Since I use TCP/IP on 3 different DOS system running completely different CNC systems with no issues at all, I have to ask: what issues are you seeing when running TCP/IP? Just that you have more extended memory used? or are you not using himem.sys?
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Maurizio Manfredini <mx2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Chris, > > Just to add some info. I tried with NCP over IPX (mars_nwe) but I found that > the MS-DOS Network Client doesn't connect to it. Appearently this is because > MS Network Client for DOS uses SMB over IPX, and not NCP over IPX. NCP under > DOS would need the Novel client to be installed. > SMB over IPX sounds like addressing again to Samba over IPX... > > Thanks anyway, > Maurizio > > On 4/11/2011 8:57 PM, Chris Weiss wrote: >> >> 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 > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba