Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!wuarchive!rice!uupsi!intercon!news From: kdb@macaw.intercon.com (Kurt Baumann) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm Subject: Re: Comm Toolbox Tools - Where + Why + How? Message-ID: <27651107.3FB2@intercon.com> Date: 11 Dec 90 17:01:58 GMT References: Sender: usenet@intercon.com (USENET The Magnificent) Reply-To: kdb@macaw.intercon.com (Kurt Baumann) Organization: InterCon Systems Corporation, Herndon, VA Lines: 41 In article , joseph@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Seymour Joseph) writes: > 1) The TCP tool that came with Mac X says "For use with Mac X only" > when I try to use it with MacTerminal. Isn't this contrary to the > entire philosiphy of the Comm Toolbox? Aren't tools supposed to > be generic plug in modules that work in a well defined way for ANY > application that uses them? > Yes in general you are correct. Apple did (at least I think) not want to provide a general TCP-tool, but needed one for MacX so... This tool is a TCP only tool, you need a telnet tool. There are two companies that provide (maybe three Alisa or Pacer?) a TCP-tool. InterCon (both TCP and telnet tools) and AdvanTech (that right?) provide TCP-tools. InterCon "InterCon Telnet Driver/Tool" & AdvanTech "TCPack". > 2) How should I approach this? Do I need a different terminal > emulation tool? A connection tool? Shouldn't the TCP tool and the > VT102 tool work together to allow such a connection? Or do I need a > "Telnet" tool too.... > You need a different connection tool. One of the above. The Telnet/TCP tools will work with the full CTB, so you could use whatever Terminal tool you want. > 3) Where can I find a reference of tools available for the CTB? Give APDA a call. They are the people to talk to. (Apple Programmer and Developer Association). Hope this helps. -- Kurt Baumann InterCon Systems Corporation 703.709.9890 Creators of fine TCP/IP products 703.709.9896 FAX for the Macintosh.