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From: jbreeden@netcom.UUCP (John Breeden)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: PC-NFS and DEPCA card?
Message-ID: <11358@netcom.UUCP>
Date: 3 Aug 90 23:13:26 GMT
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In article <59101@lanl.gov> dhc@lanl.gov (Dave Carter) writes:
>In article <90206.194627TOMIII@MTUS5.BITNET>, TOMIII@MTUS5.BITNET (Thomas Dwyer III) writes:
>> Hi there.  I am trying to run PC-NFS using a DEC "DEPCA" Ethernet board,
>> but I am still unable to find a packet driver for the DEPCA.  If anyone
>> out there is using these DEPCA boards with PC-NFS, I would love to hear
>> from you.
>
>ftp software has support for the DEPCA with their pc-nfs.  sun told me
>that because the DEPCA was "proprietary," they would not support it.
>fine.  i bought ftp software.  of course, be prepared to wait
>*FOREVER* if you actually order from ftp software.  i don't know what
>their problem is (actually, i think part of it has been our buyer's
>fault,)  but we've been waiting forever for our software to arrive,
>and we are very pissed.

I've gotten nothing but excellent, fast response from FTP and consider their
service as one of their greatest assets.

It's hard to believe that the same buyers that bought us the $600 toilet seat
(government) could be slow, but I think you might look there :-)

BTW: When DEC finally decides to release the next version of PCSA (called Lan
Works 4.0 - slated for Dec. release) they'll have an NDIS driver for the DEPCA
(so they say). Running FTP's dis_pkt on top of it will give 'ya a packet
driver interface.  Geoff's (SunSpot East) NFS-KIT for PC-NFS supports both 
packet driver and NDIS, so you could go either way then. 

Now if the BYU code would get fixed, Netware could run on dis_pkt too.

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