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Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 10:44:01 +0300
From: alex bodnaru <alexbodn AT 012 DOT net DOT il>
Subject: Re: Howto create extensions for PythonD
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hi,

i have managed to run wattcp-32 using the dos plip packet driver within
command windows under win95.
at the same time, libsocket was successful with ethernet connections,
but it had a slightly different interface.

alex

Brian Inglis wrote:
> On 12 May 2006 19:29:46 -0700 in comp.os.msdos.djgpp, "decker"
> <bdeck AT lycos DOT co DOT uk> wrote:
> 
> 
>>I would not recommend anyone using libsocket. The implementation is
>>incomplete and is no longer being developed. Further, R Dawe's ndis
>>shim only works in windows 9x platforms and not on any NT-ish (i.e. XP)
>>based systems.
>>
>>Watt-32 is the primary networking library available to DJGPP users now
>>and is well supported and actively in development by its maintainer and
>>commmunity.
> 
> 
> Watt-32: 
> "Note that Windows 95, 98 and ME are not supported at this time." 
> So it looks like libsocket and NDIS shim are the only options for
> DJGPP on non-NT Windows, unless you want to use DOS and have a
> supported packet driver. 
> Can DOS packet drivers can share the interface under Windows? 
>