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From: nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson)
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Subject: Re: Clarkson Packet Drivers & PC-NFS ?
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Date: 17 Oct 90 00:56:15 GMT
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In article <1280@travis.csd.harris.com> leoh@hardy.hdw.csd.harris.com writes:

   I picked up the Clarkson Packet Driver package for an application
   that specifically uses them (WinQVT/net), and while reading TFM
   (amazing concept !)  a reference is made to a file @clarkson (which
   of course I could not find) called: 	pcnfs.arc.Z (PC-NFS Packet
   Driver support)

Now renamed to compat.tar.Z or compat.zip (same contents, different
packaging).

   Which of course leads me to the question(s)...
   1) Is this special packet driver STILL necessary?
I don't know.
   2) If so, where can I get it?
sun.soe.clarkson.edu:pub/ka9q/compat.... (as above)
   3) If not, is that because PC-NFS3.0.1 now "handles" the Packet Driver?
Oh, does it?  Well, people with older versions still need it.
   4) What is so special about the pc-nfs specific packet driver?
You can use Novell and PC-NFS at the same time, and you can boards for which
there is no PC-NFS support (i.e. the Racal Interlan NI6510, last time I knew).

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--russ (nelson@clutx [.bitnet | .clarkson.edu])  Russ.Nelson@$315.268.6667
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