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On Fri, 11 Aug 1995, Robert Dewar wrote: > I am running Warp on a 755CX. I need to buy the software and hardware > (PCMCIA card) to get a clean and easy interface to a Unix network on > ethernet (Sun and SGI machines). Does anyone know of a set of stuff > that will work with minimum hassle? I used the IBM PCMCIA Credit Card Adapter II and IBM TCP/IP (most of the OS/2 networked software out there is for IBM TCP/IP). TCP/IP is horribly expensive for what you get -- there are numerous additional kits you have to buy for additional functionality like X, DOS compability, etc. Figuring out the installation between TCP/IP and the ethernet card was a pain, but is simple once you figure it out (the instructions included with both the card and TCP/IP are very poorly written). Fortunately I've done it enough times that if you buy the card and software I can tell you the exact procedure. One way to cut down on cost is to subscribe to DevCon (something like $125/yr for students, $195/yr for everyone else). This gets quarterly CD-packs with a license for OS/2, tons of development software, as well as the TCP/IP 2.0 base kit, DOS compatibility kit, developer's kit (including Winsock docs), and maybe a couple other things. I'll just mention there are "unauthorized" ways to get X working without buying it (don't quote me on that :). Another option might be to use Warp Connect, which includes TCP/IP 3.0. Eventually, I figured out 95% of the software I ran under OS/2 was ports of Unix tools so I got myself Linux. Surprisingly, the current Linux PCMCIA drivers identifies and uses the IBM CCA2 automatically. (too automatically -- I still haven't figured out how to get it to use IRQ 5 instead of stealing IRQ 3 from the modem) I'm currently trying to get it set up for DOS and it is a major pain. Between the required PCMCIA drivers and networking drivers, I end up with about 430-460k of low memory and Novell Lan Workplace's TCPIP stack refuses to load for some reason. I'm going to try Trumpet Winsock this weekend, hopefully with better luck. All I need it for is Internet Phone since IBM is holding up the Linux sound drivers for the TP750. ___________________________________________________________________________ John H. Kim "A common mistake that people make when trying to design jokim@mit.edu something completely foolproof is to underestimate the jokim@tuna.mit.edu ingenuity of complete fools." -- Douglas Adams