[comp.sys.amiga] Networks

rgd059@Mipl3.JPL.Nasa.Gov (08/25/87)

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What hardware/software packages (commercial or PD) are available for
connecting the Amiga to:
1.  AppleTalk
2.  TCP/IP
3.  DECnet
I remember reading something about running TCP/IP through the serial port
recently, but I can't find the message.  If there's enough interest I'll
post a summary of the responses.

Thanx in advance....

Bob Deen  @  NASA-JPL Image Processing Lab
rgd059@mipl3.jpl.nasa.gov
(818)354-7492

root@sbcs.UUCP (Root) (08/26/87)

> []
> What hardware/software packages (commercial or PD) are available for
> connecting the Amiga to:
> 1.  AppleTalk
> 2.  TCP/IP
> 3.  DECnet
> I remember reading something about running TCP/IP through the serial port
> recently, but I can't find the message.  If there's enough interest I'll
> post a summary of the responses.
> 

TCP/IP:
	1. Ameristar has a package which includes an AMD Lance based
	   Ethernet controller + software package (gives you NFS client, 
	   rlogin, tftp, Berkeley socket interface, etc).  The package 
	   costs about $699 for card + $149 for software.  Ameristar does 
	   not support SLIP yet, since hardware interface cards are 
	   considered "dongles" for copy protection.  Ameristar also has a 
	   ARCNET board for the Amiga, cost $499.

	2. There is a PD IP/TCP package that was put together 
	   for Amateur Radio purposes by Phil Karn, KA9Q.  The package
	   includes SLIP (serial line IP), so it is generally useful
	   for non ham types.  Available via arpanet ftp from University 
	   of Delaware (?) and other sources.

Appletalk:

	1. well!jfoust claims to have talked to a company called IVS who
	   was cutting an Appletalk card for the Amiga.  No mention of
	   software, through.

DECNET:

	1. Know of one person threatening this, but lost contact with him.

Other networks:

	1. Ameristar has a peer to peer network.  Currently uses a proprietary
	   protocol, but is planned to switch over to NFS.  Cost is:
	   interface board + $0.

	2. CLtd apparently has a shared SCSI disk system.  I believe that
	   read-only partitions (ala old Sun ND) are the only items that
	   may be shared among machines, as their protocol doesn't deal
	   with cache coherency and locking issues.

	3. ASDG had threatened a GPIB network at some point.  Dunno about any
	   details, wot say Perry?

Anyways, that's all I've heard about.  BTW, the number for Ameristar is
(516) 698-0834.

					Rick Spanbauer
					SUNY/Stony Brook


PS. Just for the record, I do some hardware/software work for Ameristar.

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