cs4921as@draco.unm.edu (Student Class Account) (04/11/91)
We are interested in finding out if there are any of you who have found practical ways of connecting NOVELL from a 286/386 platform to a VAX. The machine in question would be an 11/785 running VMS. The NOVELL servers are at present being converted to Ethernet. Sharing resources between the two systems is of prime importance and we would like it to be as complete as is possible. Thank you, Please either post a reply or send mail to MAJONES@UNMB.UNM.EDU
jrd@cc.usu.edu (04/14/91)
In article <1991Apr11.155016.8142@ariel.unm.edu>, cs4921as@draco.unm.edu (Student Class Account) writes: > We are interested in finding out if there are any of you who > have found practical ways of connecting NOVELL from a 286/386 > platform to a VAX. The machine in question would be an 11/785 > running VMS. The NOVELL servers are at present being converted > to Ethernet. Sharing resources between the two systems is of > prime importance and we would like it to be as complete as is > possible. > Thank you, > > Please either post a reply or send mail to MAJONES@UNMB.UNM.EDU -------------------- Dear ?? It depends on just which resources you wish to share, and why. To share all the answer is simple: install NetWare/VMS on your VAX to achieve file sharing and logging into the frontend of the VAX (the TES) utility. Why one would want to put files on the VAX when a regular PC based NetWare file server is available is a good question, given that the PC server is far faster than the VAX based edition. Just a clarification might be in order. That is, users share the machines, but the PC and VMS servers don't share each other's resources. Time to put on that thinking cap and ask the hard questions. Joe D.
jamesp@world.std.com (james M peterson) (04/14/91)
Try NetWare/VMS. This allows folks to access VMS disks, printers, queues as if they were NetWare resources. You can also use the terminal emulation services (TES) bundled with NW/VMS to get your term links over the ethernet. If you want to print FROM the vax onto printers attached to other servers look at a product from Interconnections (the TES and writers [mostly] of NW/VMS) that allows this. There are several other alternatives on the market but why load additional software when you can treat your vax as a nw server. If you want more info, pro/con....email or call jamesp@world.std.com Ziff Technical Information Company 617/393-3255 (Mass.)