Title: Freenet
Short: TCP/IP stack (v2.00)
ShortName: freenet.arc
Author: Tom Hughes (freenet@compton.demon.co.uk)
Release date:  1-oct-96
Status: Freeware
Size (unarchived):      KB
Archiver: SparkFS
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Short Description:

The FreeNet package is centred around the FreeNet module which is a
full TCP/IP stack providing a SWI call interface to the BSD socket
calls, and which matches the SWIs provided by Acorn's TCP/IP suite. As
a result, client programs should be interchangeable between the
two. It also uses the same hardware drivers as Acorn TCP/IP so that
these two are interchangeable.

The package includes two hardware drivers. The first is a loopback
driver, which simply returns packets to the sender, and is provided
mainly for testing purposes. The second is a SLIP driver which
supports the use of serial interfaces. FreeNet will also work with
ethernet cards, using the driver supplied with the card.

Also provided are a number of simple client programs, useful mostly
for testing and debugging the configuration of FreeNet. These include
ping, traceroute, finger and whois clients.