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Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: D-Link Hub/adapter, and Ethernet rules
From: SYSMGR@IPG.PH.KCL.AC.UK
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1992 17:10:22 BST
Via:           UK.AC.KCL.PH.IPG; 14 APR 92 17:14:37 BST
Originally-to: EARN"lanworks@bitnet.miamiu"
Originally-from: PHCLUS::SYSMGR       "Nigel"
Mailer:        Janet_Mailshr V3.4 (23-May-1989)

I have recently seen an advert by D-Link for a combined base-T hub/adapter
card (which plugs into your PC as an adapter, and gives you up to 11 base-T
ports for other PCs to plug into). Its quite a bit  cheaper than a separate
base-T repeater plus an adapter card.
 
It's claimed to be NDIS and Decnet/DOS compatible - is anyone using it with
Pathworks? (Successfully? )
 
One puzzle: my understanding of the 802.3 rules tells me that you are
allowed a maximum of 5 repeaters between any two nodes, of which at most
two may be base-T repeaters (i.e. BaseT -- Base2 -- Base 5 --
Base5 -- Base2 -- BaseT) If I'm right, this board (which doesn't have an
AUI port) automatically breaks the rules in anything except a base-T only
configuration. So am I wrong, or can you safely cascade base-T repeaters
off co-ax once you understand the reasoning behind the rule?
 
	Thanks in advance,
 
		Nigel Arnot
 
		NRA%ipg.ph.kcl.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk   (internet)
		NRA%uk.ac.kcl.ph.ipg@ukacrl.bitnet        (bitnet)
		NRA%ipg.ph.kcl.ac.uk@cunyvm.cuny.edu
		etc...
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Re: Printing to Apple's LaserWriter, help needed!
From: prklev@bigez
Date: 12 Apr 92 00:04:25 GMT
Nntp-Posting-User: omeara

In article <TY51LFJ@math.fu-berlin.de>, dit@vaxser.grumed.fu-berlin.de (K.-H. Dittberner) writes:
> 1. Setting up a queue with PathWorks (MSAP) with:
> 
>    > ADMINISTER/MSA
>    > ADD PRINTER "Test LaserWriter" /QUEUE=KOE$PRINTER -
>          /DESTINATION=LTA3006: -
>          /FONTS=MSAP$FONTLIST_APPLE35.TXT
>    (LTA3006 is propper set up to a service on terminalserver).
> 
>    Printing from VAX or MAC results in:
>    %MSAP-E-CONNFAIL, connect failed to printer on LTA3006:
>    
> 2. Setting up another queue KOE_PRINTER with DECprint in 
>    the usual way, printing from VAX or MAC results in:
>        
>    %CPS-W-UNRECOGNIZEDPRI, Product name LaserWriter II NTX
>                     not recognized. Assuming ScriptPrinter.
>    followed by
> 
>    %CPS-I-PRINTERSTALLED, Printer LTA3007: is stalled.
>                           
> Does anybody have any idea how things comes to work ?
> DEC, Munich hasn't had any; how about DEC, USA ?         
> Why didn't DECprint recognize the 'famous' Apple printers ?

The answer to the second problem is that DECprint only works with PostScript
printers from Digital.  In general DEC has very little support for other
PostScript printers.  

After 2 months of fighting with a PostScript cartrage for a HP IIIP I was
able to make it work from both PC's and the VAX (printing from the VAX 
was more work than printing from a PC.)  I had asked DEC for help in this
and they gave me some ideas but they gave up before I solved it.  I don't 
know if it will help with your MAC's but if you would like I will show 
how my PostScript queues are configured.  

Philip Kleven
Network Analyst
Agricultural Group of Monsanto - Luling La.
Internet Mail: PRKLEV@BIGEZ.MONSANTO.COM
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: PCFS_SERVER wedged
From: SYSMGR@IPG.PH.KCL.AC.UK
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 15:41:42 BST
Via:           UK.AC.KCL.PH.IPG;  8 APR 92 15:40:21 BST
Originally-to: EARN"lanworks@bitnet.miamiu"
Originally-from: PHCLUS::SYSMGR       "Nigel"
Mailer:        Janet_Mailshr V3.4 (23-May-1989)

This morning I came in to discover several pathworks users milling around
outside my door, and the PCFS_SERVER process doing not a lot (more accurately,
nothing at all). ADMIN/PCSA commands like SHOW FILE_SERVER or STOP FILE_SERVER
caused ADMIN/PCSA to hang, too.
 
