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From: amanda@mermaid.intercon.com (Amanda Walker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Opening drivers in an INIT ?
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Date: 7 Dec 89 16:21:51 GMT
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In article <IZTNDq200iLO0Dcltz@andrew.cmu.edu>, mm5l+@andrew.cmu.edu (Matthew
Mashyna) writes:
> I want to open the TCP drivers in an init so I can listen for finger
> requests. But I can't open it until after the system is done booting. Is
> there something I can do before I try to open it ?

Just off the top of my head, I'd start by simply naming your INIT something
like "MacTCP Finger" so that it get loaded after MacTCP does (since INITs
are loaded in alphabetical order).

If this doesn't work, you could write a little driver with the "needTime"
flag set, and have it just keep trying to open the .IPP driver until it
succeeds...

So, what's your finger server going to return?  Here's an example of what
ours does:

	$ finger @mermaid.intercon.com
	Machine Type: Macintosh II, 68020 processor
	System Version 6.0.4, AppleTalk Version 49
	TCP/Connect II Version 1.0b2 (12/6/89 6:01:43 PM)
	User name: Amanda
	Printer Driver: LaserWriter

Amanda Walker
InterCon Systems Corporation
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