Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcsun!ukc!mucs!logitek!martino From: martino@logitek.co.uk (Martin O'Nions) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: Re: LM/X and RFC1001 Message-ID: Date: 7 Feb 91 16:46:14 GMT References: <1991Feb4.074656.13601@ciba-geigy.ch> Organization: Logitek Plc. Lines: 39 whwb@ciba-geigy.ch (Hans W. Barz) writes: >Since we are interested in LM/X I tried to find out, who has really >implemented the RFC1001 correctly. RFC1001 has some nice mechanism build in to >avoid broadcast over internets. The interface on the 'otherwise broadcasting' >client sends a request to the domain server instead. New servers announce >their server capabilities to the domain server as well - this is kind of a new >feature for DNS (interactive update from client). >As a matter of fact no one seems to have implemented it. Only Ungermann/Bass >seems to have plans to do it and they are also delivering an interface to LAN >Manager. >Has somebody more information on that ? I could be wrong, but if I remember correctly, RFC1001 does allow for only a subset of the three transmission types to be implemented (although the usefulness of such a system could be questioned). A recent post stating that Hewlett-Packard's implementation worked across different logical IP networks would appear to imply that HP do provide the Datagram and Name Service handlers necessary for P and M type topologies - it was on this point that our attempts to link 3Com's RFC NetBIOS LAN Manager server, and SCO's ODT client failed, despite attempts to configure a NetBIOS agent. We still don't know if either of the implementations supports the agent, or if we simply couldn't find out how to use it properly...... I look forward to a full implementation from somebody. Martin -- DISCLAIMER: All My Own Work (Unless stated otherwise) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Martin O'Nions Logitek Group Support martino@logitek.co.uk -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Auntie did you feel no pain / Falling from that willow tree? Could you do it, please again / 'Cos my friend here didn't see. (Harry Graham - Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes)