LSL, PDETHER, IPXODI -- enlighten me

LSL, PDETHER, IPXODI -- enlighten me

[Stian Sletner]

Stupid questions follow.

I have these files.  But I don't remember where I got them, or where one
would advice people to look for them.  Also, I have failed to find out
what they _are_, despite some effort.

What do they do, how do they fit together, who makes them, and where are
they found?

If there's anyone out there bored enough to shed some light on it for
me, I'd be much obliged.

-- 
Stian Sletner

Re: LSL, PDETHER, IPXODI -- enlighten me

[Ross Vandegrift]

On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 04:34:57AM +0100, Stian Sletner wrote:
> I have these files.  But I don't remember where I got them, or where one
> would advice people to look for them.  Also, I have failed to find out
> what they _are_, despite some effort.

Ok, these are the programs that implement networks stacks under DOS.

LSL is the Link Support Layer.  You load this first.  It's the most
fundamental part.

Next comes the card driver.  Traditionally, this can be a driver for a
physical card (like ne2000.exe or 3c509.exe).  But it can also be a
clever program that actually outputs it's packets to some other driver.

Finally, IPXODI is the IPX protocol program.  This manages the
higher-level protocol tranfers for NETX (or whatever IPX program you're
running).

> What do they do, how do they fit together, who makes them, and where are
> they found?

Novell is one popular source for programs that do these jobs.  As for
where they're found... www.novell.com, but I don't remember what
versions you want or where to look.

-- 
Ross Vandegrift
ross@willow.seitz.com

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