THe sledgehammer approach (STOP/ID on PCFS_SERVER, then @PCFS_STARTUP) seems
to have cured things. However, I'm wondering: has anyone else seen this
happen, and if so do they have any hints as to what causes it and how best
to cure things? Software is VMS 5.4-2, Pathworks 4.0.
 
Thanks in advance,
			Nigel Arnot.
                        NRA%UK.AC.KCL.PH.IPG@UKACRL.BITNET
From: mcrowley@mtholyoke.edu (Michael A. Crowley)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Re: Modem as service ?
Date: 11 Apr 92 16:38:01 GMT
Organization: Mount Holyoke College

backstrom@ranger.enet.dec.com (ranger::backstrom) writes:
: >
: >        Is it possible to offer a modem connected to a PC in the
: >LAN as a service ? With printers the LAT protocol works fine but
: >I can't imagine how to do that with a modem.
: >    You can offer a modem over LAT off a terminal server.
:     
:     Any applications on the PC that support the PATHWORKS for DOS 
:     interface to LAT can use the modems (Kermit V3.x, Reflection
:     etc.).

If your modem is on a terminal server, and there is a
service which is defined with a password, how would one
get kermit (v3.11) to make its connection?  Or sethost?

Michael A. Crowley, Mount Holyoke College, mcrowley@mtholyoke.edu
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Post Script Printing
From: Tom Dolan <DOLAN@ACUVAX.BITNET>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 09:14:00 CST
Original_To:  BITNET%"lanworks@miamiu"
Original_cc:  DOLAN

My printer was working great but has recently started acting funny.
I have an HPLJII with Pacific Page post script cartridge on a
4800 baud terminal line from a VAX 3400, VMS 5.4.1 and Pathworks 4.0
It will print short documents fine - will hang up after the fifth or
sixth page of a long document.  Will print a single complex page OK.
 
The PC defines the printer as an Apple LaserWriter.  This happens with
PC generated files and VAX (WP 5.1) generated files.
 
Help
 
Tom Dolan
Dolan@acuvax.acu.edu
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: garland@emp127.rtpnc.epa.gov (Bruce C. Garland)
Subject: Re: Mail from Pathworks
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 19:18:18 GMT
Organization: AREAL

In article <1992Apr8.205620.4688@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz> jubber_s@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:

>Hi


>I am not to sure whether this is a silly question or not, maybe someone
>can help me.

>What I am trying to do is partly automate the mail from within pathworks.
>for example have a check for any new when first connecting to the lan, and
>also when new mail is sent a message is sent to the recievor informing them
>of any new mail.

>I am aware of the option in mailsetup that allows your connection to remain
>after connecting to mail, but you still need to run mailchk to see if any
>new mail has arrived. What I would like is something along the lines of
>the message that BCAST is capable of sending. Also the user must enter mail
>for this connection to be established.


>Any help with this matterr would be greatly appreciated.

>Steve Jubber

>JUBBER_S@KOSMOS.WCC.GOVT.NZ
The command you want is rcv  it is the receiver for all broadcast messages
and will display a message box on the screen for each message received.
The Client Commands Reference manual has all the options.  This assumes
you are running 4.0 or 4.1 of Pathworks.  If you need more info just email
and I'll help what I can.

Bruce C. Garland
garland@pcmvii.rptnc.epa.gov
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: Mouse Problems and DEPCA LCs
From: "Carol Amidon, Surgery" <amidon@WUDOS2.WUSTL.EDU>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 09:02:16 -0500

First of all, upgrade QEMM to version 6.  Earlier versions have problems
with Pathworks in general.
 
Second, have you told WP51 which mouse you have in setup?  That can cause
the kind of problems you're seeing (mouse with a mind of its own).
 
As for Mail for Pathworks, I have had problems with the DECMOUSE and mail.  But
this involved coming into mail with a dead mouse that works fine outside mail.
 
Generally speaking, rodents are too interrupt-intensive to share interrupts with
other devices, so if you have a serial mouse on the same interrupt as another
serial device, you will experience beaucoup problems.
 
Hope this helps!
 
Carol Amidon
Assistant Network Manager
Washington University Medical School
Dept. of Surgery
St. Louis, MO
amidon@wudos2.wustl.edu
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: jmacdonald@mta.ca
Subject: Learning about Networking
Reply-To: jmacdonald@mta.ca
Organization: Mount Allison U, Sackville, N.B. Canada 
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 16:18:50 GMT

I have superficial understanding of Pathworks (ie: follow the installation
recipes and hope that works).  My background is not a technical one, but I am
becoming more involved with supporting our LAN.  And more and more I am finding
that I need to come to grips with how the different elements of Pathworks are
working (SETHOST, LAT and LATCP, DECNET and NCP, LAST, REDIR, etc, etc).  I am
prepared to takes another deep breath and have another go at Digital's manuals
(we have PW4.0) but thought that before I did I would submit this request for
advice/hints/observations on "how to gain UNDERSTANDING on how PW (DOS) works".

Thank-you.

Jane MacDonald
Computing Services
Mount Allison University
New Brunswick, Canada
From: dit@vaxser.grumed.fu-berlin.de (K.-H. Dittberner)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Printing to Apple's LaserWriter, help needed!
Date: 9 Apr 92 17:52:39 GMT
Article-I.D.: math.TY51LFJ
Reply-To: dit@vaxser.grumed.fu-berlin.de
Organization: Free University of Berlin, Germany.

Hi PathWorkers,

we've installed on our LAVC: 
  o  PathWorks/MAC (MSA 1.0) and 
  o  DECprint 4.0  (PostScript printing service)
  o  DEClaser-2250 (LN06R) and
  o  Some Apple LaserWriter II NTX connected local to MAC's.

Printing via DECprint from the VAX's and the networked MAC's 
to DEC's DEClaser-2250 works fine. 

Now, we would like to connect the LaserWriters to the network
via terminalserver ports (serviced by one VAX node), for we
have not the money for any further 'boxes' (gateways to a
separate AppleTalk network). 
Testing this, we are not able making any printing to Apple's
printers. We've tried:

1. Setting up a queue with PathWorks (MSAP) with:

   > ADMINISTER/MSA
   > ADD PRINTER "Test LaserWriter" /QUEUE=KOE$PRINTER -
         /DESTINATION=LTA3006: -
         /FONTS=MSAP$FONTLIST_APPLE35.TXT
   (LTA3006 is propper set up to a service on terminalserver).

   Printing from VAX or MAC results in:
   %MSAP-E-CONNFAIL, connect failed to printer on LTA3006:
   
2. Setting up another queue KOE_PRINTER with DECprint in 
   the usual way, printing from VAX or MAC results in:
       
   %CPS-W-UNRECOGNIZEDPRI, Product name LaserWriter II NTX
                    not recognized. Assuming ScriptPrinter.
   followed by

   %CPS-I-PRINTERSTALLED, Printer LTA3007: is stalled.

Does anybody have any idea how things comes to work ?
DEC, Munich hasn't had any; how about DEC, USA ?
Why didn't DECprint recognize the 'famous' Apple printers ?
I think, in a world full of  "O p e n  A d v a n t a g e" (!)
it should be possible in the way described.
Probably some teaching (what kind of?) of DECprint will do it.

Thanks for any help in advance, Karl-Heinz, System-Manager.
_______________________________________________________________
Dipl.-Ing. Karl-Heinz Dittberner  |  Address: Arnimallee 22
Dept. Scientific Data Processing  |           D-1000  Berlin 33
c/o   Free University of  Berlin  |  Phone:   (+4930) 838 2531
E-Mail:    dit@vaxser.grumed.fu-berlin.de     (Internet)
           dit@vaxser.dnet.fu-berlin.de       (Internet)
           PSI%45050230201::dittberner        (VMS-Mail)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Xircom II adapters and Pathwork 4.0
From: "Alan J. Canellis" <canellis@CREEK.BROOKS.AF.MIL>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 10:01:47 CDT

Hello,
	Has anyone been successful in getting the Xircom II ethernet adapters
to work with Pathworks 4.0 on a laptop?  If you have, would you please send a
copy of your setup.  Doing a regular Pathworks installation just causes the
laptop to hang when starting the network.  Doing an NDIS installation, I can't
get the netbind to work ... not sure what's going on.   Thanks in Advance!!!!
 
