allyn@sdcsvax.UUCP (Allyn Fratkin) (12/09/84)
We have an IBM PC/XT running PC/IX that we'd like to connect to our campus
Ethernet network.
Does anyone know of a good Ethernet board for a PC (also a PC/AT) that
is compatible with the Ethernet on Vaxen and Suns?
Then comes the hard part (now don't laugh): Is there any TCP/IP package
for PC/IX?
Thanks in advance, and if there is enough interest, I'll summarize later.
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From the virtual mind of Allyn Fratkin sdcsvax!allyn@Nosc
UCSD Pascal Project {ucbvax, decvax, ihnp4}
U.C. San Diego !sdcsvax!allyn
"Generally you don't see that kind of behavior in a major appliance."rpw3@redwood.UUCP (Rob Warnock) (12/12/84)
+--------------- | Does anyone know of a good Ethernet board for a PC (also a PC/AT) that | is compatible with the Ethernet on Vaxen and Suns? +--------------- Off hand, the only board I know of is from 3Com, which most people associate with "Thin Ethernet" (RG-58/U or similar with BNC connectors). But their boards also have a 15-pin connector on them for an external transceiver, in case you have to connect to standard Ethernet cable. Rob Warnock Systems Architecture Consultant UUCP: {ihnp4,ucbvax!dual}!fortune!redwood!rpw3 DDD: (415)572-2607 Envoy: rob.warnock/kingfisher USPS: 510 Trinidad Ln, Foster City, CA 94404
johnl@ima.UUCP (12/15/84)
The 3COM Ethernet board works reliably on PC/XTs and PC ATs. At my previous job, we had a bunch of PCs on thin ethernet attached to a thick ethernet (through a barrel connector) with a Vax on it. Works fine. Unfortunately, we were only using a locally hacked up protocol totally unlike TCP. The current release of PC/IX (1.0) has small model code space both in the kernel and in user programs, and there isn't much kernel code space left. The new version (1.1) which IBM is supposed to ship real soon now has a medium model kernel and would be more amenable to large injections of TCP code. John Levine, ima!johnl PS: The 3COM boards have mediocre throughput because they only have a single packet buffer. But at least they work and they're not too expensive.
hlh@security.UUCP (Henry L. Hall) (12/30/84)
in two flavors, one with a transceiver for "thin" cable and one with a
DB-15 connector for an external transceiver. Has anyone had any experience
with the latter? Thanks. Also, I am interested in any TCP/IP protocols
that are available for the PC. Please specify the OS (i.e. PC DOS, Venix,
etc.) I will summarize to the net.
Henry L. Hall
{allegra, cbosgd, decvax, ihnp4, philabs, utzoo} !linus!hlh {UUCP}
hlh@mitre-bedford {MIL}hlh@security.UUCP (Henry L. Hall) (12/30/84)
My apologies for the chopped line in the first ariticle (no excuse, sir). My query is directed to the two boards made for the IBM PC by Interlan.