crosson@cam.nist.gov (Bob Crosson) (06/01/89)
I posted a request to the net a few weeks ago about using Novell Netware and TCP/IP simultaneously in a workstation. I received many helpful replies, which I have summarized here. I apologize if I have forgotten anyone's info. ================================================================ Apparently Novell uses a TCP/IP gateway approach. The gateway is software and hardware that resides in a Novell server. The Micom/InterLAN 5210 Ethernet card comes with drivers that support both Netware and TCP/IP. The card comes with FTP Software's PC/TCP (TCP/IP for PCs). The card resides in the workstation. The Excelan 205T and 215T Ethernet cards for workstations work with both TCP/IP and Netware. Another approach is using a "packet driver". A packet driver is a piece of code that provides to applications a standard programming interface no matter what hardware is driven. Thus, any software that can communicate with a packet driver can drive any Ethernet card that has a packet driver. NCSA Telnet 2.2D or 2.2TN support packet drivers. Netware software for packet drivers is available from the 'louis.udel.edu' in the directory 'pub'. Packet drivers for a few boards are available via anonymous FTP from 'louis.udel.edu' in the 'pub/pkt_drivers' directory. PCIP source code to talk to packet drivers is available via anonymous FTP from 'husc6.harvard.edu'. Micom makes a Netware-to-TCP/IP gateway, the NP600G, that is server based. Bugs have been reported. Wollongong makes a product that allows individual workstations to talk TCP/IP and Netware simultaneously. This may require a gateway machine, too.