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Legacy documents consist of guides, references, sample code, and other resources that have become irrelevant for current product development. Some of these documents describe features, functions, classes, or methods that are no longer supported. Other legacy documents describe currently supported technologies, but the approaches and development techniques described in these documents are no longer recommended.
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Transferring Data With URL Access Manager (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how to transfer data to and from a URL from within a Carbon application.
Unsupported Guides 2007-05-03
Network Services Location Manager (Legacy) (HTML) (PDF)
Explains how to have a Carbon application discover available network services.
Deprecated Guides 2006-05-23
DNSServiceDiscovery Mach-Based API (HTML) (PDF)
Deprecated Guides 2005-04-29
NSURLClient Protocol Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the deprecated class replaced by the classes NSURLConnection and NSURLDownload.
Deprecated Reference 2006-08-01
URL Access Manager Reference (HTML) (PDF)
Describes the legacy C API for transferring data to and from a URL from within an application. Replaced by CFNetwork.
Deprecated Reference 2006-07-13
NetSprocketTestOld (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-10-14
OTEndpointInfo (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to query an endpoint for its 'vital statistic' using OTGetEndpointInfo.
Deprecated Sample Code 2003-08-20
ARPSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
DumpARPCache (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
DumpNetworkSetup (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
GetEnetAddrDirect.ppc (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
MoreAutoPush (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
MoreNetworkSetup (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OT PAPServerSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTClassicContext (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTCodeResource (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTDumpInternetStatus (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTDumpPortRegistry (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTFindSerialPorts (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTLLCTest (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTMP (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A library for calling Open Transport synchronously from preemptively scheduled tasks (MP tasks).
Deprecated Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTPAPSampleServer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTPingSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to implement ping on top of the Open Transport API.
Deprecated Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTStreamDumper (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTStreamLogViewer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
OTTraceRouteSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
PCCardNetworkSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
PGPuam (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
StreamNOP (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
TPIFile (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
TransferProvider (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
VMSify (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-07-22
LocalServer (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Sample demonstrates how a Classic process can communicate with a Mac OS X process using IP networking protocols.
Deprecated Sample Code 2003-01-30
ADSP Chat (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
AppleTalk Libraries (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
ATP Demo (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
EgretWakeup (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
ENET sample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
Get Ethernet Address (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
Get LAP Connection (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
GetADevType (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
GetHWEthernetAddr (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Shows how to obtain the hardware Ethernet address of a machine.
Deprecated Sample Code 2003-01-14
GetPPPStatus (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
GetZoneList (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
Http Server (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
Neighborhood Watch (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
Network Stream (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
NSLMiniBrowser (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Uses the NSL API to find network services using SLP, NBP, and Directory Services.
Deprecated Sample Code 2003-01-14
OT Virtual Server (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Sample code which uses Open Transport and demonstrates real world issues.
Deprecated Sample Code 2003-01-14
OTCheckNetForNBPName (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
OTLookupNameTest (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Demonstrates how to lookup NBP entities on an AppleTalk network using Open Transport.
Deprecated Sample Code 2003-01-14
OTSimpleDownloadHTTP (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
OTSimpleServerHTTP (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
A simple web (HTTP) server that demonstrates using the single-link multi-homing feature of OT 1.3.
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
OTTCPWillDial (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
Talking Heads (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
TalkTool (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
TCP (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
TCP Server (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
TCPClose (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
testNBP (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
Transition Queue Watcher (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
UDPSample (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
ZapTCP Application (HTML) (DMG) (ZIP)
Unsupported Sample Code 2003-01-14
Understanding Open Transport Memory Management (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
TN1128.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2001-01-09
Understanding Open Transport Asset Tracking (HTML)
TN1173.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-11-03
AppleShare and File-Sharing Limits (HTML)
NW11.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
AppleShare Foreground Applications (HTML)
NW10.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
AppleTalk Phase 2 on the Macintosh (HTML)
NW03.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
AppleTalk Timers Explained (HTML)
NW14.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
AppleTalk: The Rest of the Story (HTML)
NW13.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
Data Access Extensions (HTML)
NW17.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
Data Servers on AppleTalk (HTML)
NW21.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
Our Checksum Bounced (HTML)
DV12.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
Routes From the Source (HTML)
NW23.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
Will Your AppleTalk Application Support Internets? (HTML)
NW18.
Unsupported Technical Notes 2000-08-14
The Monster Disk Driver Technote (HTML)
TN1189.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1999-11-01
Open Transport STREAMS FAQ (HTML)
TN1117: Decribes writing STREAMS modules and drivers for use with Open Transport.