 
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Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: zcookbruc@cc.curtin.edu.au
Subject: Re: Building DECNET.LIB for DOS ??
Organization: Curtin University of Technology
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1992 10:07:42 GMT

In article <1992Apr12.153154.1@inetx2>, etxjesm@inetx2 writes:
> Hi. I have tryed to build the DECNET.LIB who's sources are on
> the Pathworks DOS-client systemdisc (/DECNET/SOURCE/*.SRC)
> I have had no success...
> Is there anywone ho have don'it ??
> I am getting lots of warnings and errors from my C-compiler.
> There seems to be missing one (or more?) .H-files !?!?.
> 
>  -- 
>                    Jan-Erik S|derholm
>                    Ericsson Telecom AB
>                    Norrk|pings fabriken
>                    Box 72
>                    601 02 Norrk|ping
>                    Sweden

Further to the other replys, I found when building my copy of the library, that
it was usefull to generate a DNPROTO.H with the function prototypes in it.
This cured a few problems I had when using LARGE/HUGE memory models. I have an
older version of PATHWORKS (PCSA), maybe DEC have already included the prototype
defineitions.

...BRU
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: HELP - Networking choice - Pathworks or Netware ???
From: Charlie Morrell <MORRELLC@SJC.BITNET>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 14:26:00 EST
Original_To:  BITNET%"lanworks@miamiu"
Original_cc:  DEGRAY,MORRELLC

Hi,
 
I am in need of information (ASAP) regarding PC and Mac networks, using
DEC's Pathworks or Novell's Netware.
 
The info I am trying to collect from you should encompass both pros and
cons of each type of network.  Saint Joseph College does have a VAX in
place for academic computing needs, and an IBM system 36 for administrative
needs.
 
Although, I understand Netware will serve the pcs much quicker than
Pathworks, I am concerned that the Macs on campus will be sacrificed (which
I know is not the case with Pathworks).  Of course, academics would like to
have X-window capabilities, TCP/IP capabilities for future Internet
connections (hopefully), etc...
 
Please help!,  I look forward to all replies.
 
(I need your response, and want your beliefs, not Novell's or Digital's.
Of course, I will only use your responses on this campus and not the
network, so if you are concerned of publicity, I will remove your name and
address from any correspondence sent directly to me, thus guaranteeing your
anonymity.)
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Charlie
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Coordinator of Academic Computing
Saint Joseph College                    Voice:  (203) 232-4571  x283
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Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
From: ccksb@trentu.ca (Ken Brown)
Subject: Re: packet driven DLL ?
Organization: Trent University, Ontario
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 15:07:11 GMT

In article <08_Apr_92_12:13:38_BST_#9744@UK.AC.SOTON.IBM> PHI088@IBM.SOTON.AC.UK writes:
>Hi,
>   Forgive me if this is a FAQ or a stupid question...
>   Does there exist a packet-driver version of the DLL ?
>I am currently using PCSA vsn 3, so an old one would be okay; when
>pathworks client software reaches CONDIST I'll be able to use NDIS.
>[ I am currently using WD's DLL, so I know other vsns exist.]
> 
>   Another hypothetical option (given that I dont know how the DLL works)
>- is it possible for other programs, such as a packet driver for example,
>to 'hook into' the DLL, for unrecognised packets. I believe netware's IPX
>for example, allows this ? Does anyone have a packet driver that would
>hook into the DLL, or maybe the protocol required, so I could write my
>own packet driver ?
> 
>Thanks in advance
>David Denholm    phi088@ibm.soton.ac.uk
>physics dept
>southampton univerity
>uk

I don't know of any way to do this but it sure would be nice if DLL were
designed to use a packet driver.  With PW 4.1 and NDIS together with the
NDIS<->packet driver "shim" DIS_PKT9 by Joe Doupnik one can run
Pathworks and packet driver applications (MS-Kermit TCP/IP, Trumpet
News) but there's a RAM penalty.  Maybe if DEC produced DLL for packet
driver interface this penalty could be reduced?

