garvey@cmic.UUCP (Joe Garvey) (10/25/89)
I'm looking for opinions on how to network unix machines (an HP 9000/370,
HPUX 6.5) with a group of Macs.
Let me explain what I'm up to.
My initial interest is to provide access to an Apple LaserwriterII(NT?),
for Unix, since we have no current postscript access. The LW is currently
on an Appletalk network of ~6 Macs (mostly SE 30s, a IIcx, and an old
Laserwriter). I can't take the LW away from those who have it now, but
I can make'm share.
I'd like to have the normal ARPA services (rlogin, remote printing, etc)
for the Macs eventually. Even better would be NFS access so I could run
a backup on the Macs from Unix. My initial guess is to use the Unix remote
printing utility... and an Ethernet card in the Macs. I have grave
reservations about appletalk/Ethernet bridges. I saw a Gatorbox at InterOp,
and was totally unimpressed.
Then of course there's the issue of software... Whos? What can/can't it do?
Can I use the IIcx as a gateway, so it looks like the LWII is on the
appletalk lan, and it just forwards stuff to Unix? How much would this
degrade the use of the IIcx? I would still have to do it's normal jobs...
but multifinder means the machine can do multiple things? Right?
By approaching it this way, everything on the network could use Unix as a
print spooler, and the LWII gets connected directly to the HP. Is there a
higher bandwidth way to connect Unix to the LWII than a serial line? Am I
going in the wrong direction altogether? Is there a way to do this?
I'm not a reader of this group, so please reply using email. Thanx. I'll
summarize and repost if a get enough requests to, otherwise I'll mail
summaries to those who request it.
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