hehir@spam.ua.oz (Catherine Hehir) (11/20/89)
Has anyone ever tried connecting a 3com pc network to a unix or xenix
pc network using either tcp/ip or some ethernet protocol?
What are the problems etc associated with this?
Catherine Conway (was Hehir)
hehir@spam.ua.oz.aurick@lrark.UUCP (Rick Mobley) (11/22/89)
In article <211@spam.ua.oz> hehir@spam.ua.oz (Catherine Hehir) writes: > > Has anyone ever tried connecting a 3com pc network to a unix or xenix > pc network using either tcp/ip or some ethernet protocol? First problem to overcome would be the transfer of XNS protocol to TCP. There are some drivers in the works that will allow, as Novell puts it, Netware Loadable Modules (NLM's). 3-Com calls them Demand something, but they load when needed and unload when not needed. You would need something to do the conversion only when those packets are sensed. > What are the problems etc associated with this? The main problem I can think of would be that of speed. In cases like that you may have to put up with a host gateway. The speed will drop but you may make up for that in functionality. > Catherine Conway (was Hehir) > hehir@spam.ua.oz.au -- Ricky L. Mobley, WB5FDP | Mail) ...!uunet!wugate! | CIS: 70505,1157 1800 Sanford Drive #4 | Path) wuarchive!texbell! | PACKET: WB5FDP @ WD5B Little Rock, AR 72207 | ark!lrark!rick | XBBS: (501) 224-9454