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From: jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu (Jim Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: DNet
Message-ID: <658@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu>
Date: 14 Jan 89 04:15:35 GMT
Reply-To: jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu (Jim Wright)
Organization: Iowa State U. Computer Science Department, Ames, IA
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The recent posts glorifying DNet re-sparked my interest in this.  I
agree that it is a wonderful package, and should make any Unix-Amiga
connection much more useful.  I'd like to thank those net.people
who answered my requests for help.  Unfortunately, I'm still DNetless.

I believe that the problem lies with the Apollo and their attempts
to "fix" everything that they think is wrong with Unix.  I've recompiled
the Unix sources many times.  For the most part it comes through
cleanly.  Most of the problems seem to be in Apollo's non-standard
"standard include files".  When I run DNet on the Apollo (locally or
from the Amiga) I get just one line in the DNET.LOG file:
	bind: I/O error
and the program terminates, apparently with "exit(1)".

Should I just give up and wait for a "real" Unix machine?
(I've valiantly tried to refrain from any Apollo flaming in this post.)
Thanks in advance.  If I get the thing working, I'll make available
my solution.

Jim Wright
jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu