exnirad@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au (Nirad Sharma) (08/05/90)
We have a network of IBM PS/2 Model 30 286's (AT-bus) with 'D-Link' network cards installed running 'LanSmart' network software. Is it possible to connect this network (which works fine in its own right) to an IBM PS/2 Model 80 running SCO XENIX 2.3.2 ? Our local suppliers of the LanSmart system are extremely unknowledgeable !! Additional information / requirements : The D-Link network cards are supposedly binary compatible with Novell Nu-1000 network cards. We would like to retain out investment in the cards that we already have. We need to retain 1 PC as a server as it holds a QMS JetScript card which provides PostScript capabilities for an HP LaserJet II. We would like to retain this PC as a fully functional PC (LanSmart offers this functionality). This PC need only act as a printer server if the solution that someone can offer me provides NFS-like functionality. NFS-like functionality is required so that PCs on the network can access files on the XENIX host. I have heard of a system by the name of CocoNet which fits my requirements Equipment 10 x IBM PS/2 Model 30 286s (AT-bus) equipped with D-Link network cards IBM PS/2 Model 80, SCO XENIX 2.3.2PS, 8 Megs RAM, 260 M HD (100 free) (no network card has yet been purchased) exactly (I think) except I am unsure if : 1. Drviers fo D-Link or NU-100 cards exist; and 2. Whether printer sharing on a PC requires its dedication D-Link systems in the USA have also informed me that a product from STP software called PC-TCP provides this kind of functionality (including NFS) in conjunction with XENIX TCP & NFS. PC-TCP has drivers for D-Link cards and runs in conjunction with LanSmart. My only problem with this is that I have hardly read rave reviews for XENIX-TCP & NFS. Does anyone have this working RELIABLY ? Also, what is XENIX-NET ? Will this help me ? Any replies would be greatly appreciated. Thankyou Nirad Sharma (exnirad@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au) Continuing Education Unit The University of Queensland AUSTRALIA
whofan@well.sf.ca.us (Brian Lawrence Dear) (08/22/90)
For your information... COCONET(R) is a REGISTERED TRADEMARK owned by Coconut Computing, Inc. of La Jolla, California, and is the brand name of a UNIX software product for creating graphics-based bulletin board. groupware, conferencing, and online information systems for multiple users. -- brian dear coconut computing, inc.