Deprecated Technical Notes 1997-12-01
On Improving Open Transport Network Server Performance (HTML)
TN1059.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1996-07-01
File Sharing Extension 7.6.1 (HTML)
NW29.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1995-02-01
Inside Macintosh: Networking Errata (HTML)
IMERRATA03.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1994-09-01
How the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Manager Finds Network Cards (HTML)
NW19.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1993-06-01
ARA GetUserPortGlobalsPtr Call (HTML)
NW26.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1993-05-01
Sleep Queue Tasks (HTML)
HW31.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1993-05-01
Arbitrating the Use of afpMiscUserCommand and afpMiscUserWrite (HTML)
NW15.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1992-09-01
Borrowed AFP Sessions (HTML)
NW16.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1992-09-01
TokenTalk Programmer's Guide Update (HTML)
NW25.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1992-07-01
File Sharing and Shared Folders (HTML)
FL20.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1991-08-01
Bus Error Handlers (HTML)
DV04.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1991-02-01
CMOS On Macintosh LC PDS (HTML)
HW07.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1991-02-01
Serial GPi (General-Purpose Input) (HTML)
DV16.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1991-02-01
PAP Status Buffer (HTML)
NW20.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-11-01
AppleShare Q&As (HTML)
NW515.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
AppleTalk Data Stream Protocol Q&As (HTML)
NW505.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
AppleTalk Overview Q&As (HTML)
NW520.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
AppleTalk Remote Access Protocol Q&As (HTML)
NW525.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Communications Toolbox Overview Q&As (HTML)
CM505.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Connection Manager Q&As (HTML)
CM510.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Datagram Delivery Protocol Q&As (HTML)
NW535.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Device Manager Q&As (HTML)
DV515.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Link Access Protocol Q&As (HTML)
NW545.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Macintosh Protocol Package Q&As (HTML)
NW560.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Name Binding Protocol Q&As (HTML)
NW565.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Power Manager Q&As (HTML)
DV545.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Processors & General Logic Q&As (HTML)
HW535.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Routing Table Maintenance Protocol Q&As (HTML)
NW575.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Slot Manager Q&As (HTML)
DV560.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Token Ring Q&As (HTML)
NW580.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
X.25 and X.400 Q&As (HTML)
NW585.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-10-01
Driver Education (HTML)
DV23.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1990-08-01
Opening AppleTalk (HTML)
NW08.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1989-02-01
RegisterName (HTML)
NW09.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1989-02-01
NuBus Interrupt Latency (I Was a Teenage DMA Junkie) (HTML)
HW16.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1988-12-01
ASP and AFP Description Discrepancies (HTML)
NW04.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1988-08-01
KillNBP Clarification (HTML)
NW06.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1988-08-01
AppleTalk Interface Update (HTML)
NW02.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1987-07-01
Avoid Use of Network Events (HTML)
NW07.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1987-07-01
The Effect of Spool-a-page/Print-a-page on Shared Printers (HTML)
PR18.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1987-05-01
High-Level AppleTalk Routines (HTML)
NW05.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1987-05-01
AppleShare and Old Finders (HTML)
NW01.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1987-03-01
AppleShare-able Applications and the Resource Manager (HTML)
NW12.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1987-03-01
Finding Drivers in the Unit Table (HTML)
DV06.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1986-02-01
Macintosh Plus Pinouts (HTML)
HW10.
Unsupported Technical Notes 1986-01-01
Additional URL Access Error Codes (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW66.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 2002-12-18
URL Access and the Missing Progress Dialog (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1140: Explains a known bug in URL Access related to progress dialogs.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 2002-09-23
SCSIAction and IOSCSIUserClient on Mac OS X 10.2 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1201.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 2002-09-13
Setting request headers in URL Access (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
QA1073: Explains how to work around a bug in URL Access when setting request headers.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 2002-09-10
How to use URL Access with proxy servers (HTML)
QA1074: Explains how to use URL Access with proxy servers.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 2001-10-02
Open Transport Versions (HTML)
NW64.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 2000-05-08
Receiving UDP Broadcasts While Sending from a Secondary Address (HTML)
NW67.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 2000-05-08
Native Disk Driver Debugging (HTML)
DV41.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 2000-02-28
NSL and Custom Thread Context-Switching Functions (HTML)
NW65.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 2000-01-31
Raw IP and Open Transport 2.5.x (HTML)
NW63: Discusses Open Transport 2.5's change to the behavior of raw IP endpoints with IP_HDRINCL set.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1999-10-25
Are the Name Registry device tree nodes unique? (HTML)
HW64: Discusses whether Name Registry nodes copied from the Open Firmware device tree are unique.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1999-10-11
Accessing the ARA/PPP password (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW56.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1999-05-17
Accessing DHCP Options (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW61.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1999-04-19
Difference between PCCard SDK2 and SDK3 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
HW62.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1999-03-29
Standalone Networking (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW59.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1999-03-15
fBroadCastAddr Always Zero (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW58: Explains why the fBroadcastAddr field may be zero after a call to OTInetGetInterfaceInfo and includes the workaround.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1999-03-08
Is there a relationship between the device tree and the Name Registry? (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
HW41.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1999-02-15
