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"Is there a package that provides TCP/IP support under MS-WINDOWS?"

Our basic requirement is for an OSI Session level interface (like
BSD Sockets) that works when linked to a WINDOWS application.

The software we are developing uses a client/server model where the
MS-WINDOWS application runs as a client and a mini/mainframe task acts
as a server:


      +------------------+
      |   PC WINDOWS     |
      |   APPLICATION    |  
      +------------------+ <----+
      | Session Interface|      |   The Missing Link is here.  We have not
      +------------------+      +-- found any products that provide
      | TCP/IP Drivers   |      |   Program-to-Program TCP/IP connections
      +------------------+ <----+   from WINDOWS
             |
             |/|  TCP/IP
               |
    +----------------------+
    |    TCP/IP Server     |         
    | (SUN, VAX, HP,.. etc)|
    +----------------------+


We have looked at a couple of packages, namely PC-NFS (with the Programmer's
Toolkit) and Wollongong WIN/TCP.  Both products provide a basic socket
library similar to the 4.x BSD package (PC-NFS also provides a Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) interface but no RPC compiler!).  These products 
would meet our needs except that neither will run as part of a 
"well behaved" WINDOWS Application (i.e., one that locks and unlocks memory, 
allows data segments to move and does take over the timer interrupt).

Unfortunately, we cannot use "Application Level" protocols like FTP,
telnet or rsh.  These provide host-to-host not program-to-program
connections.

Can anyone share their expertise in this area?

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