Steve Dirickson b894 WestWin ([log in to unmask]) wrote: : <<Could anyone tell me of an x.25 solution for the hp3000>> - Sorry, just minor corrections... : You can install X.25 PAD cards in a DTC. - These are not "X.25 PAD cards" or just for PADs. The card is a SNP (Synchronous Network Processor) card and will be used for both system-to-system X.25 traffic as well as for PAD traffic. : <<and what services exist for this solution to write x.25 network : applications?>> : The NetIPC 3000 product (which you get when you buy the link software ^^^^^^^^^^^^ You have it for free on 5.0 or later. X.25 link software and hardware you'll have to buy. : product) provides intrinsics that talk to IP or X.25 sockets. You can ^^^^^ No, you cannot talk to IP. Your choice is between accessing TCP through NetIPC or BSD sockets, or direct access to X.25 level 3. No access to IP protocol. :-) Eero Laurila - HP CSY Networking lab.