cayz@UDEL.EDU (James Cayz) (11/07/87)
All, I have a problem that I would like some input on from y'all out there who may have already done this... I have the following up and running now: TCP/IP LAN consisting of 3 PC's and a DELNI, under DOS and MIT software, 3Com boards. 1 PC is a tftp print server now. AppleTalk Net, with AppleShare software, 4 Macs, and a LaserWriter. University Mainframes on standard Ethernet running TCP/IP, but no net connections into building... The campus is maybe(?) connecting remote buildings via Proteon boxes, so I figure that is how I would get the Ethernet from the PC's to the mainframes. No problem there... Or is there???? Problem is Ethernet to Appletalk (Appleshare (does this make a difference?))... Yes, I know - "Kinetics box and choice of software". Logical. But people want to print stuff on the LaserWriter from the PCs... And I am not that knowledgeable about the current state-of-the-art in Ethernet to Appletalk gateways, so I have some questions: Questions... (Fill in XYZZY with soft/hardware of choice) 0. Does the Kinetics/XYZZY system work with AppleShare? 1. Does the Kinetics/XYZZY system allow printing from Ethernet to AppleTalk? 2. Is there a straightforward conversion program if Kinetics/XYZZY does not do this (Text->PostScript)? 3. What is the AppleTalk PC board, what does it allow me to do, and are there better products of same type on the market? 4. I have a "useless" PC - Can I use this as a gateway if it had both 3Com and AppleTalk PC boards in it (this software available?)? (This PC is currently the tftp print spooler) Any other comments / suggestions about my problem and solutions are welcome, including flames (I can hit "rmm" pretty fast!). And I would rather have a lot of mail than none at all!! I know that this may generate a lot of responses, so PLEASE REPLY DIRECTLY TO ME (either by my .sig, or via the path in the header), and I will summarize what I got, and the decision (when it is made). Thanx Greatly in Advance, James |James Cayz can be found via: USPS: Educational Technology Laboratory, |E-MAIL (ARPA): cayz@louie.udel.edu : 203 Willard Hall Education Building, |PHONE: +1 302 451-6307 : University of Delaware, Newark DE 19716