ddk@beta.lanl.gov (David D Kaas) (01/28/89)
We currently have a very large lan based on Ungermann-Bass hardware/software with netbios/msnet over xns. We have over 3000 IBM PCs, network file servers, and serveral network based prgrams, mail, spreadsheets... We have put some UNIX workstations on the network that run TCP-IP. We are looking at hardware/software to run MSDOS programs under UNIX. Are there any hardware/software systems available to allow connections between these protocols? Any boards to insert in a UNIX workstation or IBM PC/AT/2 that will run both protocols? Thanks ahead for any help.. Dave Kaas Boeing Computer Services Richland D. O. E. Richland, WA BOX 300 m/s a1-05 RICHLAND, WA 99352 (509) 376-6386 E41126%RLVAX3.XNET@LANL.GOV OR ddk@beta.lanl.gov -- Dave Kaas - D.O.E. Richland, Wa. e41126%rlvax3.xnet@lanl.gov
deanr@lakesys.UUCP (Dean Roth) (01/29/89)
Check with Excelan. I seem to recall the company having a
NETBIOS - TCP/IP product.
-Dean
{rutgers, uwvax} uwmcsd1!lakesys!deanrbc@halley.UUCP (Bill Crews) (01/31/89)
In article <328@lakesys.UUCP> deanr@lakesys.UUCP (Dean Roth) writes: >Check with Excelan. I seem to recall the company having a >NETBIOS - TCP/IP product. Yes, they do, as do Ungermann-Bass, Bridge Communications (oops, that's 3Com now), and others. -bc -- Bill Crews bc@halley.UUCP (512) 244-8350 ..!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!halley!bc
ron@ron.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie) (02/01/89)
PC DOS emulation on UNIX machines generally comes in two flavors. Flavor number one is a board that has an 80X86 on it that you stuff in your whatever computer (for example the SUN Integrated Personal Computer) that runs your DOS applications for you. Flavor number two is that if you happen to be running UNIX on a 80386, then you are probably running Interactive Systems port of UNIX (386/ix, though it may have someone elses name on it). The 80386 has enough smarts to run virtual 8086s in user mode so it's just a matter of software. 386/ix has this thing with the Phoenix BIOS that runs DOS applications under UNIX via this method. As for the XNS stuff. My condolences. SUN probably makes a package that might work. You could try to start using TCP on your PC's :-)
jpederse@encad.Wichita.NCR.COM (John Pedersen) (02/07/89)
In article <23313@beta.lanl.gov> ddk@beta.lanl.gov (David D Kaas) writes: |>Are there any hardware/software |>systems available to allow connections between these protocols? |>Any boards to insert in a UNIX workstation or IBM PC/AT/2 that |>will run both protocols? I have a 3C505 with NRC's dual protocol software here but haven't loaded it up to try it. It supposedly allows both protocols to exist on the same board at the same time. -- John Pedersen, Project Leader N5DKQ NCR Engineering & Manufacturing Engineering Computer Support Services 3718 N. Rock Road John.Pedersen@wichita.NCR.Com Wichita KS 67226 316-636-8837 FAX 316-636-8889