jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe R. Doupnik) (06/19/91)
In article <sctchen.677293736@griffin>, sctchen@griffin.itc.gu.edu.au (Jungle Chain) writes: > > In my department, we have a Novell-286 system with the NE-1000 cards, > and also have 3 SUN sparc stations which have been connected each other. > > My problem is how I can connect the Novell-286 system with those suns > by using NE-1000 card only. Need I get extra software? Many thanks > for your help. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > J.CHEN > School of Microelectronic Eng. Telephone: +61-7-8755050 > Griffith University E-Mail: sctchen@griffin.itc.gu.edu.au > Nathan, QLD 4111 > Australia > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- It won't work. The SUNs do not speak NetWare IPX packets and NW/286 understands nothing of IP packets. In addition the SUNs will beat the poor NE1000 board to a pulp in a clock tic. Suggestion is to upgrade the NW server to NW 3.11 with NFS support and stick in a faster Ethernet board. Joe D.
sctchen@griffin.itc.gu.edu.au (Jungle Chain) (06/19/91)
In my department, we have a Novell-286 system with the NE-1000 cards, and also have 3 SUN sparc stations which have been connected each other. My problem is how I can connect the Novell-286 system with those suns by using NE-1000 card only. Need I get extra software? Many thanks for your help. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- J.CHEN School of Microelectronic Eng. Telephone: +61-7-8755050 Griffith University E-Mail: sctchen@griffin.itc.gu.edu.au Nathan, QLD 4111 Australia -----------------------------------------------------------------------
jal@acc.flint.umich.edu (John Lauro) (06/26/91)
In article <1991Jun18.220657.48149@cc.usu.edu> jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe R. Doupnik) writes: >In article <sctchen.677293736@griffin>, sctchen@griffin.itc.gu.edu.au (Jungle Chain) writes: >> >> In my department, we have a Novell-286 system with the NE-1000 cards, >> and also have 3 SUN sparc stations which have been connected each other. >> >> My problem is how I can connect the Novell-286 system with those suns >> by using NE-1000 card only. Need I get extra software? Many thanks >> for your help. >> > It won't work. The SUNs do not speak NetWare IPX packets and NW/286 >understands nothing of IP packets. In addition the SUNs will beat the poor >NE1000 board to a pulp in a clock tic. Suggestion is to upgrade the NW >server to NW 3.11 with NFS support and stick in a faster Ethernet board. > Joe D. The NE-1000 cards are not that bad from what I remember. And even if they were as bad as say a 3-COMS first ethernet cards (which they are not) you could set the packet size to 1024, and the window size to 1024 and keep the sun from blasting the PC. TCP/IP is an extremely tollerant protocol, all you have to do is know how to tune it... It will work! All you need is to use packet drivers, BYU IPX driver that works with packet drivers, and NCSA or CUTCP or KA9Q NET or KA9Q NOS. There is also commercial software available from FTP Software, and Novell, and others. If you get Novell's lan workplace for dos that will include ODI drivers which are like packet drivers, but not compatable with much else (yet). However, there is a packetdriver that will sit ontop of an ODI driver so you could still use CUTCP, NOS, etc... I suggest checking into the Novell mailing list for more details. Also the Comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc is another soure of good information. I am assuming all you want to do is telnet and ftp to the suns. There are ways of doing more, but you need to be more specific in what you want to do. Also, the NFS support for NW 386 will only allow the *SUN* to access the server's hard drive. - John