keng@zcar.asd.sgi.com (Ken Greenebaum) (02/26/91)
Hello, I am not familiar with the capabilaties of the various public-domain pc TCP packages. However if possible I would like to configure one to turn a 286 (or 8086??) based PC with a wd8003e ethernet board into a SLIP gateway. Hopefully this would allow a TCP based workstation without SLIP capabilities to automagicaly access another network connected by a demand SLIP connection. -Is this possible? -What software should I aquire/use (ka9q, pcip, etc.) -I currently have PCNFS for the PC, is there any way to make it fn in this manner? -I assume that the PC will become a dedicated router and won't be able to do anything else (as DOS is not multi-tasking) -Should I just get a 386 PC and run Unix on it to do the routing correctly? Thanks for any information. -Ken
broehl@watserv1.waterloo.edu (Bernie Roehl) (02/26/91)
In article <1991Feb25.225814.2089@odin.corp.sgi.com> keng@zcar.asd.sgi.com (Ken Greenebaum) writes: >if possible I would like to configure one to >turn a 286 (or 8086??) based PC with a wd8003e ethernet board into a SLIP >gateway. Easy -- just use NOS (a descendent of KA9Q). It's on thumper.bellcore.com in the pub/ka9q directory. It supports dial-up SLIP, and will support the wd8003e with a packet driver (available from Clarkson). > > -I assume that the PC will become a dedicated router and won't be able to > do anything else (as DOS is not multi-tasking) You could run it as an FTP server, a mailbox server (using SMTP and POP), have it pick up news from a remote host, and run a simple BBS all at the > -Should I just get a 386 PC and run Unix on it to do the routing > correctly? If you have lots of money to spend, sure. -- Bernie Roehl, University of Waterloo Electrical Engineering Dept Mail: broehl@sunee.waterloo.edu OR broehl@sunee.UWaterloo.ca BangPath: {allegra,decvax,utzoo,clyde}!watmath!sunee!broehl Voice: (519) 885-1211 x 2607 [work]