dlc@inetg1.arco.com (05/15/91)
Here is the situation: We have PC's that use Novell Netware. They are all running on Token Ring. We would like to be able to access UNIX machines from these PC's. We are using Ethernet on the backside of the Novell file servers which goes out through a Cisco router to other offices. Is there a way to use TCP/IP with our configuration with out purchasing a *grunch* of hardware?? Since I use a Mac I have alot of questions about how this would be done. ex. Can we do this with the current Token Ring? How do you get IP address? etc. Any suggestions on where to turn would be of great help. I have some basic knowledge from reading this group about packet drivers and tn3270 (I do use this on the Mac). ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; Dane Cantwell O/A Engineer ARCO Oil and Gas Company (Midland, Tx.) dlc@arco.com ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
jbreeden@netcom.COM (John Breeden) (05/15/91)
In article <1991May15.023032.1183@Arco.COM> dlc@inetg1.arco.com writes: >Here is the situation: We have PC's that use Novell Netware. They are all >running on Token Ring. We would like to be able to access UNIX machines from >these PC's. We are using Ethernet on the backside of the Novell file servers >which goes out through a Cisco router to other offices. Is there a way to use >TCP/IP with our configuration with out purchasing a *grunch* of hardware?? You could always upgrade to Netware 3.11 and their TCPIP NLM for $10,000 :-( Or, look at The Clarkson Packet drivers and either PCROUTE or KA9Q. Packet drivers will allow both tcpip and Netware from the same PC without rebooting. PCROUTE and KA9Q can be set up as a router between the TR and ethernet. It'll get ya what ya want, needs a dedicated PC for PCROUTE or KA9Q - but it's ALOT cheaper than an upgrade! -- John Robert Breeden, jbreeden@netcom.com, apple!netcom!jbreeden, ATTMAIL:!jbreeden ------------------------------------------------------------------- "The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from. If you don't like any of them, you just wait for next year's model."