edgleyd@ctl.co.nz (Diana Edgley) (06/28/91)
Posting this for my cousin.
Forwarded message:
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In your work environment, have you had any discussions regarding
interfacing a Netbios DOS LAN and UNIX onto the same piece of
ethernet.
We have an existing DOS LANtastic LAN; those same PC's talk to
the UNIX box via RS-232 dedicated wiring. In order to expand
further we have to rationalise and stick all signals on to that
Ethernet LAN.
Products which have been mentioned as capable of the task are
Powerfusion by PT; PC-Connect and (TCP/IP) PC/TCP from Unipress
which is the solution being proposed by our vendor.
The UNIX box is an ICL DRS6000 (Sparc 386 based), AT&T Unix Vr4
and the cards in each PC are Artisoft AE2's, which have a NE2000
capability. We are running LANtastic NOS 3.03 AI as we have a few
ZIRCOM adaptors for Laptops to connect to the LAN.
Does anyone think they can describe the answer? We don't want to
move away from LANtastic if it can be helped .....
Be really pleased to hear from anyone with a similar prob.
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