wbader@islsun1.mse.lehigh.edu (William Bader X84508) (11/30/90)
I need help configuring a unix network. We have a database program that runs under unix and msdos. The msdos version has a windows front end, so our usual system is a 386 running sco xenix 386 connected to a network of 286 systems running windows under msdos. On the xenix system, we run xenix-net on top of excelan lan workplace for xenix. On the msdos systems, we have the excelan package for msdos. All of the database building is done on the xenix system. The msdos systems are clients, and they only read a few files on the xenix disk. In fact, the msdos programs don't even know that they are running over a network. Basically, all I need is some way to view the xenix disk as a drive letter under msdos (something like 'net use'). I have two problems: 1) Excelan no longer sells anything for xenix. 2) We have a novell network with a dedicated 386 server and about 40 286 nodes that we use to run another windows based package that we want to run at the same time we are running our database program so we can exchange data between them. What packages do I need to make this work? I did not get the 386 database server system yet, but I can get whatever version of xenix or unix, and whatever network hardware and software that would be necessary. I would rather not modify the novell server, but I could if I had to. Loading more network software on the 286 novell clients might cause memory problems, and could be too expensive since I would need 40 copies. Adding a second network card to the 286 novell clients is not possible because most of them have no free slots. William Bader phone: 215-837-8485 fax: 215-837-8080 email: wbader@scarecrow.csee.lehigh.edu
cch0241@smarine.UUCP (Chris Hapgood) (12/01/90)
In article <WBADER.90Nov29214755@islsun1.mse.lehigh.edu> wbader@islsun1.mse.lehigh.edu (William Bader X84508) writes: >I need help configuring a unix network. > >We have a database program that runs under unix and msdos. The msdos >version has a windows front end, so our usual system is a 386 running >sco xenix 386 connected to a network of 286 systems running windows >under msdos. On the xenix system, we run xenix-net on top of excelan >lan workplace for xenix. On the msdos systems, we have the excelan >package for msdos. All of the database building is done on the xenix >system. The msdos systems are clients, and they only read a few files >on the xenix disk. In fact, the msdos programs don't even know that they >are running over a network. > >Basically, all I need is some way to view the xenix disk as a drive letter >under msdos (something like 'net use'). > >I have two problems: >1) Excelan no longer sells anything for xenix. >2) We have a novell network with a dedicated 386 server and about 40 286 nodes >that we use to run another windows based package that we want to run at the >same time we are running our database program so we can exchange data >between them. > >What packages do I need to make this work? > I have a similar situation. We use Excelan's LAN Workplace both for DOS and for XENIX. We only load the Netware drivers when necessary. Generally we just live in the HostShare (net use) world. If you can't deal with the LANworkplace for DOS (slow, no longer supported) you'll have to look for something to work under Netware. I only know of two "solutions". One is CoCoNET from Atlantix. It loads a TSR under DOS to access the XENIX box, I believe (too bad). Another solution would be a version of portable Netware to run under some UNIX machine (I doubt it will ever be available for XENIX, but probably soon for some AT&T 386 UNIX). Finally, you might consider using something like a SQL server to hold the database. You could use a database supporting SQL under XENIX (there are several) and one under DOS (Paradox, for instance). This, I think, is the cleanest solution, but ONLY allows SQL databases to be shared between UNIX/ XENIX and DOS. Keep us posted as to what you do. Chris Hapgood <@Virginia.EDU,@smarine.uucp:cch0241@medusa> 2111 Michie Drive #100 ...!uucp!virginia!smarine!medusa!cch0241 Charlottesville, VA 22901 H:(804) 977-8345 W:(804) 974-2584
whofan@well.sf.ca.us (Brian Lawrence Dear) (12/04/90)
FYI... COCONET(R) is a registered trademark of Coconut Computing, Inc. The LAN product called Atlantix CocoNet is not to be confused with our federally-registered trademark for a family of UNIX software products for graphics-based BBS/conferencing software. -- brian dear coconut computing, inc. la jolla, california