ESC1298@ESOC.BITNET (Danielle Heinzer) (11/23/88)
We have one Silicon Graphics workstation (Model IRIS 4D/7O) and one Sun
workstation (Model 3/60) in the same room. The Sun is a client of a Sun
3/260 placed in another room.
We have to transfer files between the IRIS and the Sun. The Sun is
running SunOS 4.0, the IRIS System V rel. 3.2, with option NFS 3.0.
We have actually a hardwired connection between the Sun 3/60 and the IRIS,
with the normal serial ports (9600 bauds).
The connection with "tip" is actually running, so we can transfer files
via this way.
Would it be better to transfer files via "uucp"? Would it be possible to
transfer files via "nfs"? [[ If you had Serial line IP (SL/IP) for 4.0,
you could run SL/IP on the line and then use NFS. I understand that there
are people working on SL/IP for 4.0, but it is basically a complete
rewrite---the package used under version 3 is very little help. --wnl ]]
Regards,
Danielle Heinzer
ESA Computer Department/Computer Services
European Space Operations Centre
Robert-Bosch-str. 5
6100 Darmstadt
West-Germany
Tel int : 49-6151-886540zdrav@uunet.uu.net (Zdravko Podolski) (12/12/88)
The Silicon Graphics machines are able to run TCP/IP and NFS very well indeed and we have had no problems with a very mixed network (Sun, VAX, InterPro's, Tektronix, SGI, Mac and IBM PC's). What I do not know is whether you need to pay more money to get the facility. Zdravko Podolski, Insignia Solutions Ltd, Victoria House, 28-38 Desborough St, High Wycombe, Bucks, HP11 2NF, England Email: ...!ukc!insignia!zdrav or zdrav%insignia.uucp@ukc.ac.uk Tel: +44 494 459426, Fax: +44 494 459540, Telex: 83389 BUSENT G