| Title: | FDDI - The Next Generation |
| Moderator: | NETCAD::STEFANI |
| Created: | Thu Apr 27 1989 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2259 |
| Total number of notes: | 8590 |
Hi: I have a customer who want to use FDDI in DECstation 5000/200 ( FDDI controller 700) to do the "video teleconference". He have some question about how to programming in FDDI. Can he use TCP/IP programming subrountine or Socket or steam ? If he don't want to use TCP/IP, do DEC support any FDDI driver to help him to do the programming? (programming guide?) Also can two workstation direct connect via FDDIcontroller or have to connect via Concentrator(If just two workstaion need to connect)? Can I get any doc from the Net? (like programming guide, users manual) Thank you for your help. Regards, Sam CHU
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| 384.1 | NAC::THOMAS | The Code Warrior | Mon Nov 04 1991 11:23 | 2 | |
For the most part, FDDI looks just like an Ethernet. So you can use
TCP, DECnet, or DLI.
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| 384.2 | KONING::KONING | Paul Koning, NI1D | Mon Nov 04 1991 13:12 | 5 | |
And yes, if you want to connect just two stations, you don't need a concentrator. You will need the concentrator as soon as you get your third station. paul | |||||
| 384.3 | Low lever driver ? | TPOVC::SAMCHU | Wed Nov 06 1991 00:04 | 13 | |
Thank you, paul and thomas.
I have one more qustion. If my customer don't want to use TCP/IP to do
the programming. He want to use our driver of FDDIcontroller to write
his own comm program. What kind of driver can we support? (Data link
layer?) Where can I find this kind of programming guide?
Thank you again.
Regrads,
Sam CHU
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| 384.4 | NAC::THOMAS | The Code Warrior | Wed Nov 06 1991 09:39 | 2 | |
He can either use DLI or the packetfilter. Both are documented in the
ULTRIX docset.
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