Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!lll-tis!helios.ee.lbl.gov!pasteur!ames!husc6!rutgers!columbia!cunixc!cck 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 Lines: 20 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