Subject: NFS & TCP/IP FAQ for PCs & Macs [part 04/06] Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs,comp.protocols.tcp-ip,comp.answers,news.answers,comp.sys.mac.comm From: rawn@lead.aichem.arizona.edu (Rawn Shah) Date: 1 Nov 1993 19:24:22 GMT Archive-name: pcnfs-faq/part4 Last-modified: 1993/10/28 Version: 1.5 H-6. Related FAQs, USENET lists, email lists etc. You can find FAQs, FAQlets, and other lists on USENET related to the topic of PC's and TCP/IP Networks in general at the following sources: A. Comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc FAQlet by Bernard Abouba This covers details of running the IP protocols and intermixing different packages on IBM PC & compatible systems. It is posted bi-weekly on the corresponding USENET group. You can also FTP a copy from the following site: netcom1.netcom.com: /pub/mailcom/IBMTCP B. "Features of TCP/IP Packages for DOS and Windows" (Version 0.5 5/13/93) by C.J.Sacksteder This is another comparison of TCP/IP packages for DOS and MS-Windows PC systems. It is posted to comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc. C. Packet Drivers FAQ by Russell Nelson This covers questions concerning the installation, maintainence and compatibility of the Packet Drivers suite available as freeware on the Internet. It is posted to comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc. D. Windows Sockets API FAQ This covers questions on the Windows Sockets API standard. There is also a USENET newsgroup for this: alt.winsock. The FAQ is available on the newsgroup and also from the official site for the standard: microdyne.com: /pub/winsock/FAQ/FAQ E. Windows Sockets API mailing list This mailing list can be joined by email request to: winsock-request@microdyne.com F. Sun RPC on Windows This mailing list discusses Sun's Open Network Computing RPC's running on Windows. You can subscribe by mailing to: rpc4win-request@wco.ftp.com G. NFS version 3 mailing list The mailing list for the new NFS specification can be joined my emailing: nfs3@eng.sun.com H. The UK CHEST program mailing list This mailing list contains information on (PC)NFS distributed by CHEST [Z-1]. Email to: mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk with a header "subscribe chest-pcnfs (real name here)" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- H-7. Glossary These are brief descriptions of the terms used in PC & TCP/IP networking. ANSI American National Standards Institute. A standards making body of the US Federal system. API Application Programming Interface. AppleTalk A proprietory network protocol developed by Apple Computers, Inc. and available on Macintosh systems. ARP Address Resolution Protocol. Nodes use these to determine the hardware address of a given IP address if directly available. Described in RFC 826. BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol. This allows a client to determine its IP address given its hardware address (to some BOOTP server). Described in RFC 1084. client A program which is used to communicate with another which provides special services (eg. an NFS client communicates with an NFS server to mount remote file systems locallly.) DECNET A proprietory networking system developed by Digital Equipment Corp. DLL Dynamically Linked Library. This is a set of shared functions and procedures used by applications that can be loaded or unloaded at any time by the applications. Many TCP/IP packages now come as DLLs. DNS Domain Naming System/Server. This is a system of Internet hosts which provide IP name to IP address resolution. Described in RFCs 1034 and 1035. Email Electronic Mail. This is a method of communication electronically using different methods of delivery. On the Internet the email protocol most commonly used (and the standard) is SMTP. Ethernet This is a physical and data link layer system connecting hosts in a bus-topology network. It is described by IEEE 802.3 and the DIX (Digital, Intel, Xerox) Ethernet II specifications. Both are compatible on the same physical wire but differ slightly in utility. FDDI Fibre Distributed Data Interface. This is a physical layer and data link layer standard for a fibre optic ring-topology network as approved by ANSI. finger A remote check utility to see users and hosts. FTP File Transfer Protocol. This is an application to transfer files from one IP host to another. The client initiates a connection to the server and sends commands to it to indicate which files and the method of transfer. gopher An client-server networked information service. Host A general referrence to a computer system on a network. hostname On IP networks, this refers to the English (sort of) name given to the machine. Can be the same as IP name. ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol. This is a diagnostic protocol for IP data delivery used by various programs such as Ping. Described by RFC 792. Internet The Internet is a very large system of networks spanning the globe. The word "internet" (with small 'i') is also used to describe a WAN. IP Internet Protocol. The transport layer which describes a packet format for data to pass on a TCP/IP network and on the Internet. Described in RFC 791. IP name The Englishlike name given to an IP host. IP address The "dotted-decimal" format identifier for each IP host. Eg. 192.0.0.2 IPX Internet Packet Exchange. Novell's Netware packet delivery system similar in concept to IP. ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network. A hardware description for direct links between two areas by way of special telephony. LAN Manager A proprietory networking system developed by Microsoft. LocalTalk Apple Computer's proprietory cabling scheme for connecting Macintosh systems together. The Appletalk software protocols run over LocalTalk. login To connect to a host. logout To disconnect from a host. LPD Line Printer Daemon. This is a print server for requests by LPR from other hosts on the network. Described in RFC 1179. LPR Line Printer. This was originally a Unix system command which has expanded to include network printing as well on hosts with the LPD MHS Mail Handling System. A email distribution protocol similar to SMTP. MIME Mail Interface Multimedia Extensions. This is a newer email protocol which actually resides above the delivery protocol and describes the content format of the email message. It provides extensions for multimedia email. Described by RFC 1341, 1344, 1426, 1428, 1437, Netware A protprietory networking system developed by Novell, Inc. NDIS Network Driver Interface Specification. This is an data-link layer interface for different systems using a network device. Described by the NDIS papers by Microsoft and 3Com. NFS Network File System. Please see (A-X). NIC Network Information Center of the Internet: internic.net NIS Network Information System. This is Sun Microsystems version of coordination of network information like hostnames and account information. Partially similar to DNS. NNTP Network News Transfer Protocol. This is the distribution method protocol for USENET newsservice between servers and newsreaders (clients). Described in RFC 977 & 1036. ODI Open Data-Link Interface. Novell's data-link layer interface similar to NDIS for systems using the network interface. OSI Open Systems Interconnect. An alternative to the IP suite of protocols developed by the International Standards Organization (ISO). ISO has its own set of protocols available in the Blue Book. Packet Drivers These are series of software for the data-link layer interface, similar to NDIS and ODI but on a lower level for programmability. Described by the Packet Driver Specification by John Romkey of ftp Software, Inc. (see B-3) PCNFSD The daemon utility for authorization of PC-NFS systems. Version 2 is the current common usage version. Ping This is a utility for checking reachability between Internet hosts. POP Post Office Protocol. This is a protocol for server-based e-mail packages. Described by POP2 & POP3 descriptions: RFC 918, 937, 1081, 1082, 1225 PPP Point-to-point Protocol. A data link layer for connecting two hosts directly by serial, modem, or wide-area links. It can carry IP and other protocols. Described (for IP) by RFC 1331-1333. RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol. This is used by hosts to map a given hardware address to an IP address. Described by RFC826 RCP Remote Copy. This utility allows a user to copy files from one host to another on a TCP/IP network. REXEC Remote Execute. This utility allows a user to execute commands on a remote host from a local host over a TCP/IP network. RFC Request For Comments. The set of standards and protocol definitions now approved by the Internet Engineering Task Force which describes the Internet and all its protocols. .rhosts This is a file which contains permissions for different accounts and hosts to access that user account. Used by RCP, REXEC, RLOGIN and RSH. RLOGIN Remote Login. This is a application program to connect to remote IP hosts similar to the Telnet program. Described by RFC 1258, 1282 RSH Remote Shell. This allows a user to open