ERIC@ETSU.BITNET (Eric Job) (03/06/90)
We are looking into connecting to CSNet or one of the other Internet networks for the TCP/IP types of access to Internet systems. +------+ +------+ Our plans include upgrading the host |IBM | | | operating system to VM/XA and upgrading |4381 | | IBM +---+ to a 3745-170 communications controller |VM/XA +----+ 3745 | | with token-ring adapters. |VTAM | | | | +---+--+ +------+ | I've been reading the IBM TCP/IP | | stuff, and as I understand it, we can +-+--+ | run TCPIP under VM and have an X.25 |IBM | | line from the 3745 to an Internet |3174| /------+-----\ host. Is this true? How do I go about |w/TR| | | finding a host to connect to? |Gate| | IBM Token- | |-way| | Ring Netwk | We have talked to the SURANet people +--+-+ | (campus | about connecting to them. They require | | backbone) | a router that would go between our | | | token-ring and a router at another | | | SURANet site. Interfacing our host +----------+ | would require a channel attached 8232 | | on the token-ring. Users on PCs would \------------/ run the TCP/IP protocols under DOS or OS/2 and be endnodes. But we had planned to standardize on the SNA protocols for host access from PCs, using programs like Personal Communications/3270. From a support standpoint it would be easier to have as few differing protocols on the networked PCs as possible. (There's already Novell, SNA, and NetBIOS out there.) Anyway, any thoughts and suggestions from you network experts out there would be very appreciated. Thank you for your help. Eric Job <ERIC@ETSU.BITNET>, (615)929-6857, BITNET TechRep Networking/Systems Support, Office of Computer Services Box 24,340-A, East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN USA 37614-0002 _______________________________________ __________/ ___/ / ETSU * _/ / ____/ / ___/ /_____________________________________/