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Re: [OT] Re: Readiness for IPV6
From: "Stephen Sprunk" <ssprunk () cisco com>
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 20:45:45 -0500
Thus spake "Matthew S. Hallacy" <poptix () techmonkeys org>
Looks like it still claims to be the MS-DOS command interpreter to me, using the 'user friendly' name of 'Command Prompt' doesn't change what it is.
cmd.exe is a program which interprets MS-DOS commands. That doesn't mean it's DOS.
btw.. DOS == command.com, NT = cmd.exe, there *is* a difference.Yes, one is named command.com, one is named cmd.exe, it was easier than typing start <cmd> from the DOS command prompt.
cmd.exe is a native Win32 console app; command.com is a CP/M program image running under DOS emulation in Virtual8086 mode. There's a big difference there. My PC can quack, but that doesn't mean it's a duck.
I think the problem is reading the docs is difficult. IPv6 will be/is autoconfig all the way fortunatly so those 'native config' tools isn't going to be used by a lot of people.Users do not read documentation.
Presumably the final release of the IPv6 stack will be GUIfied like the IPv4 stack was. Microsoft is fortunately more concerned with getting their stack working than creating an idiot-proof installer for a beta product. S
Current thread:
- Re: multicast (was Re: Readiness for IPV6), (continued)
- Re: multicast (was Re: Readiness for IPV6) Jared Mauch (Jul 09)
- Re: multicast (was Re: Readiness for IPV6) Niels Bakker (Jul 09)
- Re: Readiness for IPV6 fingers (Jul 09)
- Re: Readiness for IPV6 Matthew S. Hallacy (Jul 09)
- Re: Readiness for IPV6 Christian Nielsen (Jul 09)
- Re: Readiness for IPV6 Matthew S. Hallacy (Jul 09)
- RE: Readiness for IPV6 Jeroen Massar (Jul 09)
- [OT] Re: Readiness for IPV6 Matthew S. Hallacy (Jul 09)
- RE: [OT] Re: Readiness for IPV6 Vivien M. (Jul 09)
- Re: [OT] Re: Readiness for IPV6 Mathew Lodge (Jul 09)
- Re: [OT] Re: Readiness for IPV6 Stephen Sprunk (Jul 09)
- RE: [OT] Re: Readiness for IPV6 Jeroen Massar (Jul 09)
- RE: [OT] Re: Readiness for IPV6 Phil Rosenthal (Jul 09)
- Re: Readiness for IPV6 fingers (Jul 09)
- Re: Readiness for IPV6 Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino (Jul 09)
- Re: Readiness for IPV6 bmanning (Jul 09)
- Re: Readiness for IPV6 Niels Bakker (Jul 09)
- Re: Readiness for IPV6 bmanning (Jul 14)
- RE: Readiness for IPV6 Jeroen Massar (Jul 09)
- Re: Readiness for IPV6 Alif The Terrible (Jul 08)