[net.unix] VMS talking to UNIX

LTN@USC-ECL.ARPA (03/13/84)

Have a need to have a VAX/VMS talk to a 4.2BSD Unix (Sun workstation).

We need the communication to be over a high speed communication line in
a network environment.  Best would be TCP/IP on Ethernet, but
could live with DECNET protocol's on Ethernet.

Does anyone in net-land have any suggestions on sources for software to
do the above?

		thanks,
		tom campbell
		ARPA: ltn@usc-ecla
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ron%brl-vgr@sri-unix.UUCP (03/13/84)

From:      Ron Natalie <ron@brl-vgr>

COMPION does a rather nice TCP-IP implementation for VMS.  Cost is
around $15,000 however.  Seems like the best way to go to me.

-Ron

clark.wbst@PARC-MAXC.ARPA (03/14/84)

At XEROX there is a package which runs under VMS which talks to
either a 3Mb (XEROX PARC controller) or 10Mb (Interlan) controller
talking either PUP or XNS protocols... It is being sold to the outside world
now, although I do not know all the details.  Contact
BKorbholz.ES@PARC-MAXC

Under UNIX there is 3Mb stuff that runs on 4.1 and is not yet (that I
know of) up under 4.2.  ACC sells a package for XNS, although I do
not know the details, nor do I know of anyone who uses it with
XEROX's VMS implementation.

It is being sold to the outside world now, although I do not know all the
details.  

Also, I believe that ACC will sell you a complete package with both the
VMS and UNIX end.  They like to sell their hardware; I do not know if
they support any other.  This package runs XNS over 10Mb ether.

--Ray Clark
   Xerox, Webster NY