brenner@ucunix.san.uc.edu (David L. Brenner) (06/22/91)
Here is the memo I originally wrote: >The company I'm working for is looking to buy a product that will allow >users to dial into our LAN. Any information on such a product would >help greatly. > >Please e-mail me directly and I will post a summary in comp.dcom.lans. > >Thanks in advance, >David Brenner >brenner@ucunix.san.uc.edu And below are the respnoses I got. Sorry it took so long but I had finals and other miscelaneous things to do. David ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From smc!hendel@uunet.UU.NET LanMaster makes a product called INCOMSERV that allows Dialing In and Out of a Network. It works with Novell networks based on Arcnet, Ethernet and Token Ring cards, and is based on a 386 workstation running multitasking DOS. For more information, you can contact them at (817) 771-2124 Ariel Hendel Standard MicroSystems Corp. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From grian!grian.cps.altadena.ca.us!morris@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov It would help if you were to mention what kind of LAN (i.e. Novell, Banyan, LAn Manager, etc), what rev, and what topography (i.e. thin ethernet, etc.) -- Mike Morris WA6ILQ | This space intentionally left blank. PO Box 1130 | All flames to /dev/null please. Arcadia, CA. 91077 | All opinions must be my own since nobody pays 818-447-7052 evenings | me enough to be their mouthpiece... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From smc!hendel@uunet.UU.NET LanMaster makes a product called INCOMSERV that allows Dialing In and Out of a Network. It works with Novell networks based on Arcnet, Ethernet and Token Ring cards, and is based on a 386 workstation running multitasking DOS. For more information, you can contact them at (817) 771-2124 Ariel Hendel Standard MicroSystems Corp. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From cekman@cougar.uswest.com You may want to try CROSS LINK from cross communications. This product allows you to dial into a server (it's a background process on the server) and then you can attach to any PC on the network that has the CROSS LINK software. so for example, if you have a PC on the network, you can dial in from home and attach to your 'work' pc and operate as if you are attached to the LAN. The have a demo setup that so that if you call them, they will download the remote software to you and then let you dial into their LAN and attach to one of their LAN attach PC's. The demo's fun and the software works great. Call Cross Communications and ask for Tom or Vicki. Either one can answer questions and arrange a demo for you. -Christine Ekman ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From mlikier@america.Telebit.COM Greetings David: My name is Marty Likier, marketing product manager at Telebit, and one of my product responsibility is our Telebit ACS product line. (ACS stands for Asynchronous Communications Server). The Telebit ACS is uniquely positioned in the dedicated ACS marketplace, providing dynamic management of both dial-in and dial-out modem services. We offer 2 versions of the ACS, an ISA model that can provide up to 32 modems and an MCA model that provides up to 48 modems. In either case, the maximum port speed for each modem port can be set from 300 to 57,600 bit/s (the fastest in the industry). We also addres the needs of nearly all PC LANs by providing support for both IPX/SPX (novell) and NetBIOS (IBM) communication protocols. We also operate indepent of the LAN topology, ie, the network interface card can be ethernet, token ring, etc. We have a host of management features like audit log, break-out box, remote console and data trace features. The Telebit ACS supports all major programming interfaces like interrupt 14 and NASI which means there is a whole lot of communication software available for LAN communications.(Incidently we package our ACS with a LAN license for Crosstalk Mk 4 and pcANYWHERE IV/LAN and also include individual copies of pcANYWHERE for remote dial-in. If you would like me to fax you out a copy of our data sheet with proce list or if you have any questions please don't hesitate to email me back. I look forward to your posting. Regards. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From root@hermes.intel.com This may not be terribly helpful but all I can do at the moment. A recent issue of Sun Expert had an article on routers that touched on the subject. Telebit for one I think. Jim Binkley jrb@ichips.intel.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From <@encore.encore.COM:griff@Xylogics.COM> Most terminal servers allow an easy mechanism for users to dial-in to a LAN. Depending on the applications you require, a number of options are possible. 1) Terminal access to the LAN is available by dialing into a terminal server and using rlogin and telnet to access hosts in the network. 2) Dial-in IP access is achieved using SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol). Using a PC, or X-terminal running SLIP, you have full access to the TCP/IP protocol suite for telnet, FTP, SMTP, etc. Xylogics manufactures the Annex 3 terminal server which provides these options. Additionally, we provide security and logging features which will allow controlled access to the LAN. If you have any questions about this product please email me. Scott Griffiths phone: (617) 272-8140 Xylogics Annex Technical Support email: griff@xylogics.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From jcrowder@GroupW.cns.vt.edu Hi, Since you cross posted to tcpip, I assume you're running that protocol on your lan. Basically all you need is a terminal server. The ones I've dealt with have ethernet interfaces. These guys can provide inbound telnet access and most of them support slip. Real simple stuff. I've used 3com and cisco with satisfactory results. The Netblazer product from Telebit which I queried this group about the other day is basically a terminal server with a few extra smarts. It does PPP and routing to provide dial up services and is apparently best implemented with a Telebit 2500 modem (implying some proprietary stuff). Hope this is useful. Jeff Crowder jcrowder@GroupW.cns.vt.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From ken@pluto.dss.com Datability has a product called the VCP-1000 communications server. It is a modular platform that supports TCP/IP and LAT on the LAN. There are different cards that you can slide into the unit including one that has 8 modems built into it. you can get real fancy with the set up so someone is automatically sent to a particular service or ip addresss when they log in. if you'd like more info...let me know...or better yet e-mail info@dss.com thanks ken Marketing Manager, International ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From fmueller@napa.Telebit.COM I can supply you with all of the NetBlazer information you need. Let me know if you would like it, or has someone already given you information? Fritz Mueller NetBlazer Product Manager ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From isavax!cliffb@uunet.UU.NET We have an Annex terminal server that supports dial-in via modem and then lets you log in to any host on the net. We like it a lot and they have some very clever add-on to let you connect direct to a host or make a port a psuedo-tty outgoing from a remote host. Cliff -- David L. Brenner brenner@ucunix.san.uc.edu "Sorry, guys -- breaking into computers and writing a stupid virus doesn't make you a hacker. It's not that easy." -- Robert Stevenson, Computerworld