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From: geoff@hinode.East.Sun.COM (Geoff Arnold @ Sun BOS - R.H. coast near the top)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: Does anyone have a packet driver for token ring?
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Date: 30 Oct 89 23:07:45 GMT
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In article <8910301801.AA16195@vax.ftp.com> jbvb@VAX.FTP.COM (James Van Bokkelen) writes:
>The only 802.5-capable TCP/IPs for DOS are 1) our PC/TCP, 2) IBM's TCP/IP for
>DOS and 3) the CMU/UMD evolutionary thread of IBM-licensed-academic-site-only
>software, which eventually turned into their commercial package.  All three
>handle IBM-style source-routing through bridges (RIF fields), and at least
>ours can share the interface with other stacks (VINES, Netware).
>
>I know another commercial vendor who reads this list is working on 802.5,
>but I don't know if they're ready to announce yet, or if they're going
>to do RIF fields...

A PC-NFS token ring driver is available as a consulting special, but
we have not yet announced if/when it will be integrated into the 
standard PC-NFS release. At this time it does not support RIF.

[So, James, were we the "other commercial vendor", or is there
someone else?]

Geoff Arnold,                    | Poetic justice: Senna pushing Prost off,
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Disclaimer: yeah, er... ok, sure | Championship to Prost. Way to go, Alain!