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From: jbvb@VAX.FTP.COM (James Van Bokkelen)
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Subject: Re: Concurrent use of DECNET and TCP/IP on DEPCA card?
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Date: 31 May 90 14:18:31 GMT
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DEC provides a software interface sharing scheme called DLL with PCSA
and DECNet/DOS.  Our PC/TCP and Wollongong's WIN/PC support it (DLL
came in an early version and a late version - I know we handle both, I
don't know about WIN/PC), with the minor restriction that we can't
handle 4bsd "trailer" packets if too many PCSA features are in use
(DEC only provides 8 "portals", and they don't always leave us the 5
we need to handle trailers as well as normal IP and ARP).  I don't
know of any freeware packages which support DLL.

DEC is apparently changing direction to support NDIS instead, but I
don't know if/when you can get an NDIS driver for the DEPCA.  If you
can get one, look through the archives for recent messages on who
supports NDIS.

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