[arachne] Re: Trial: MS Lanman client

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OR...if you enable Remote Access in WinXP...

Glenn Gilbreath Jr.

-----Original Message-----
From: "Glenn McCorkle" <glennmcc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: arachne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 11/5/2008 11:33 AM
Subject: [arachne] Re: Trial: MS Lanman client

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On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:49:38 +100, Bastiaan Edelman wrote:

> On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:33:02 -0500, Glenn McCorkle wrote:
> ;Text preceeding quote o

>> On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:49:09 +100, Bastiaan Edelman wrote:

>>> I'am a bit wondering...

>>> I use networking in DOS since Arachne is connected to the internet via
>>> the router and the build-in modem.
>>> The XP-computer is also connected via the same router (different port)
>>> and can connect to internet (modem) and to the DOS-computer in Win98
>>> mode.

>>> Why can't Arachne connect to the XP-machine by the same cables and
>>> router? All are using TCP\IP protocol.

>>> Or, the other way around: why can't the XP-computer not connect to
>>> Arachne? But to Win98 without any problem?

>>> Regards, Bastiaan

>> Arachne is strictly a client program.... not a server.

>> No program being run on any type of machine can connect to Arachne.

>> Arachne works strictly the other way around.
>> She can connect to HTTP servers, FTP servers, pop3 servers,
>> SMTP servers, finger servers & gopher servers.

>> In-order for Arachne to connect to the XP machine, you would need to be
>> running one of those types of servers.
> You mean the XP-machine should be the server and Arachne the client (?)

> When I use a direct cable connection between the 2 computers, be it FX
> (DOS) or Windows Commander I have to make one computer the 'client' (=
> the machine I working on) or let me say 'the master'.

> The other machine must be the 'server' or the 'slave'.

> Networking in Win is about the same, but I need not to appoint one of
> the machines the server or the client... the client is the machine I
> start the action from. The server becomes automaticaly the other
> machine.

> So why should not Arachne be the client... the machine I am working on?
> That means why not use Arachne to ask for files on 'a' other machine via
> the network and store them in any place within the machine on which
> Arachne is running?

> Or... write any file to the other machine with Arachne?

> There is a 'network ikon' in Arachne. What is the use of it?

> *************
>> In-order for the XP machine to connect to the other machine,
>> you must be running 1 of 2 items on that machine.

>> 1) the windows 'networked drives' setup
>> 2) a server of some type  (HTTP, FTP, pop3, smtp, finger or gopher)

>> #1 is how your WinXP machine and your Win98 machine are connecting to
>> each other.

>> #2 is what Greg Mayman is working on doing.

>> The DOS machine will have a server running.
>> the WinXP machine will have a client running.

>> The client on the WinXP machine will the be able to connect to the
>> server on the DOS machine.

> As we have a 'client' on the DOS machine (Arachne) it would make sense
> to run the 'server' on the win-machine.

> Regards, Bastiaan

There's no problem with any of that.

_IF_ you start-up an HTTP server or FTP server on the XP machine.

Let's say that the IP address of your XP machine is 192.168.1.100

Start-up an HTTP server on the XP machine with its 'front page' as....
C:\bastiaan\index.html

Now start-up Arachne on the DOS machine and enter the IP address of
the XP machine into Arachne's URL bar. (HTTP protocol)

http://192.168.1.100/

Arachne will now be displaying C:\bastiaan\index.html from the XP machine
and can link to any of the 'clickable links' in that HTML file.

The same will work via FTP

Start-up an FTP server on the XP machine with its 'root directory' as....
C:\bastiaan\pub\
(setup the FTP server to allow anonymous logins & file transfers)

Now start-up Arachne on the DOS machine and enter the IP address of
the XP machine into Arachne's URL bar. (FTP protocol)

ftp://192.168.1.100/

Arachne will now be displaying the directory listing of
C:\bastiaan\pub\ on the XP machine and can download any of the
files in that dir and can go into any of the sub dirs under pub
to download any of the files located in those dirs.

Arachne can also upload files from the DOS machine into any of those dirs.
_________________

The 'key' to this setup is that both machines must be speaking the same
language.

I understand only English... therfore when you & I speak with each other
in English, we are able to communicate with each other.

If however, you were to speak with me in say German or French....
I would not be able to understand you.

The same holds-true for Arachne.

Arachne understands HTTP & FTP for downloading files... FTP only for
uploading files.

If the XP machine is running an HTTP server... Arachne can download
files from that machine. (but she can't upload files via HTTP)

If the XP machine is running an FTP server... Arachne can download
files from that machine _and_ can upload files to that machine.

If the XP machine is simply running the windows networked drive mapping
system...... Arachne can not communicate with that machine because
Arachne does not 'speak that language'.


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