Re: TIAD for TBBS

David Rance wrote:

> On Fri, 19 Sep 2003, Xroads 2003 wrote:
>
> > > Have tried loading IPX and then TIAD in debug mode. All I get is "error
> > > binding socket".
> >
> >
> > yes i had this same problem when i was running Win2K server with 2 
> > network
> > cards  
>
> I have a router (an Efficient Networks 5861, I think it is) and have NAT 
> enabled. I have only the one network card in this computer and I cleaned 
> the registry not long ago.

The problem was that I was calling bind() on an IPX socket.  What's 
interesting about this is apparently there are cases where WinSock 
doesn't return an error when you do this.  (It probably should always 
return an error.)

I assume it might have something to do with the version of NWlink loaded 
as well as a few other seemingly random factors.

In any case removing the bind() call doesn't change the operation of 
TIAD at all and seems more correct judging by the cryptic documentation 
about using IPX with WinSock.

Yet another reason it's still alpha software. :)

- Mike