongside ConcordCommunications Mapware controllers, this product is capable of handling both OSI and TCP/IP concurrently. 3270 support is OK. It is available for Ethernet (DIX or 802.3), Token Ring, SLIP, PPP, LocalTalk and X.25 interfaces, over packet drivers, ODI drivers, NDIS drivers, banyan drivers, and ASI drivers. This package does not route; you are therefore restricted to installing it with PPP, SLIP or Ethernet, but not some combination of the above. PC/TCP is incompatible with Stacker. As of version 2.2, the Windows applications have been improved. New to Windows support is the ability to mount and unmount NFS drives from within Windows, and to use PCNFSD printer services from Windows. The 2.2 manual includes a 6-page install guidelette, and now offers a menu-driven installation and configuration program. FTP Software, Inc.; 2 High St., North Andover, MA 01845; (800)282-4387, Support: 1-800-382-4ftp, fax: (508)794-4477, mailto:sales@ftp.com Downright Speculation Piper/IP $375 Developer's Kit $375 Piper/IP runs under DOS protected mode, using less than 6K of lower DOS memory. The company claims that FTP transfers take place at100K/second over a LAN. They also claim the ability to run concurrrently with NetWare, VINES, LAN Manager, LAN Server, and WFW. The package includes a FTP, Telnet (client and server), and SMTP. Ipswitch, Inc.; 580 Main St, Reading, MA 01867; (617)942-0621, mailto: ub@ipswitch.com Downright Speculation Super-TCP v3.00r $495 Super-NFS client v3.00r SuperTCP supports telnet (3270, VT100, VT102, and VT220 emulation), talk, SMTP, ftp, ping, and with Super-NFS, NFS client. SuperTCP supports both TCP/IP and Novell IPX protocols, as well as SNMP. It is written as a DLL, although a TSR version of the protocol stack is also available for those who want to use DOS as well. Network statistics (arp, ICMP messages, etc.) are available. Frontier Technologies;10201 North Port Washington Road, Mequon, WI 53092, (414)241-4555, fax:(414)241-7084, mailto:tcp@frontiertech.com Downright Speculation TCP/IP for DOS v2.10 IBM; Dept. E15, P.O. Box 12195, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; (800)IBM-CALL Downright Speculation TCP/IP Utilities for LanManager v1.0 Windows for Workgroups TCP/IP Windows NT Microsoft; One Microsoft Way, Redmond WA 95052-6399; (206)882-8080 Downright Speculation TCP/2 for DOS Essex Systems; (508)532-5511 Downright Speculation TTCP v1.2r2 Turbosoft Pty Ltd; 248 Johnston St., Annandale, NSW Aus. 2038; +61 2 552 1266, mailto:info@abccomp.oz.au XWARE Suggestion PC-Xview PC-Xview is available for DOS or Windows, supporting use of X over the network. It also supports NCD's Xremote protocol that allows X to run over a modem much faster than could be achieved running a standard X package over SLIP or PPP. Network Computing Devices, Inc.; (800)793-7638 Downright Speculation MicroX for Windows A demo of this product is available as: file://ftp.cica.indiana.edu/pub/pc/win3/uploads/xwindemo.zip StarNet Communications, Corp. Downright speculation XVISION $449 XVision allows X applications to run under Windows. You have a choice of running each X app in its own Window, or all X applications within one big Window. VisionWare, Ltd.; 57 Cardigan Lane, Leeds, England; 44-0-532-788858, (800)222-0550, fax:44-0-532-304676 Downright Speculation DesQView X DesQView X integrates networks of DOS and UNIX machines using the X-Windows protocol, allowing DOS machines to act as X-Windows clients and servers. Quarterdeck Office Systems; 150 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA90405; (213)392-9851, fax:(213)399-3802 Development Software Epilogue Technology Includes source code. mailto:info@epilogue.com, fax: (505)271-9788 Spider Systems Available for many architectures, mailto:ian@spider.co.uk, fax: 44-31-555-0664 Marben Produit TCP/IP Source available, fax: 33-1-47.72.55.00 Network Research FUSION Source available, fax: 1(805)485-8204 ------------------------------ END OF PART 3 ------------------------ Please send comments to: Bernard Aboba Author of: The Online User's Encyclopedia, Addison-Wesley, 1993 The PC-Internet Connection, Publisher's Group West, 1994 mailto:aboba@netcom.com WWW page: http://www.zilker.net/users/internaut/index.html