a shell on a remote system over a TCP/IP network. SLIP Serial-Line Internet Protocol. This is a data-link layer describing Internet connectivity via a serial line or modem between two hosts. It is similar to PPP. Described in RFC 1055. SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. The common protocol used in TCP/IP networks and the Internet for email delivery. Described by RFC 821. SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. The first version of the network management protocol which allows monitoring hosts from remote. Described by RFC 1067, 1098, 1157 SNMPv2 SNMP Version 2. This is the latest version of the SNMP protocol which is compatible with the original version but includes many extensions such as security. Described by RFC 1444, 1446, 1447, 1448, 1450 tar A Unix backup utility both local and remote. TCP Transmission Control Protocl. This is a connection oriented protocol which provides reliable communication between two IP hosts. Described by RFC 793. Telnet This is a remote connectivity application between IP hosts. Described by RFC 764, 854. Token-Ring This is a physical and data-link layer description for a ring-based topology network. topology A somewhat visual description of a network wire system. TSR Terminate and Stay Ready. This is a DOS based program which stays in memory after it is started and allows the user to continue using other DOS programs. UDP User Datagram Protocol. This is a connectionless communication protocol providing non-reliable data delivery between IP hosts. Described by RFC 768 USENET The news system on the Internet providing information by users of the network. UUCP Unix to Unix Copy Program. This is a protocol for network connectivity by non-interactive distribution of files. VTxxx A series of terminal types developed by Digital Equipment Corp. which has become a de facto standard. VxD Virtual Device Driver. This is a driver specification which allows DOS applications to access network services in MS-Windows. WAIS Wide Area Information Services. Another networked information service. This one uses the Z39.50 document format for storage. WINSOCK Windows Sockets API. Please see (F-2). WWW World Wide Web. Yet another networked information service. X.25 A network layer protocol developed by ISO and part of the OSI suite. Xserver A program which allows the user to display X windows applications. Xwindows A networked windowing system commonly found on many workstations and Unix systems ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section Y: Third Party & Related Software ========================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y-1. eNFS: INTERSTREAM Company : INTERSTREAM, Inc. Contact : Phone : (800) 677-7876 (412) 323-8000 FAX : (412) 323-1930 Email : info@interstream.com Postal mail : INTERSTREAM, Inc. 1501 Reedsale St. Pittsburgh, PA 15233-2329 USA Product : eNFS Current Version: ?? Pricing : $995 [desktop] $1995 [server] Support : ?? Systems : SPARCstation 1, 2, SPARCserver 490,690 Services : server: optimized server board for NFS Size : - Features : - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y-2. Multinet: TGV, Inc Company : TGV, Inc. Contact : SALES@TGV.COM or as call and ask for a salesperson. Phone : (800) TGV-3440 (408) 427-4366 FAX : (408) 427-4365 Email : info@tgv.com [general questions] sales@tgv.com [sales questions] service@tgv.com [technical questions] Postal mail : 603 Mission St Santa Cruz, CA 95060 USA Product : Multinet, NFS Server, NFS Client, MultiWare NetWare server for VMS Current Version: 3.2 Pricing : call for quotation Support : support contract available, Call. Systems : Any VAX/VMS system V5.0 and later. Any OpenVMS AXP system V1.0 and later. Services : [call for customization] Size : [depends on configuration] Features : (NFS Server option supports pcnfsd v2) Very complete ONC implementation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y-6. SOSS: Rich Braun Company : -- Contact : Richard Braun [rbraun@spdcc.com] Phone : -- FAX : -- Email : rbraun@spdcc.com stan@cs.uiuc.edu Postal mail : -- Product : SOSS [Son of Stan's Server] Current Version: 3.2 Pricing : free Support : none Systems : MS-DOS 5.x Services : server: nfs Size : ?? Features : uses packet drivers. Available from FTP site: grape.ecs.clarkson.