Using Legacy Ethernet Driver Processes on a PowerMac G3 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW57.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1999-02-08
Workaround for PLookupName Bug (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW55.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1998-07-20
Using OpenTransport With CFM-68K (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW19.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1998-05-04
Open Transport Errors -3151/-3160 and Option Management (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW54.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1998-04-12
Receiving UDP Broadcasts (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW53: Explains why UDP endpoints may never receive UDP broadcast messages.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1997-11-17
MemError (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
ME06.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1997-09-12
Accessing the DialAssist data (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW51.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1997-07-11
Speed of the Printer Port (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
DV31.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1997-07-11
68K Open Transport Code on Power Macintoshes (HTML)
NW48: Explains why running Open Transport 68K code on a PowerPC may not always work.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1997-03-14
OT Driver returns EINVAL error for TCP/IP program, but AppleTalk works fine (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW49.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1997-03-14
Connecting to a Sleeping or Dozing Macintosh (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW46.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1997-01-31
Gestalt Selectors for Macintosh Networking (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW41.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1997-01-31
Putting Client/Server Systems to Sleep (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW45.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1997-01-09
Changing IP Numbers under Open Transport (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW43.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-11-27
OT Serial Port I/O Handshaking (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW44.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-11-27
AddrToName (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW39.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-09-27
Open Transport's Limited Compatibility with 680x0 (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW40.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-09-27
Server Endpoint 'qlen' Limit (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW38: Tells how to determine the maximum 'qlen' value which limits the number of supported handoff endpoints.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-08-21
Calling CloseOpenTransport When Writing an App (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW36: Identifies a bug in Open Transport 1.1 which means your application must CloseOpenTransport before quitting.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-07-03
OTScheduleSystemTask Cleanup (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW37: States the proper way to clean up any pending system tasks scheduled with OTScheduleSystemTask.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-07-03
Mapping OT Error Numbers to theirNames (HTML)
NW35.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-06-01
Undefined Routines in Open TransportLibraries (HTML)
NW34.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-06-01
Aborting a OTConnect in Progress (HTML)
NW29: Describes the proper way to abort OTConnect, and why after calling OTSndDisconnect you may receive "kOTOutStateErr".
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-05-14
Getting Started with Network Programming (HTML)
NW32.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-05-14
Open Transport T_DATA Event Queuing (HTML)
NW30.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-05-14
Remotely Retrieving a Macintosh's Network Name using AppleTalk (HTML)
NW31.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-05-14
Synchronous TCP OTConnect Client Call Completes Before Server Responds (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW24: Explains why an OTConnect call will complete before the server responds.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-05-14
TCP Application Acquires Different Port Address After Relaunch (HTML)
NW28: Explains why a server application acquires a different TCP/IP port address after restarting.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-05-14
TCP Option Sizes (HTML)
NW27: Tells where to get more information on TCP Option sizes and setting TCP Options.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-05-14
Undefined Routines with PPCLink? (HTML)
NW33.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-05-14
Error -3168 (kOTStateChangeErr) and Handoff Endpoints (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW22: Explains why a kOTStateChangeErr -3168 occurs when there is a handoff endpoint involved.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-04-08
Closing the Connection: OpenTransport (HTML) (日本語 HTML)
NW20: Describes an orderly disconnect situation in Open Transport between two nodes.
Deprecated Technical Q&As 1996-03-04
Setting Port Speed on a Modem Port (HTML)
DV25.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1996-02-23
Determining if a Drive is a Network Volume (HTML)
FL01.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-11-01
Unbinding from a TCP Port (HTML)
NW17.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-11-01
Checking if Open Transport IP Stack is Loaded (HTML)
NW15.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-09-15
Getting Records From the OCE Catalog Manager (HTML)
NW16.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-09-15
Implementing read-modify-write on PCI (HTML)
HW08.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-07-15
Interrupt Management (HTML)
HW10.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-07-15
PCI Card's Assigned-Address Properties (HTML)
HW20.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-07-15
PCI Device and Driver Matching (HTML)
HW16.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-07-15
Testing PCI drivers without any device (HTML)
HW23.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-07-15
WS PDS Card and SCSI Manager 4.3 (HTML)
DV17.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-07-01
Mounting a Remote File System (HTML)
NW10.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-06-01
Obtaining a List of Volumes from a Server Programmatically (HTML)
NW11.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-06-01
AFPCommand() variation (HTML)
NW01.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
AppleTalk Limitations (HTML)
NW02.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Device Manager (HTML)
DV01.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Ethernet Addresses (HTML)
NW05.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Ethernet Driver Interface (HTML)
NW04.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Implementing DLLs (HTML)
NW06.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
MacTCP I/O (HTML)
PLAT04.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Static Socket Numbers (HTML)
NW12.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01
Virtual Memory Management (HTML)
ME02.
Unsupported Technical Q&As 1995-05-01