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Re: DOS TCP/IP Programming

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On 30.11.2011 15:20, Ryan Heath wrote:

> I'm working on a project which involves the use of a DOS machine (for
> speed reasons, Windows has got to many overheads etc). I'm currently
> trying to incorporate Ethernet communications into our software.
> 
> I'm running a Crynwr TSR packet driver which initialises correctly (it
> prints the correct MAC address to the DOS prompt etc).
> 
> I'm trying to interface with the TSR using the Packet Driver
> Specification (http://www.crynwr.com/packet_driver.html) and by
> reading through an example I've found (http://www.vijaymukhi.com/vmis/
> ethernet.htm).
> 
> My problem is as follows... The 'TYPE' of NIC is reported as having a
> value of '-1', and the example also specifies that a.x.bx should be
> set to -1 (packet sniffer.c, shortly after the Ethernet address is
> printed to the screen).
> 
> The once it's been successfully initialised, the packet driver returns
> a 'handle' which is used in all its other functions. The handle
> returned from the example and my code is '-1', which doesn't seem to
> be valid.

I don't have DOS anymore, so I can't do any testing. But here is a newer
version of the packet driver specification:

http://www.bitlib.de/pub/assembler/pds111.zip

and a simple ethernet sniffer (written in assembly) which worked
with all ethernet cards / packed drivers I had:

http://www.bitlib.de/pub/assembler/netzhack.zip

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DOS TCP/IP Programming Ryan Heath <ryanheath85@googlemail.com> - 2011-11-30 06:20 -0800
  Re: DOS TCP/IP Programming Jim Leonard <mobygamer@gmail.com> - 2011-11-30 10:44 -0800
  Re: DOS TCP/IP Programming Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2011-11-30 20:17 +0100
    Re: DOS TCP/IP Programming Ryan Heath <ryanheath85@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-01 01:12 -0800
      Re: DOS TCP/IP Programming Georg <dosusb@googlemail.com> - 2011-12-04 14:19 -0800

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