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From: ljm@TWG.COM (Leo J McLaughlin)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: Info needed on DECPA
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Date: 19 Sep 89 18:28:00 GMT
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>DEC's Vaxmate Tech Reference has some programming information on these cards,
>but I don't know of anybody except DEC that has written drivers for them.
>One major reason for this is that DEC supplies a Packet-Driver-like interface
>driver (called DLL) with PCSA and DECNet/DOS, which provides a common software
>interface for all cards supported by either DEC product.  This is also
>specified in the Vaxmate Tech Ref.  If you have either of the DEC products,
>their manuals will tell you how to install the DEPCA.

>At the moment, the only freeware or commercial TCP/IP I know of that
>supports the DLL interface is our PC/TCP.

Actually, I was just about to send a similar reply -- now FTP software
and Wollongong are the only TCP/IP products I know of with a DLL driver.

DEC's PC card does come with an enormous box of documentation, however, the
commands SCHPC and DLL are enough to get the DLL interface up.  

enjoy,
leo j mclaughlin iii
The Wollongong Group
ljm@twg.com