Re: Socket Library

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From: Darren Steven
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 1995 01:59

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In article <71e7cb$171315.1aa@NT>,
   scorpio@dave-world.net (Rob K. Williams) wrote:
>Howard Walton (Howarda@cris.com) wrote:
>: I am trying to run AmiTCP4.0. When I click on napsaterm to start the 
>: program, I get the following error messege: unable to open BSD socket 
>: library (need version 4).
>
>: Where can I locate this file? It isn't mentioned anywhere in the 
>: documentation.
>
>This is not an actual library that would reside in LIBS:  It is created in
>ram.  You must me connected to your service provider when you begin

Is AmiTCP started? You need to run the Startnet Script first, (BEFORE and 
TCP/IP applications), so that AmiTCP can build the lib. From a shell, try 
'ping localhost'. If you get no response (or the same error), it is a safe bet 
AmiTCP is not running, or is improperly configured.



Darren Steven

Australian Maritime College
Information Technology Services Department
Newnham Campus
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Phone (003) 35 4842

D.Steven@its.amc.edu.au

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