clapper@NADC.ARPA (Brian M. Clapper) (02/05/88)
[Actual date is Date: Mon, 4 Jan 88 15:23:14 EST -ds (moderator)] We're presently gathering information about workstation LANs, particularly those which support heterogeneous hardware configurations. For example, we forsee the need to hook up Apollos, Suns, MacroVAXes and the like. I am looking for *any* information I can get on: 1. Networking schemes (e.g., Ethernet, IEEE 802.2 standards, etc.) 2. Personal experiences with this sort of problem. 3. The degree to which various hardware vendors support the various services. E.g., when a vendor claims to support NFS, how easy is it *really* to drop one of their machines into a network of Suns? 4. Support for TCP/IP. References to useful publications or articles, informal personal anecdotes of experiences in this area, other electronic mail contacts -- any or all of these would be extremely useful. Please send replies directly to me, as I do not presently subscribe to this mailing list. Thanks in advance. Brian M. Clapper clapper@nadc.ARPA Naval Air Development Center Street and Jacksonville Roads Warminster, PA 18976 (215) 441-2118