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From: Richard Dawe <rich AT tudor21 DOT net>
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Subject: Re: Socket library
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 21:29:08 +0000
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Hello.

Damian Yerrick wrote:
> 
> "PoulB" <poul AT deltasoft DOT dk> wrote:
> > Does anybody know DOS-library incl. TCP/IP stack
> > for DJGPP handling BSD-sockets routines?
<snip>
>   libnet

IIRC it's here: http://www.canvaslink.com/libnet/

>   libsocket

Mosey on over to http://libsocket.tsx.org/

>   wattcp

You could also look at Watt-32 - see: http://www.bgnett.no/~giva/
This is based on WatTCP.

> libnet and libsocket IIRC use a back door into Winsock;

Indeed they do. libsocket uses as many backdoors as it can get its dirty
low-level mitts on.

> wattcp is a TCP stack in itself and uses your netcard's
> DOS packet driver (if it's not a winnetcard).

You can get packet drivers here:

http://www.crynwr.com/

and probably from the Simtelnet mirrors. I have a page of useful links
here:

http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/lsck/lsck_lnk.htm

Hope this helps, bye,

-- 
Richard Dawe
richdawe AT bigfoot DOT com ICQ 47595498 http://www.bigfoot.com/~richdawe/

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