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- From: ignatios@cs.uni-bonn.de (Ignatios Souvatzis)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.ppp,news.answers,comp.answers
- Subject: comp.protocols.ppp part7 of 8 of frequently wanted information
- Supersedes: <ppp-faq/part7_805573201@cs.uni-bonn.de>
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- Date: 26 Jul 1995 18:24:53 GMT
- Organization: computer science department, university of Bonn, Germany
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- Summary: This document contains information about the Internet Point-to-Point
- Protocol, including a bibliography, a list of public domain and
- commercial software and hardware implementations, a section on
- configuration hints and a list of frequently asked questions and
- answers on them.
- It should be read by anybody interested in connecting to Internet
- via serial lines, and by anybody wanting to post to
- comp.protocols.ppp (before he/she does it!)
- Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu comp.protocols.ppp:11713 news.answers:49341 comp.answers:13320
-
- Archive-name: ppp-faq/part7
- Version: $Revision: 3.18 $
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- URL: http://cs.uni-bonn.de/ppp/part7.html
-
- Commercial PPP software
- *** Go back here. To the top page here. Read on here.
-
- 7. COMMERCIAL PPP SOFTWARE PACKAGES
-
- Before even thinking of reading this document, refer to the disclaimer
- in part 1 of the "frequently asked questions".
-
- 7.1 Amiga Inet
-
- 7.1.1 Kruse-PPP 1.23 keyfile version.
-
- Author Holger Kruse <kruse@cs.ucf.edu>
-
- Public FTP archive on Aminet; ftp to e.g. wuarchive.wustl.edu, cd to
- /pub/aminet and read the instruction about the
- nearest mirror to you. The necessary keyfile has
- to be issued by the author; a registration form is
- enclosed with the evalutation version (see
- 5.5.2.1).
-
- Status Full Version, with configurable Asyncmap.
-
- Supports IPCP, is reported to work with AmiTCP-3.0 and AS225R2, claimed
- to work with AmiTCP-2.3.
-
- 7.2 MSDOS with and without MSWindows
-
- 7.2.1 COMMERCIAL PPP PACKAGES FOR MS-DOS AND MS-WINDOWS
-
-
- This information orignally appeared in the December 7th, 1992 issue
- of "Open Systems Today", a newspaper published by CMP Publications,
- (516) 562-5882.
-
- Each of these packages costs around $400 not including volume or other
- discounts. Call the vendor for details.
-
- Each of the packages is a complete TCP/IP stack with assorted client
- programs, ftp, telnet, etc.., that run under MS-DOS and/or MS-Windows.
- The TCP/IP client programs included in each package vary. Some use the
- DOS command line (even under MS-Windows) while others have full Windows
- GUI interfaces. A PPP client (but not server) is included with each of
- these packages.
-
-
- 7.2.1.1. LAN WorkPlace for DOS 4.1 (see also 7.2.2)
- Novell
- USA: (801) 429-5588
-
- Summary: This is an MS-DOS TSR (Terminate and Stay Ready) solution so it
- runs under either MS-DOS or MS-Windows. It includes a program called
- "DIALUP" that only allows connections at 8 bits, no parity. You can use
- the public domain "kermit" program instead if you need 7 bits, parity
- connections.
-
- 7.2.1.2. PC/TCP
- FTP Software
- USA: (508) 685-4000
- Contact: info@ftp.com
-
- Summary: PC/TCP is an MS-DOS TSR solution that had PPP long before it
- was fashionable. Not surprisingly, it was the only non-beta product
- available for this review.
-
- Comment: PC/TCP 2.2 was shipped 24/25 March 1993 (information indirectly
- through one of their customers.) I copy parts of the feature list:
-
- 1. Autoinstall/Autoconfig (graphical interface, easy install)
- 2. PCTCPNET (mount InterDrives from File Manager)
- 3. PCNFSD Print Support (multiple print redirection through PCNFSD)
- 4. Router Discovery - RFC 1256
- 5. 8K UDP Writes
- 6. WMSG (Demonstrates IP Multicast)
- 7. NFS/TCP Support
- 8. International Character Set Support / Names in InterDrive
- 9. International Character Set Support / Directory in InterDrive
- 10. MVSLogin Support for InterDrive
- 11. TN Mouse and light pen Support
- 12. VI Compression for both SLIP and PPP
- 13. WinSockAPI Meets Final Revision
- 14. Interdrive EMM Caching Support - use EMM for buffers
- 15. Inet - Serial line additions debug SLIP and PPP connections
- 16. Kerberos/Ktelnet
- 17. Kernel/Netbios Interactions imporved support for LANtastic, LAN MAN
-
-
- 7.2.1.3. Distinct TCP/IP 3.2
- Distinct Inc.
- USA: (408) 741- 0781
-
- Summmary: This is a Windows DLL solution. Version 3.2 supports Winsock 1.
