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From: jbvb@VAX.FTP.COM (James Van Bokkelen)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: Packet Driver Spec?
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Date: 28 Jul 89 18:03:27 GMT
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   Date: 19 Jul 89 21:20:31 GMT
   From: Joe Peck <hpfcdc!hpldola!hpctdlb!jpeck@hplabs.hp.com>
   Organization: Hewlett-Packard CTD, Colo. Spgs.

   Where can I get the Packet Driver Spec?  Is it something only 
   available from FTP Software, since it's usually called the 
   FTP Packet Driver Spec?

The machine-readable form of v1.08 (current, but soon-to-be-replaced by v1.09)
lives on vax.ftp.com (128.127.25.100).  It is accessible via anonymous FTP,
cd to pub and get your choice of the Finalword II form (.mss), HP Laserjet
binary (.prn) or straight Ascii (.ascii).  Alternatively, call Janet Marcisak
at FTP (x362) and ask for a printed copy (and maybe to be put on the mailing
list for the next draft).

   Also, how would one integrate it into something like CMU's PCIP
   package?  Would this allow PCIP to use all the different cards
   that have packet drivers written for them?

By writing a "pktdrv" library that works like the "3c501" library but calls
the Packet Driver instead.  This has been done, and can be found in the
Harvard version of PC-IP (maintained by Dan Lanciani on husc6.harvard.edu).

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