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y-7. TCPWare for VMS: Process Software Corp. Company : Process Software Corp. Contact : Phone : (508) 879-6994 FAX : Email : Postal mail : 959 Concord St. Farmingham, MA 01701 USA Product : Current Version: Pricing : Support : Systems : Services : Size : Features : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y-12 MacPPP Company : Merit Network & Univ. of Michigan Larry Blunk, Eric Schneider Contact : Phone : FAX : - Email : Postal mail : - Product : MacPPP Current Version: 1.1 Pricing : free. Available from: merit.com:/pub/ppp/macppp.hqx Support : none Systems : Macintosh systems w/ MacTCP 1.1.1 Services : Point-to-point Protocol driver Size : Features : Async serial line connection for Macintosh systems. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section W: E-mail Software =========================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W-. CliqAccessories : Quadratron Systems Company : Quadratron Systems Contact : - Phone : (805) 494-1158 (California) FAX : (805) 494-1721 Email : kathyb@quad.com Postal mail : Quadratron Systems 141 Triunfo Canyon Rd. Westlake Village, CA 91361 Product : CliqAccessories Current Version: Pricing : $645 Support : Systems : DOS TCP/IP support: ? Mail Protocol : SMTP, MHS Mail Filtering: available Features : calender/schedule application, phone book, notepad, calculator ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W-. Higgins Group Productivity Software: Enable Software Company : Enable Software Contact : - Phone : (800) 888-0684 (US) (518) 877-8600 (New York) FAX : (518) 877-5225 Email : ? Postal mail : Enable Software 313 Ushers Rd Northway Lake, NY 12019 Product : Higgins Group Productivity Software Current Version: 2.5 Pricing : $695 (8 users) Support : ? Systems : DOS TCP/IP support: ? Mail Protocol : Proprietory, SMTP, MHS, X.400/XAPI Mail Filtering: available Features : Calender/schedule software Forms processing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W-. Linkage: Concentric Technologies Company : Concentric Technologies Contact : - Phone : (800) 800-3649 (US) (703) 264-8900 (Virginia) FAX : (703) 648-0032 Email : ? Postal mail : Concentric Technologies 12007 Sunrise Valley Dr. Ste 440 Reston, VA 22091 Product : Linkage Current Version: 4.0 Pricing : $69.50 Support : ? Systems : DOS, Windows/NT TCP/IP support: ? Mail Protocol : SMTP, MHS, X.400/XAPI, UUCP Mail Filtering: available Features : incoming fax to mailbox ability voice mail notification. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W-. OpenMail : Hewlett-Packard, Inc. Company : Hewlett-Packard, Inc. Contact : - Phone : (800) 752-0900 (US) FAX : - Email : - Postal mail : HP Cooperative Computing Systems Division 19490 Homestead Rd. Cupertino, CA 95136 Product : OpenMail Current Version: ? Pricing : $14 - $50 Support : ? Systems : DOS, Macintosh TCP/IP support: ? Mail Protocol : SMTP, X.400/XAPI, MAPI, VIM Mail Filtering: available Features : phone book, bulletin board ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W-. PathWay Messenger : The Wollongong Group Company : The Wollongong Group Contact : Marty Udisches (martyu@twg.com) Phone : (415) 962-7202 (800) 962-8649 (California) [toll-free] (800) 872-8649 (US) [toll-free] +1 519 747-9900 (Canada) +1 32-27-18-0311 (Europe) FAX : (415) 962-0826 (US) Email : sales@twg.com Postal mail : The Wollongong Group, Inc. 1129 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Product : PathWay Messenger Current Version: 1.0 Pricing : $195 Support : call Systems : 80x86 DOS 3.3 + TCP/IP support: Wollongong PathWay Access Mail Protocol : SMTP, POP2, POP3, IMAP Mail Filtering: available Features : NETNEWS bulletin board ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W-. PC-Eudora: Qualcomm Software, Inc. Company : Qualcomm Software, Inc. Contact : - Phone : - FAX : - Email : pc-eudora-info@qualcomm.com Postal mail : ? Product : PC-Eudora Eudora (for Macintosh) Current Version: 11.10 Pricing : free. Available via FTP from: ftp.qualcomm.com:/pceudora/windows Support : pc-eudora-bugs@qualcomm.com Systems : 80x86 w/ DOS 3.x TCP/IP support: builtin + packet drivers Mail Protocol : SMTP, POP2, POP3 Mail filtering: ?? Features : POP2/3 news client ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W-. SelectMail : SunSelect Company : SunSelect Contact : - Phone : (800) 24-SELECT (US) (508) 442-2300 (Massachussets) FAX : (508) 250-2300 Email : - Postal mail : SunSelect 2 Elizabeth Drive, Chelmsford, MA 01824-4195 Product : SelectMail Current Version: Pricing : $180 Support : call Systems : DOS 3.3 + TCP/IP support: PC-NFS Mail Protocol : SMTP, POP 2, POP 3 Mail Filtering: none Features : independant message folders deferred semdomg automated scheduler and backup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section X: X-windows Software ============================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-1. eXceed: Hummingbird Communications Ltd Company : Hummingbird Communications Ltd Contact : - Phone : (416) 470-1203 [US & Canada] +41 22 7331858 [Europe] FAX : (416) 470-1207 [US & Canada] +41 22 7336403 [Europe] Email : sales@hcl.com Postal mail : 2900 John Street, Unit 4, Markham, Ontario, L3R 5G3 Canada 37-39 rue de Vermont, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland Product : HCL eXceed/W Current Version: Pricing : ?? Support : site license available in UK from Chest Systems : MS-Windows 3.x Services : clients: telnet, FTP, Launch Pad (Menuing facility), Xtrace (protocol tracing) servers: X11R5 (support for scalable fonts, font servers, XDMCP security) Size : Features : 24-bit color & plane mask support supports 15 different TCP/IP transports & DECnet Xlib, Xt intrinsics, Xaw (Athena Widgets) & Xmu (Motif) libraries HCL-eXceed Plus - DOS-based X server with local window manager and support for EGA, VGA & SVGA HCL-eXceed HiRes - same as "Plus" but also supports 8514A, XGA, TIGA 2 HCL-eXtend - UNIX host based X clients for accessing DOS services HCL-eXceed/Xpress - High performance X server over phone lines HCL-eXceed/NT - X server for PC's running Windows NT HCL-eXceed/NT-XDK - X Development Kit for Windows NT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-2. eXcursion for Windows: Digital Equipment Corp. Company : DEC Contact : Phone : FAX : Email : Postal mail : Product : eXcursion for Windows Current Version: 1.0 Pricing : Support : Systems : 80x86 w/ 2MB RAM & DOS 3.0 & higher & MS-Windows 3.0 or higher Services : Size : 7-15 MB [on disk] Features : Works with: Pathworks for DOS (DECnet, TCP/IP) PC/TCP 3Com 3+Open TCP cut & paste between Xwindows & MS-Windows SNF font compiler keyboard redefinition three button mouse emulation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-3. eXodus: White Pines Software, Inc. Company : White Pines Software, Inc. Contact : Phone : (603) 886-9050 FAX : (603) 886-9051 Email : sdarling@wpine.com Postal mail : White Pine Software, Inc. 40 Simon Street, Suite 201 Nashua, NH 03060-3043 USA Product : eXodus for Macintosh eXodus for MS-Windows (also available eXodus for NeXTSTEP) Current Version: 5.0 Pricing : eXodus for Macintosh : $296 /copy eXodus for MS-Windows : $449 /copy Support : Systems : Macintosh w System 6.x & higher or A/UX, MS-Windows 3.x Services : server: X11R5 Size : Features : XDMCP security, ICCCM compliant, XRemote Backing store support, Multiple X screen support, Font servers, rootless & rooted windows Supports Motif, OpenLook, DECWindows eXodus for Macintosh supports: MacTCP, Novell TCPort/LAN Workplace, TSSnet (Thursby Software Systems), DECnet (CommUnity-Mac), DECnet (Pathworks), ADSP (Pathworks), Appletalk. MultiFinder support, System 6.x or later eXodus I for Macintosh runs without FPU (MacIIsi, LC, LCII, LCIII, 512k, etc.) eXodus II for Macintosh requires an FPU (most other Macs) eXodus for MS-Windows ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X-4. Micro X-Lite: StarNet Communications Corporation Company : StarNet Communications Corporation Contact : Dick Montgomery (dick@starnet.com) Phone : (408) 739-0881 FAX : (408) 739-0936 Email : microx@starnet.com Postal mail : StarNet Communications Corporation 3073 Lawrence Expressway Santa Clara, CA 95051 Product : Micro X-Lite, X-enlite, X-DOS, X-WIN Current Version: X-Lite - 1.7.2 X-enlite - 1.5.3 X-DOS - 1.7.2 X-WIN - 2.5.4 Pricing : X-Lite - $75 X-enLite - $150 X-DOS - $345 X-WIN - $425 Support : call or support@starnet.com Systems : 80x86 w/ 640 KB & DOS 3.1 or higher (X-Lite) 80386 w/ 2MB RAM & DOS 3.1 & higher (X-enlite, X-DOS) 80386 w/ 4MB RAM & Win 3.x (X-WIN) Services : servers: X11R4 (w/ builtin TCP/IP) X-WIN: X11R5 Size : X-Lite 2MB [on disk] X-DOS, X-enLite - 4MB [on disk] X-WIN - 5 MB [on disk] Cards : 3Com 3C501, 3C503 (Etherlink II), 3C505, 3C523 Cabletron 1000, 2000, & 3000 Micom-Interlan NI5010 & NI5210 Western Digital WD80003E Novell NE-1000 & NE-2000 Packet driver supported cards Features : Supports StarNet TCP/IP (integrated), BW-TCP, PC/TCP, Novell LWP, PC-NFS, Lanera TCPOpen, Winsock 1.1 Support for Motif, OpenLook & DECWindows. Graphics cards supported: Ahead V5000, ATI 18800, Everex VP, Everex VGA, Genoa 6400, Paradise 900C00, 900C11, 900C30, STB EM-16, Trident 8800CS, ET-3000, ET-4000, Video7 HT208, Video7 V7VGA, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------