- 1
- Nice scripting features and built-in support (stored configuration
- strings, basically) for various modems.
-
- Reported to also work with the Novell Winsock stack.
-
- 7.2.1.4. Super-PPP for Windows 1.0 beta
- Frontier Technologies Corp
- USA: (414) 241-4555
- E-mail: tcp@frontiertech.com
-
- Summary: This is a Windows DLL solution that is an optional component of
- their Super-TCP for Windows product. Super-TCP comes in both TSR and
- DLL flavors but the Super-PPP product is strictly DLL. Very configurable.
-
- Performance notes: If you run PPP under MS-Windows, your performance will
- suck (it might not work at all!) unless you have 16550A UARTs in your PC.
-
- If you have an extra card slot, you can add two 16550A ports with the
- DSP 550 card from STB Systems, (214) 234-8750. To find out what kind
- of UARTs are in your PC, use the program "msd.exe" in your MS-Windows 3.1
- install directory or retrieve the program
- /published/open-systems-today/uarttype.zip from ftp.uu.net .
- Older UARTs are the 8250 or the 16450. These UARTs will work ok under
- MS-DOS. A fast CPU helps, though. No performance tests were run because
- three of the four packages above are still in beta.
-
- For more information, read the Open Systems Today article and stay
- tuned to this FAQ.
-
- 7.2.2 MSDOS/NOVELL:
-
- Novell now offers PPP support (asynchronous) in LAN WorkPlace for DOS
- version 4.1, and PPP support for synchronous and T1 connections on
- NetWare v3.11 servers in the MultiProtocol Router WAN Links option.
- NetWare server support for the routing of IP and IPX protocols over
- asynchronous dialup lines will be available sometime around mid-1993.
-
- This is an excerpt from LWP41.TXT, a document describing LAN
- WorkPlace for DOS v4.1 (the entire text can be found on
- sjf-lwp.sjf.novell.com in ~/lwp4dos/lwp41.txt):. You can also try
- the marketing blurb from Novells European Support Center.
-
-
- * SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol) and PPP (Point to Point
- Protocol) support. SLIP and PPP support is provided in the form
- of a custom ODI driver for LAN WorkPlace: SLIP_PPP.COM. This
- driver allows the Novell TCP/IP Transport for DOS v4.1 to use
- asynchronous connections for IP services required by DOS and
- Windows applications. It supports the following:
- - SLIP
- - Compressed SLIP (C-SLIP) using Van Jacobson TCP/IP header
- compression (as described in RFC-1144).
- - PPP with support for Van Jacobson TCP/IP header compression
- option negotiation and PAP (Password Authentication
- Protocol) as described in RFC-1334.
- - Support for National Semiconductor's 16550, 16550A, 16450
- and 8250 UARTs (Universal Asynchronous Receiver
- Transmitter). Use of a 16550 UART is strongly recommended
- (and is required for use with Windows at speeds of 9600bps
- or greater). NOTE: One can use the Microsoft Diagnostics
- program supplied with Windows v3.1 (MSD.EXE) to determine
- which type of UART is installed in a PC.
- - Interface speeds up to 57,600 bps when used with a
- V.32bis/V.42bis modem and 16550A UART.
-
- brian@novell.com (Brian Meek) clarified on my request, that:
-
- IP is the only protocol supported directly by the LAN WorkPlace
- SLIP_PPP driver in this initial release. One can use the IPTUNNEL
- LAN driver (also included in LAN WorkPlace) to encapsulate IPX in
- UDP/IP and attach to a NetWare v3.11 server running a similar
- driver. This "IP Tunneling" mechanism is described in RFC 1234.
-
- Direct IPX support for this PPP driver will be added later, but
- the current tunneling mechanism is presently more widely
- applicable... since few (if any) PPP implementations are presently
- available with support for IPX.
-
- 7.2.3 KLOS TECHNOLOGIES PPP ODI DRIVER FOR NOVELL SOFTWARE
-
- Self-description "PPP is a Novell compatible ODI network driver
- designed to allow notebook and personal
- computers to access network dial-in
- services and direct connection via standard
- asynchronous serial ports. A packet driver
- interface is also provided to support
- ethernet packet driver based IP software.
-
- Running under DOS or Windows, PPP supports IP for TCP/IP
- networks and IPX for Novell networks. Security is
- provided by either the Password
- Authentication Protocol (PAP) or
- Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol
- (CHAP).
-
- PPP includes full modem support with Auto-Dial and Demand-
- Dial features. Users may define connection
- profiles for quick configuration and
- access to multiple networks.
-
- Guardian utilities for both DOS and Windows are included to
- warn the user of attempts to load large programs
- from the remote network.
-
- A demonstration version of PPP is available via anonymous FTP
- on the Internet at
- mv.mv.com:pub/users/klos/pppdemo.zip and
- on the Klos Technologies BBS at (603) 429-0032.
