Subj : Re: TCP/IP for DOS and related API library
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Jeff Kish
Date : Thu Apr 22 2004 10:02 am

On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 22:10:21 +0200, "Luigi Fonti"
<luigi.fonti@telvia.it> wrote:

>I have a client application, running under MSDOS, and developed with Borland
>C++ 4.0
>
>It uses a very old TCPIP layer and API library for 2 purposes:
>
>- Exchanging messages with an Unix server (RISC).
>
>- Accessing a directory on the server as a network drive.
>
>Now the server will be replaced with a new model with Linux, which is
>incompatible with the very old TCPIP for DOS used in the past. The problem
>is it can't mount the remote network drive on the Linux server.
>
>I found a more recent version of TCPIP for DOS, but it only comes with a
>Microsoft API library, wich is not recognized by Borland C++ IDE.
>
>Does somebody know where I can find a couple (TCP/IP for DOS and Borland
>compatible API library) ?
>
>Thank in advance
>
>Luigi Fonti
>
>
>
>
I'm sure there are some on the internet.. but if the m.s. one is
available via a dll, you may be able to create an import library, then
make some headers that work.
hth,
Jeff Kish

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