cyamamot@aludra.usc.edu (Cliff Yamamoto) (09/18/90)
Greetings! I recently inquired about using PCs as ethernet to SLIP routers and was flooded with many helpful and useful responses. I'd like to thank all of you who responded. It looks like PCRoute is the program to use, although Karn's KA9Q package wasn't too bad either. Now, since it seems PCs can do almost anything, does anyone know if there is a software package that will make a PC into a terminal server. You know, like one of those $1500 Bridge Communication Terminal Servers that have a built-in floopy drive for logging and upload. They have about 8 - 9.6Kb serial ports on the back. If a beast like this doesn't exist, would it be easy enough to hack the KA9Q package to do something like this? Thanks in advance, Cliff
bin@primate.wisc.edu (Brain in Neutral) (09/18/90)
From article <12018@chaph.usc.edu>, by cyamamot@aludra.usc.edu (Cliff Yamamoto): > Now, since it seems PCs can do almost anything, does anyone know if there > is a software package that will make a PC into a terminal server. You > know, like one of those $1500 Bridge Communication Terminal Servers that > have a built-in floopy drive for logging and upload. They have about > 8 - 9.6Kb serial ports on the back. Datability (manfacturer of Vista T.S.'s) makes a product (VistaWare Server Software) for $695 that turns PC's into terminal servers. I'm not sure how much of a bargain this is. It supports 4 serial ports and 2 parallel ports, which isn't that many. If you have to buy the serial cards too, you're starting to inch up to where it might be worth just getting a real server. On the other hand, the product does include the stuff in it to translate between LAT and TCP/IP, which provides (to quote the glossy) "existing LAT-only servers with access to TCP/IP systems and TCP/IP systems with access to LAT services". You can get a free demo diskette (1-800-DIAL-DSS, NY 212-807-7800) so that you can (quoting again) "start experiencing the thrill today". I have never used the product. Paul DuBois dubois@primate.wisc.edu