mab@j.cc.purdue.edu (Mike Brown) (03/09/90)
We're currently determining system and network configurations for several microcomputer-based instructional labs to be installed on campus this summer. The labs will likely house a combination of Macs and IBM or compatible PCs, connected to network servers and to the campus backbone (and internet) via ethernet adapters. In several of our already operational PC labs, we run Novell Advanced Netware 2.xx networks with IBM PC/AT or AT compatible workstations. The workstations use 3Com 3C501 ethernet adapters, packet drivers, and the BYU-modified IPX. The network cable is connected to the campus backbone, allowing workstation users to access the internet via NCSA Telnet or other apps that have packet driver interfaces. Has anyone in net.land tried doing this with MCA ethernet adapters? I have the packet driver collection, but don't (yet) have access to any MCA adapters that have drivers therein. I'd appreciate any comments, positive or negative, re experiences you've had with this configuration. Mike Brown, Network Systems Programmer Internet: mab@cc.purdue.edu Purdue University Computing Center Bitnet: xmab@purccvm Mathematical Sciences Building Phone: (317) 494-1787 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2003, USA Fax: (317) 494-0566 -- Mike Brown, Network Systems Programmer Internet: mab@cc.purdue.edu Purdue University Computing Center Bitnet: xmab@purccvm Mathematical Sciences Building Phone: (317) 494-1787 West Lafayette, IN 47907-2003, USA Fax: (317) 494-0566