Just a little wish.
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: How about a profile?
From: S_NATALE@TWU.BITNET
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 16:06:00 CDT
Original_To:  @ALL.LST

Dear friends --
 
Please respond to me personally and not to the list. (Please see below)
 
I am currently putting together a database of discussion groups and locations
for both faculty review and student awareness.  I'm collecting as much
information about each group as possible from as many subscribers as possible
in order to get a well-rounded description.
 
Please take about 5 or 7 seven minutes to type up a profile of the information
that is "hashed" out on this discussion list.  Include as much information as
you would like. The more that participate from the list the better.
 
We may even make this annotated collection of group lists available
through the network system from TWU.
 
Your cooperation in this endeavor is greatly appreciated.
 
Many thanks,
Joe Natale
 
 
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From: eagr03@castle.ed.ac.uk (M I Clarkson)
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: Connecting a HP LaserJet IIIsi to PW
Date: 15 Apr 92 14:36:46 GMT
Organization: Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh

About a month ago, someone asked about the possibilities of connecting a
HP LaserJet IIIsi to a Pathworks network using the HP ethernet interface.
I didn't see any follow ups in this group, so I'll have to ask the question
again.  Has anybody tried this?  Is there any information on making it
work?

Please post replies as this is probably of general interest.

Thanks,

     Mike.
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: A copy of NDIS Concepts from 3Com
From: TILLOTSON@ALISUVAX.BITNET
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 14:56:00 CDT

     HOWDY!
 
     To date I have gotten 12 requests for copies of NDIS
     Concepts.  So instead of making 12 copies (and I'm sure
     there will be more), I contacted 3Com myself and asked how
     to get a copy of NDIS Concepts.
 
     There are 3 ways to get a copy of this:
 
          1)  On Compuserv you can get into the ASK 3Com forum
     by typing GO THREECOM.  Once there, you can find different
     documentation on 3Com products including information on
     NDIS drivers.  Look for the articles in either the
     Technical Library Section or the Forum Library.  The Forum
     Library is more likely to have larger documents such as
     NDIS Concepts.
 
          2)  There is a bulletin board called "CARDBOARD" which
     also has documentation and updates for 3Com's adapters.
     The number is (408) 980-8204.  Baud rates supported are
     2400 or 9600.  Set your modem at 8 bits, no parity, 1 stop
     bit.
 
          3)  You can write to 3Com directly and ask for a copy
     of NDIS Concepts.  Be sure to mention that the article came
     from 3Tech - The 3Com Technical Journal.  The address is:
 
              3Com Corporation
              Network Adapter Division
              Software Product Marketing
              5400 Bayfront Plaza
              P.O. Box 58145
              Santa Clara, CA, 95052-8145
 
     The lady I talked to at 3Com is going to personally make
     sure that a copy of NDIS Concepts will be available in all
     three places.  She also said that other NDIS documentation
     will appear in these places as they become available.  She
     also said that a copy of the Network Driver Interface
     Specification can be obtained through either of these
     methods.
 
     Hopes this info is helpful!
 
     Jenett Tillotson
     Ames Laboratory
     TILLOTSON@ALISUVAX.BITNET
     (515) 294-7908
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: RE: Wordperfect 5.1 and PW
From: Tom Dolan <DOLAN@ACUVAX.BITNET>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 09:23:00 CST
Original_To:  BITNET%"LANWORKS@MIAMIU.BITNET"
Original_cc:  DOLAN

Denny,
 
Does the USE lptx: \\node\quename work with other applications on your
client PC?  I have found that once the USE command shows a good
connection to the VAX that WordPerfect will print to the que.  Note that
I have never tried LPT1:   I always set USE to LPT2 or three etc. and
then in WP goto Print, Select printer, Edit, Port, and set the port to
the same LPT# as I set USE to.
 
If you still have problems, give me some more info and we'll go at it
again.
 
Tom Dolan
Dolan@acuvax.acu.edu
Newsgroups: vmsnet.networks.desktop.pathworks
Subject: <None>
From: "Subject: s
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 10:51:00 EST

Este es el mensaje que enviaste :
 
is only test, plis no respond.