[ct-user] CT and NETTSR on modern computers - dis_pkt?

[David Robbins K1TTT]

Have you considered ctwin instead?  It runs in windows, uses the built in
windows networking, and in a laptop the limitation of no dvp support won't
matter.

David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
web: http://www.k1ttt.net
AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ct-user-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:ct-user-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mark Bailey
> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 19:29
> To: ct-user at contesting.com
> Subject: [ct-user] CT and NETTSR on modern computers - dis_pkt?
> 
> Good day, all:
> 
> I have decided to try to get CT's ethernet network working on my
> fairly new laptop. I have it dual booting Windows XP and DOS and
> that works great.  The nettsr program requires a DOS packet driver,
> and there are not any packet drivers for a lot of the new ethernet
> chips.
> 
> There are, however, NDIS2 DOS drivers for the chip I am interested
> in (Broadcom 570X Gigabit Integrated Controller) and an interesting
> little program called a "shim" that translates NDIS2 drivers
> to DOS packet drivers (dis_pkt.dos).
> 
> Has anybody tried this?  Anyone gotten it to work? It looks like
> it SHOULD work... :-)
> 
> config.sys ought to contain something like:
> DEVICE=\B58\dis_pkt.dos
> DEVICE=\B58\B57.dos
> 
> with an appropriate protocol.ini file.
> 
> (I am actually exploring this for potential use at
> Field Day next year on more modern computers
> running CT.)
> 
> Help?!?!? :-)
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Mark, KD4D
> 
> 
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