schneidj@NEXTASY2.EECS.WSU.EDU (John B. Schneider) (12/18/90)
I have had no success using the -NXHost flag on an OS 2.0 machine when the target machine is an OS 1.0a machine. Am I doing something incorrectly or are these machines not on speaking terms? (I have no problem with getting 1.0a machines to behave properly, so that rules out the obvious explanations like not setting Public Window Server.) I would think that we should be able to use some 040's as compute servers for our 1.0a 030's (at least until we receive all our upgrades). -- John B. Schneider schneidj@nextasy2.eecs.wsu.edu
moose@svc.portal.com (12/18/90)
In article <9012171803.AA03446@nextasy2.eecs.wsu.edu> schneidj@NEXTASY2.EECS.WSU.EDU (John B. Schneider) writes: >I have had no success using the -NXHost flag on an OS 2.0 machine when >the target machine is an OS 1.0a machine. Am I doing something >incorrectly or are these machines not on speaking terms? (I have no Yes, you are not reading the documentation. It clearly states in the release notes that -NXHost only works between machines of the same major release. -- Michael Rutman | moose@svc.portal.com Cubist | makes me a NeXT programmer Software Ventures | For Your Eyes Only Public Key
declan@remus.rutgers.edu (Declan McCullagh/LZ) (12/18/90)
In article <9012171803.AA03446@nextasy2.eecs.wsu.edu>, schneidj@NEXTASY2.EECS.WSU.EDU (John B. Schneider) writes: > I have had no success using the -NXHost flag on an OS 2.0 machine when > the target machine is an OS 1.0a machine. Am I doing something > incorrectly or are these machines not on speaking terms? (I have no > problem with getting 1.0a machines to behave properly, so that > rules out the obvious explanations like not setting Public Window > Server.) I would think that we should be able to use some 040's as > compute servers for our 1.0a 030's (at least until we receive all our > upgrades). Your second guess was correct - the machines aren't on speaking terms. From ReleaseNotes/AppKit.rtf: You cannot run an application over the network from a 1.0 machine to a 2.0 machine or vice versa (i.e. NXHost only works between machines of the same major release version). Declan McCullagh Independent NeXT Developer
Eric.Thayer@cs.cmu.edu (Eric H. Thayer) (12/19/90)
Not possible. Incompatible DPS stuff. Get everyone to change to 2.0 (or if there are CL users, etc. you're probably going to have to live with the problem). ---------------------------------- Replies can have NeXT attachments in them Phone: (412)268-7679