[comp.unix.xenix] Novell networking, E-mail, TCP/IP, etc.

mark@intek01.UUCP (Mark McWiggins) (07/12/88)

We currently have a Novell network that's used by some of our techies
and all of our administrators.  We'd like to give them the ability to
log into the Xenix box we have to read news, and also to bypass the
rotten E-mail system that comes with Novell.

What are our options for doing this cheaply?  We already have Ethernet
cards in all PC's on the net.  Can TCP/IP coexist with Netware on the
same media, or would we have to have a TCP/IP bridge coming out of the
server to a separate network?  We know about this latter option, but
it's very pricey.

Thanks in advance for any insight.
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ron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie) (07/12/88)

If you use a combination of MICOM 5210 cards, Novell, and FTP software,
there is a program that allows you to mix TCP applications with Netware.
The software is what John refers to as a split driver and MICOM sells
under the name of "TCP-WORKSTATION."  It's soft of like shared DEUNA
on a DECNET system.

-Ron