Re: NetBEUI support

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Thu, 23 Jan 1997 21:48:19 +0000 (GMT)

> I have noticed that there are no packages for NetBEUI, just SMP over
> TCP/IP or IPX. I also noted that someone mentioned that NetBEUI is a MS
> proprietary interface.

Not quite. Its an IBM/MS/3Com obsolete interface. Its been declared 'dead'
even by MS.

> Have I inferred correctly that what is meant here is that NetBEUI is that
> to develop NetBEUI support requires a license for MS, and that is why
> there is no support, and hence there WILL be no NetBEUI support?

NetBEUI is an open spec.

Alan