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Xref: sserve comp.protocols.ibm:3438 comp.unix.bsd:12985 comp.os.386bsd.development:1523 comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc:20933 Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ibm,comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.386bsd.development,comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!uunet!spcuna!spcvxb!terry From: terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.) Subject: Re: NETBIOS Unix Server info.... :-) Nntp-Posting-Host: spcvxa.spc.edu References: <2cupi2$8ba@orion.cc.andrews.edu> Sender: news@spcuna.spc.edu (Network News) Organization: St. Peter's College, US Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1993 20:09:03 GMT Message-ID: <1993Nov26.150903.1@spcvxb.spc.edu> Lines: 19 In article <2cupi2$8ba@orion.cc.andrews.edu>, gillham@andrews.edu (Andrew Gillham) writes: > This is a NetBIOS over TCP/IP implementation. It currently *requires* > TCP/IP on the PC, as well as a NetBIOS (over IP) driver. > Currently Microsoft has what you need available via FTP. It's in > 'advsys/msclient' I believe. *NOTE* Microsoft's license agreement > *MAY* specifically forbid use of their client without a Microsoft > server!! I have NT, NTAS, and Windows for Workgroups so I don't feel > I'm violating it, but *YOU* may... :-) :-) :-) I set this up and I'm having a problem, as LAN Manager (or at least DEC's Pathworks) expects to see a directory services server listening for broad- casts on port 137. I suspect that this code only works if there are one or more "real" TCP LANman hosts on the local network. I suppose I'll have to write a directory services server (or enough of one to fake out Pathworks). If anybody else has done this already, please send me mail and let me know. Terry Kennedy Operations Manager, Academic Computing terry@spcvxa.bitnet St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ USA terry@spcvxa.spc.edu +1 201 915 9381