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From: jbvb@ftp.COM (James Van Bokkelen)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: token ring software needed
Summary: TCP/IP does the trick (if your mainframe people will install it)
Message-ID: <677@ftp.COM>
Date: 15 Jun 89 18:54:43 GMT
References: <1560@cod.NOSC.MIL>
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In article <1560@cod.NOSC.MIL>, neerma@cod.NOSC.MIL (Merle A. Neer) writes:
> I'm looking for a vendor that can give us LAN
> capability on NFS on token ring (keeping the toke
> ring fanatics happy)...yet also provide a 3270
> emulation that works real good for the terminal to
> mainframe stuff....and not lock us into any of
> THEIR secret protcols......also, the NFS server
> would ideally run on a PS/2.

If the mainframe people will install a TCP/IP (they are available from
IBM and aftermarket people for both VM and MVS), then you can use
TCP/IP (which should be public enough) to do what you want.  IBM,
FTP Software and Excelan all have TN3270 for DOS, Sun, FTP Software
and Beame & Whiteside all have NFS clients (sorry, no servers) for
DOS, and IBM and FTP Software both support 802.5 via the ASI (which
means that at least PC/TCP can use other vendors' ASI emulations).
As far as NFS servers go, a couple of the 386 Unix vendors have NFS
for their boxes, but check out their performance first (SysV streams
is sometimes an obstacle to fast network applications).  You could
also use anything from an RT running 4.3 to a Vax to a Sun to a Pyramid,
and I think there are mainframe NFSs on the way.


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