From: Alexander Gonta 
Subject: Re: URGENT - How to access Novell DOS TCP/IP-Stack?!??!
Date: 2000/01/18
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Hello Jens,

I'm not a programmer, thus, the "C-socket"
and such I can not help you with. However,
I am very familiar with the old Lan-Workplace
for DOS TCP/IP stack.  

My answer to you is simple: If you must
use a DOS based machine that is running
a DOS based IPX and IP stack, running
ODI drivers, then, you are much better
off getting the newer CLIENT32 stack
from Novell. It will still work under
DOS, but create a much smaller conventional
memory footprint, of only 5k. Thus, you
are getting the newest and latest stack,
getting tons of support and documentation,
and you should have no problem getting help.
It's available from Novell web site. It's
too big, otherwise, I'd e-mail it to you.

Lan Workplace was around for a very
long time; however, just like DOS,
it has gone away, along with Wollongong,
FTPOneNet, and a whole slew of DOS based
requester software.

Good luck.
                            Alex G 

Good 
Jens Regge wrote:
> 
> Hello everybody!
> 
> First, I want to apologize for crossposting to this many groups in
> English, but I can't think of any other way finally...
> 
> My problem is:
> I need to write a (small) program which communicates with a dedicated
> server program via TCP/IP.
> But: This program I have to write is on an machine that runs DOS 6.22!
> 
> What I have is a network card with a working driver, LSL Version 2.?
> and an Novell TCP/IP-Stack version 5.0. I can "ping" this DOS-machine
> so I assume the stack (or at least ICMP) is up and running.
> This all should be done in MS-C 5.1.
> I'm not completely new to socket-programming, but what I'm missing is
> the C-API that gives me the socket interface to the TCP/IP-stack.
> As I've figured out by surfing the net and reading old articles, I
> guess what I need is the "LAN Workplace Toolkit SDK", which is
> unfortunately no longer available from Novell.
> 
> And now my question: Can anybody please tell me if
> (a) The "LAN Workplace Toolkit SDK" is really what I need?
> (b) If (a) holds true, where I can get this from, if not from Novell?
> and
> (c) If there are any alternatives to this?
>     The alternative should be a C-callable socket API.
> 
> Please(!) post or mail me as soon as possible, if you have any ideas
> about this.
> 
> Any help appreciated.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
>         Jens.