I have TCP/IP on DOS on several systems, 2 of which are CNC, slowest is a 386 with 2MB ram, and I have no issues with it. yes IP uses more ram than IPX, but it's still not significant enough to cause problems with most programs.
But back to your question: IPX isn't just a network layer, it's got it's own completely different file sharing protocols and NCP server software to go with it. I'd suggest plugging "linux IPX" into a search engine. you can share out the same folder structure using both SMB and NCP protocols, and also NFS and AFP if you like. On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Maurizio Manfredini <mx2...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would like to add my case for a wish of IPX support in Samba: > > We use a number of CNC tool machines whose host is pure DOS based. > Don't be surprised that DOS is stilll running somewhere. It is fairly OK > when we get to the field of HW and real-time control, unlike Windows and the > like... > > These hosts use IPX to access LAN shares. IPX is here preferable to TCP/IP > because of its lower memory consumption. > > Anyone knows how to make Samba work over IPX, or is there any plan for IPX > support in Samba ? > > Thanks in advance, > Maurizio Manfredini > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