- Single user PPP is priced at $29.95 a copy
- and five user at $129.95. PPP is available
- immediately and may be ordered from Klos
- Technologies, Inc., 604 Daniel Webster Highway,
- Merrimack, NH, 03054 (603) 424-8300."
-
- 7.3 386/486 PC's with SCO Unix:
-
- 7.3.1 SCO UNIX ODT2.0 AND LATER FOR 386/486 PC'S CONTAINS PPP.
-
- 7.3.2 MORNING STAR PPP RUNS UNDER SCO UNIX AND ODT (SEE 7.4)
-
- 7.4 for lots of computers running some Unix derivate:
-
- Morning Star PPP
-
- Price: $795 (40% discount for .edu)
-
- Supported systems: Sun 4, Sun 3, NeXT, DECstation, RS/6000, SCO
- UNIX, ISC UNIX, and
- Silicon Graphics (for an
- actual complete list, look at
- self-description
-
- .
-
- Features
- demand-dial, scripting, filtering, redial, header compression,
- client, server, tunneling, extra escaping, the ability to work with
- various keycard access systems that require user interaction during
- the script
-
- Self-description
-
- Morning Star claims that their async PPP and SLIP run fine over
- UNIX systems' native serial ports, with no additional hardware
- required. For better performance, they recommend that users of
- PC-based UNIX systems install either a serial interface card based
- on the NS16550AFN UART, or a multiport "smart" card. They claim to
- do async PPP and SLIP/CSLIP as fast as the underlying UNIX supports
- (usually 38400), and to do sync PPP up to T1 (1.544Mb/s) or E1
- (Euro-T1, 2.048Mb/s) over their SnapLink. They provide
- dynamically-loadable modules for SunOS 4.1.* and NeXTStep 2.1 and
- 3.0, so users needn't even reboot during the installation process.
-
- WWW
-
- http://www.morningstar.com
-
- FTP
- ftp.morningstar.com ftp.uu.net:/vendors/MorningStar/
-
- E-mail:
- marketing@morningstar.com
-
- 7.5 for SUN computers running SunOS
-
- 7.5.1 MORNING STAR PPP
-
- see above.
-
- 7.5.2 BRIXTON PPP
-
- Supported systems: Sun 4
-
- Features: demand-dial
-
- 7.5.3 SUNLINK PPP 1.0
-
- was announced in SunFLASH Vol 49 # 1 (January 1993)
-
- Requires SPARC(R) system running Solaris(R) 1.x operating
- environment and either SunLink HSI/S or SunLink
- MCP.
-
- Features supports only synchronous up to 2MB/s lines,
- load-sharing, dynamic routing. Only the obsolete
- RFC1171/2 standard, but should interoperate with
- newer implementations.
-
- Price $1,225 (media, doc, and RTU) [in the USA only]
-
- Comment for a necessary patch, look at the
- configuration section.
-
- 7.5.4 SOLARIS 2.3
-
- Solaris 2.3 and up contains a ppp module. Most ppl. think dp-3.1 is
- riper. You're mileage may vary. The patch for the mishandling of Async
- control character mapping (in the LCP and IPCP negotiation) for Solaris
- 2.3 is patch number 101425 (the current revision level is -01). It
- should now be available from your favorite Sun patchetorium (e.g. U.S.
- Answer Center, SunSolve, SunService, etc.) This should allow you to
- interoperate with PPP that weren't able to deal with this bug such as
- the Telebit Netblazers. It also allows interoperation with versions of
- PPP that do not support IP address negotiation.
-
- therbert@r2d2.Eng.Sun.COM (Tom Herbert)
-
- 7.6 for NeXT
-
- 7.6.1 MORNING STAR PPP SEE 7.4
-
- 7.7 for Apple Macintosh
-
- 7.7.1 INTERPPP
-
- Vendor InterCon Systems Corporation
- 950 Herndon Parkway, Herndon, VA 22070 USA
- +1 703 709 5500 (voice), +1 703 709 5555 (fax)
-
- Self-description InterPPP is an implementation of PPP for the
- Apple Macintosh that supports both TCP/IP (in
- conjunction with MacTCP) and AppleTalk protocols
- over PPP, sharing the same PPP connection. Users
- can define multiple PPP configurations for use
- with different servers or from different
- locations, selectable on the fly. InterPPP also
- provides extensive logging and monitoring
- capabilities which can be useful for
- troubleshooting. Price: $99.95 for a single copy,
- with discounts available for volume, educational,
- or government purchasers.
-
- Contact Phone: 1-800-INT-RCON (1-800-468-7266) in North
- America or
- +1 703 709 5500 worldwide.
- Email to "sales@intercon.com"
-
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- --
- Ignatios Souvatzis
- -
- Solaris 2.1: it's slow, needs 200M of disk space and comes without C compiler,
- which makes it remarkably close to MS-Windows. oleg@gd.cs.csufresno.edu
-