chapman@acf4.NYU.EDU (Gary W. Chapman) (01/09/90)
We have a department with an IBM Token Ring Network, with an OS/2-based IBM Lan Server server. They also have a few Macs which they would like use to access the file server. Assuming they can work out the physical connectivity, e.g. use Apple token ring boards, does anyone know of anything they can do on the software side? =:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:= Gary W. Chapman INTERNET: chapman@nyu.edu Microcomputer Networks Manager COMPUSERVE: 76424,2450 Academic Computing Facility, New York University BITNET: chapman@nyuacf 251 Mercer Street New York, NY 10012 =:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=:=
dbrown@apple.com (David Brown) (01/10/90)
In article <33580010@acf4.NYU.EDU> chapman@acf4.NYU.EDU (Gary W. Chapman) writes: > We have a department with an IBM Token Ring Network, with an OS/2-based IBM > Lan Server server. They also have a few Macs which they would like use to > access the file server. Assuming they can work out the physical connectivity, > e.g. use Apple token ring boards, does anyone know of anything they can do on > the software side? The Apple TokenTalk board comes with some software - "SMB File Transfer Utility" that provides access to the OS/2 LAN server through Apple File Exchange - not the slickest interface, but it seems to work. I just set up an OS/2 LAN Server and tried it. A couple of hints: On the OS/2 server, configure the Mac user as a DOS user. Also on the server, use "Resource sharing" to create at least one thing the Mac can attach to (the Mac documentation refers to volumes, which I assume is a term from the PC LAN program (which I have no experience with). This command maps a "Netname" to a directory. Then use the Netname you assign here as the volume on the Mac side (e.g. \\server\volume) when you connect. David Brown 415-649-4000 Orion Network Systems (a subsidiary of Apple Computer) 1995 University Ave. Suite 350 Berkeley, CA 94704
Jerry.Andrews@f426.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Jerry Andrews) (01/10/90)
Regarding tying Macs to your OS/2 server: We've got several Macs tied to various MS-DOS-based machines on a peer-to-peer net, using Tops. The key, methinks, is what you use as a gateway between your IBM Token Ring and the Apples. You're gonna hafta pick that one, and that really is key. Your message indicated "assuming we get the physical link done" -- my experience is that the specific hardware/software you use to create the physical link will mostly define what file format translators are available. I can tell you that Tops (which is the onl y system I've used) does have such a gateway box, and though I've not used it, I've had good success with the rest of their products, so... And the collection of MS-DOS to Apple translators they have is impressive. I suggest that you shop for a gateway based on who has the OS/2 to Mac translators you want to use. -- Jerry Andrews at The Black Cat's Shack (Fidonet 1:109/401) Internet: Jerry.Andrews@f426.n109.z1.fidonet.org UUCP: ...!uunet!blkcat!426!Jerry.Andrews
scott@h-three.UUCP (scott) (01/20/90)
Try MACLAN Connect from Miramar Systems (805/965-5161). It requires a dedicated PC, running the MACLAN server, which mounts the SMB disk. The MACLAN server makes the SMB disk appear like an AFP volume, so a Mac can access it just like it would an AppleShare server. MACLAN works with Apple's TokenTalk boards, as well as h-three's MacRing token-ring boards. I haven't done extensive testing with MACLAN yet. It appears as though it might fit your needs. -- Scott H. Crenshaw uunet!h-three!scott h-three Systems Corporation AppleLink: H.THREE POB 12557/ 100 Park Dr. Ste. 204 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (919) 549-8334