gillisb@mist.CS.ORST.EDU (Brian Gillis) (08/02/89)
Hello Bit Fans, I am researching the possibility of creating a TCP/IP network in an office to share various printers and other devices. However, many questions exist that I have not been able to iron out. 1) Has anyone attempted or know how to perform a Xenix Tar backup through a TCP/IP connection from a Xenix/386 to a ibm PC with a tape drive or Iomega cartridge system? 2) What incredible benefits does installing a TCP/IP network have? 3) Has anyone finally managed to get Xenix to play fileserver for a Novell Network. Does Novell realize how much $$ they could make. 4) How well can a TCP/IP share printers and other output devices between other Xenix !AND! IBM-PC's connected to the network. I hope the answers to these questions interest others as well. While SCO has been making noise about their TCP/IP product, I have seen little information on how it can be used and implemented. Thank You! Brian Gillis gillisb@gsd.UUCP
krvw@sei.cmu.edu (Kenneth Van Wyk) (08/03/89)
In article TCP/IP Questions..... of 2 Aug 89 06:31:28 GMT gillisb@mist.CS.ORST.EDU (Brian Gillis) writes: >1) Has anyone attempted or know how to perform a Xenix Tar backup > through a TCP/IP connection from a Xenix/386 to a ibm PC with a > tape drive or Iomega cartridge system? Indirectly perhaps - I used tar to create backup files, which I then FTP'd to the VAX where I used to work. Depending on the TCP and tape system that's running on the PC, you should be able to transfer files directly to a device name (e.g., CON, COM1, tape) on the PC. >2) What incredible benefits does installing a TCP/IP network have? Internet access. If you don't have a direct connection, you can still use SLIP to get to a nearby Internet node. >I hope the answers to these questions interest others as well. While >SCO has been making noise about their TCP/IP product, I have seen little >information on how it can be used and implemented. My main goal in putting TCP on my old 386 was for Internet access. To me, that was cause enough. Ken