Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!goanna!minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au!s900387 From: s900387@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Craig Macbride) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Subject: TCP/IP for X under Windows3 ... do any work? Keywords: ftp PC/TCP Windows Xvision Message-ID: <1991Mar14.113856.11237@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> Date: 14 Mar 91 11:38:56 GMT Distribution: comp Organization: VUT(RMIT), Melbourne, Australia Lines: 35 I have been trying to get an Xserver working under Windows3 on DOS4.1. Xvision seems to have good functionality, and the ftp PC/TCP software provides TCP/IP for us using a 3C503 card. They use the Clarkson packet drivers. Two main problems occur: 1) The TCP/IP is very unreliable under heavy load. This is totally unacceptable under the circumstances. When a number of xterms and other processes are run from the PC, the network dies after a short while. eg. 3 xterms and 6 other windows (eg. xeyes, xclock, xload) and the PC has little chance of keeping them going for more than about 3 minutes. At this time, the network stops ... the PC can't even be pinged from other machines. What is at fault here? The Clarkson packet driver? The PC/TCP software? How can I find some that work, even when pushed hard? 2) The site concerned really needs a shared packet driver so that it can run on a Novell network at the same time. The docs for the shared packet driver say that it can only work on a type 8137, not a 802.3 Novell network. Is this true? How can we find one that will work with a Novell 802.3? (Using the econfig.exe program to change all servers is not feasible, as there are about 300 servers on the network!) Myself and others have been playing about with this for some time and trying lots of different things (eg. changing IRQs, etc) without any success. As I say, the stuff works, but only for a very short time. By the way, the NCR Xserver product (a re-badged Xvision) seems to work for a longer period (say, up to 15 mins) before the networking dies. I hope someone has come across some combination of software that can do the job and can tell me about it. -- _--_|\ Craig Macbride / \ \_.--.*/ VUT (RMIT) is responsible for the equipment, not the opinions! v