schanin@oracle.com (Steve Chanin) (02/15/91)
Does anyone know of a driver which I can use to connect to both tcp/ip networks and novell file servers? I have a compac 386/25 with a 3c503 card. Right now, our network is configured so that if I want to print, I have to log into the novel servers (and get my lpt ports remapped or use nprint). This requires that I load ipx. On the other hand, if I want access to the unix boxes (for mail, etc), I need to load a different packet driver (right now I use the one sold by TCP associates). The problem is that if I load ipx and net4 (or xmsnet4) to print or use the novell file servers I can't connect to any of the unix machines without rebooting my pc (ipx won't unload). If I use the tcp/ip packet driver, I can access the unix network, but I can't print directly (I have to tell programs to generate postscript files and then print these PS files through the unix system). Does anyone know of a single driver that I could use for both purposes, so I didn't have to keep rebooting my machine? Additionally, can I load it into XMS with QEMM 5.1? Can I unload it (without rebooting) if I need to? Thanks, Steve -- =============================================================================== DOMAIN: sbchanin@ai.mit.edu MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab USMAIL: Steven Chanin, 545 Technology Square Rm. 827, Cambridge Ma 02139 PHONE : (617) 253-8963
sam@empery.ncsu.edu (02/16/91)
> > > Does anyone know of a driver which I can use to connect to both tcp/ip > > networks and novell file servers? > Do you mean run tcp/ip applications like telnet and ftp at the same time your PC is mounting Novell file space? This can be done by using the packet driver and one of the tcp/ip packages that will use it. We have used NCSA, FTP and U of M's tcp/ip packages while running Novell. You can use other drivers and do that same. Sam
nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson) (02/24/91)
In article <SCHANIN.91Feb14135104@mailseq.oracle.com> schanin@oracle.com (Steve Chanin) writes:
If I use the tcp/ip packet driver, I can access the unix network,
but I can't print directly (I have to tell programs to generate
postscript files and then print these PS files through the unix
system). Does anyone know of a single driver that I could use for
both purposes, so I didn't have to keep rebooting my machine?
Yes. Sounds like you haven't heard about BYU's Novell/packet-driver
client. It acts like any other Ethernet card, except that it uses
the packet driver installed on your machine. It's a good net neighbor,
and will happily share the driver with a TCP/IP package.
Additionally, can I load it into XMS with QEMM 5.1?
I don't know. Seems possible.
Can I unload it (without rebooting) if I need to?
Yes, see INSTALL.DOC in the 8.x packet driver distribution (was called
DRIVERS.DOC in 7.x).
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