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Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 20:29:01 -0600
From: Dan Hedlund <markiv AT rangenet DOT com>
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To: "G.P. Tootell" <gpt20 AT thor DOT cam DOT ac DOT uk>
CC: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: TCP/IP scockets in Win95 - Working
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G.P. Tootell wrote:
> 
> it's a very nice piece of code indeed. congrats to dan. one question - does
> anyone have any ideas how to ensure that the winsock stack is present without
> having to rely on the user loading netscape this way? i'm presuming it is
> possible of course.
> 
> regards,
> nik
> 
> |> > Run tcpip.exe.  Go to htpp://127.0.0.1:54321 in Netscape.  Netscape will
> |> > show a short message, and the program will show info about Netscape.
> |> >
> |> > I still have a few functions to add, but all the functions nessary for
> |> > basic communication are working.
> |>
> |> Hey it even works under windows 3.11!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> |>
> |> However, I suggest you put a call to __dpmi_yield somewhere in your
> |> polling loop (windows became a jar of molasas (sp, been years) in
> |> January.
> |>
> |>
> |> Great work, and thanks!
> |>
> |> Bill
> |> --
> |> Leave others their otherness.
> 
> --

There's an int2f call that loads the VxD.  I think Win31 automatically
loads the VxD, but I'm not sure about Win95.  Also, if the entry point
points to 0:0, the winsock stack is not present.


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