Re: SLIP/PPP question (NOT the usual)

[derek@slab.cisco.com (Derek Taubert)]

In <33447503.7D64@no.no> Eric Jacobs wrote:
> Peter F Handel wrote:
> 
> > There's a very small (40k or so) shell program that uses AppleTalk to
> > allow you to telnet.  I posted extensive information about it (bugs
> > I've found and various workarounds) a few months ago (to
> > comp.sys.apple2.comm), so you might want to dig it up with DejaNews.
> > I should really archive long posts like that :)

Calling that program telnet is a complete misnomer.  It does not even come 
close to implementing TCP according to the RFC specification.

> I couldn't find that article! I tried DejaNews.. Actually I would be
> interested in how to use the GS's AppleTalk drivers for MacIP. I don't
> know very much about AppleTalk at all really.. I would like some help
> on where to start on learning that kind of stuff, especially TCP/IP.
> I can program the serial ports at the register level, and get some
> really fast throughput using interrupts, but I don't really know where
> to start with Appletalk or TCP/IP. Any ideas?
> 
> -ej

I can explain exacly how MacIP is implemented on the GS.  Getting the 
appleshare programmer's reference is a good place to start.

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