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From: cck@cunixc.columbia.edu (Charlie C. Kim)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: Using PCs with CAP/KIP?
Message-ID: <748@cunixc.columbia.edu>
Date: 27 Jun 88 18:21:26 GMT
References: <12409639315.11.A.ERIC@GSB-WHY.Stanford.EDU>
Reply-To: cck@cunixc.columbia.edu (Charlie C. Kim)
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <12409639315.11.A.ERIC@GSB-WHY.Stanford.EDU> you write:
>....
>However, we did run into problems with the CAP programs.  In particular,
>the PC AppleShare hosts couldn't connect to an AUFS fileserver, and they
>couldn't send files over AppleTalk to the LWSRV program.
>
>According to Robert Lenoil of Apple, the problem was a bug in the ROM chips
>of the PC AppleShare cards.  We now have new ROMs (or new cards, I forget
>which) that supposedly solve the problem.  I don't know whether we've
>had a chance to test the CAP programs with the new cards yet.
>

There does seem to be a problem with checksums on the appleshare pc
cards and lwsrv should work after this problem is fixed (actually, you
could have patched lwsrv like atlook is patch); however, Aufs does NOT
support AppleShare PC nor are there any current plans to make it does
so.  Be warned so you don't waste time :-).

Charlie C. Kim
User Services
Columbia University