amlovell@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Anthony M Lovell) (01/07/91)
I just got a NeXT cube, (with 040 upgraed on order). I have it at home next to a 386 DOS machine. What methods (hardware & software) exist that would allow me to connect these devices (ala LapLink) and exchange data, even if I enjoy only trivial facilities? Also, what method is best to jump into programming the box (for someone with a dormant knowledge of C and modest command of Unix). Thanks in advance. tony amlovell@phoenix.princeton.edu ...since 1963.
mikec@wam.umd.edu (Michael D. Callaghan) (01/07/91)
In article <5058@idunno.Princeton.EDU> amlovell@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Anthony M Lovell) writes: >I just got a NeXT cube, (with 040 upgraed on order). I have it at home >next to a 386 DOS machine. What methods (hardware & software) exist >that would allow me to connect these devices (ala LapLink) and exchange >data, even if I enjoy only trivial facilities? For what it's worth, I have a NeXTcube 030, sitting next to a 286 AT compatible. With the help of a High School friend, a 3Com 503 ethernet card, and a PC/IP setup, (less than $300 including cabling), I'm now set up on the NeXT network. It took all day today to get it running, but I can now Telnet, ftp, and lpr over to the NeXT. Translation: My NeXTcube now has a floppy drive! My AT now has a laser printer! My AT now has an optical drive! NFS is coming along, but there seems to be a catch. The AT software doesn't do its own domain name resolution. It looks to the Cube as a name server. However, I cannot seem to get the NeXT to understand that it's supposed to be name server. Anyone? MikeC BTW, before the network connection worked, I just used a Mac printer cable and plugged the other end into a free IBM serial port, and ran Kermit on both machines. -- ___________________________________________________ Michael D. Callaghan,MDC Designs, University of Merryland mikec@wam.umd.edu
lacsap@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Pascal Chesnais) (01/07/91)
In article <1991Jan7.040057.27718@wam.umd.edu>, mikec@wam.umd.edu (Michael D. Callaghan) writes: > NFS is coming along, but there seems to be a catch. The AT software > doesn't do its own domain name resolution. It looks to the Cube as > a name server. However, I cannot seem to get the NeXT to understand > that it's supposed to be name server. > > MikeC simple answer: use named(8) however it requires a database to be properly set up... I recommend that if you do so that you get help from your domain's administrator. pasc -- Pascal Chesnais, Research Specialist, Electronic Publishing Group Media Laboratory, E15-348, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, Ma, 02139 (617) 253-0311 email: lacsap@plethora.media.mit.edu (NeXT)
mikec@wam.umd.edu (Michael D. Callaghan) (01/08/91)
In article <4745@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> lacsap@media-lab.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Pascal Chesnais) writes: (In response to my request for information about using a NeXT as a Domain Name Server) > >simple answer: use named(8) however it requires a database to be properly >set up... I recommend that if you do so that you get help from your domain's >administrator. > OK...I have printed every manual page I can find on the subject, and have set the database files as I think they should be. I wouldn't suppose that this should be too hard, as I only have two machines. As for getting help from my domain's administrator, that would be myself. And so far, I haven't been much help. MikeC -- ___________________________________________________ Michael D. Callaghan,MDC Designs, University of Merryland mikec@wam.umd.edu