terry@joshua.math.ucla.edu (05/25/91)
Hi, netlanders! We are in the midst of a project to connect a Novell NetWare 386 3.11 system to the outside world. Our Novell network is 10baseT-based. We plan to add a PC running UNIX, and will connect to the Internet via a fiber line attached to the hub's AUI port. We are trying to decide on which UNIX to put on the PC. SCO's basic 3.2 system looks good; any comments on the 386 port of BSD 4.3? We would like to have the following services from our PCs: 1. ftp 2. telnet 3. e-mail Our local e-mail system is Network Courier v. 2.0. It is supposed to be able to act as a gateway to larger systems. Does anyone have experience with using this package to send mail across the Internet? As for ftp and telnet, an article in LAN Technology suggested a combination of the Clarkson packet drivers, BYU's modified NetWare shells, and a TCP/IP package from FTP Software. The problem is, FTP's software will run minimum about $150 a station, too much for our tastes. Someone suggested the PD packages NCSA Telnet and KA9Q. Does anyone have experience with these packages, and know if they will provide the functionality we need? One note: It would be ideal if the software would work with HP 10baseT cards. In the LAN Tech article, they said that the Clarkson drivers did not yet support this card (mid-1990). If not HP, we would like to use 3Com or DLink cards. Any comments or suggestions? Last note: We would also like to share printers between our UNIX box and the NetWare network. I have heard of a package called "charon", available on Clarkson, that might do the trick. Comments? Thanks in advance! Please send me your suggestions by e-mail, and I will produce a summary and our experiences to the net. Terry terry@math.ucla.edu