[arachne] Re: Trial: MS Lanman client

On Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:33:02 -0500, Glenn McCorkle wrote:
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> 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?

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> 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

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