UH2@psuvm.psu.edu (Lee Sailer) (05/16/91)
Here are some loosely stated specifications for a network I need to build.
I'd appreciate any ideas/advice/product announcements that will get
me started.
There are 3 386 machines running msdos, with the likelihood of a Mac
and two NextStations being added at location A.
Location B is several hundred miles away. At location B, there is one
more msdos machine.
Locations C, D, etc... might be added in the future, also hundreds of
miles away.
The "ideal" solution would let the remote users connect to the LAN at
location A, and use the available files in a fairly transparent way.
This connection would be intermittent (i.e., no leased lines) but
intense when actually being utilized.
I've imagined some peer-to-peer type LAN at A, with a high speed modem
available for remote users to call and connect through. Alternatively,
perhaps remote locations like B should have a LAN, too, even though
there would only be one node on it. Then, the two LANs could
be connected via some intermediate---X.25, high speed modems, uunet,
or what have you.
This setup is for an Archeolgical Research Institute at a small college.
Location A is the main office. Location B is the Assistant Editor (for
the interminable reports that archeologists are required to turn out).
Further locations would probably be archeological sites (or motel rooms
near them 8-).
So, in short, how does one configure the flexible distributed professional
workspace of the XXI Century 8-)
lee