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From: NETMGR@GRPATVX1.BITNET (Kostas Karanassios - Network Manager)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: HELP: Novell Netware Network <---> TCP/IP Network (long)
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Date: 24 Aug 89 23:05:30 GMT
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Hello everybody,
we  are  planning to  connect a Novell Netware Ethernet to an Ethernet 802.3
backbone via TCP/IP protocols and we really need your help. In the following
paragraphs one can find:

                A. DESCRIPTION OF OUR NOVELL NETWARE NETWORK
                B. DESCRIPTION OF OUR 803.2 ETHERNET BACKBONE
                C. WHAT WE WANT TO DO
                D. ONE POSSIBLE SOLUTION (???)
                E. QUESTIONS THAT HAVE TO BE ANSWERED

Well ... let's start:

A. DESCRIPTION OF OUR NOVELL NETWARE NETWORK:
---------------------------------------------
A.1: Advance Netware 286 V2.0a (soon V2.1x)
A.2: 1 x COMPAQ DESKPRO 386 (dedicated file server):
        + CPU: 80386 / 16 MHz  (AT-compatible)
        + Memory: 1 MB RAM (up to 14 MB), 128 KB ROM
        + 1 x Hard Disk: 40 MB
        + 1 x Floppy disk: 1.2 MB
        + 1 x Novell Netware Ethernet card (NE-1000)
A.3: 8 x Santa Clara Systems (SCS) PCterminal (Novell Diskless Workstations):
        + CPU: 8088-2 / 4.77 MHz - 8 MHz (XT-compatible)
        + Memory: 640 KB RAM, 64 KB ROM
        + 1 x Floppy disk: 360 KB
        + 1 x Novell Netware Ethernet card (NE-1000)
          with Remote Reset PROM (as to boot the workstation
          without using a floppy diskette)
A.3: The 8 workstations and the file server are connected via
     a Thin Ethernet Cable:

     +-------+  +-------+              +-------+       +=============+
     | WS  1 |  | WS  2 |     ...      | WS  8 |       | File Server |
     +---|---+  +---|---+              +---|---+       +===|=========+
      O-===--------===--------------------===-------------===-O
                        Thin Ethernet Cable

B. DESCRIPTION OF OUR 803.2 ETHERNET BACKBONE:
----------------------------------------------
A Thick Ethernet Cable which connects over 30 machines (running 4.3 BSD Unix,
SunOS, VAX/VMS, VM/SP etc.) via TCP/IP protocols.

C. WHAT WE WANT TO DO:
----------------------
*** CONNECT THE NETWORK OF  (A) TO THAT OF (B)  VIA TCP/IP  PROTOCOLS ***
*** AND  GIVE   NETWARE  USERS  THE  CAPABILITY  OF  TELNETing/FTPing ***
*** OTHER TCP/IP HOSTS (RUNNING NETWARE AND TCP/IP NETWORKING SYSTEMS ***
*** IN PARALLEL)  WITHOUT  LOADING  THE 802.3 ETHERNET BACKBONE  WITH ***
*** NETWARE PACKETS.                                                  ***

D. ONE POSSIBLE SOLUTION (???):
-------------------------------
D.1 Put a second Ethernet card into the Novell dedicated file server
    and connect it to the 802.3 Ethernet backbone.
D.2 Install a Public Domain TCP/IP networking system (we already have
    both KA9Q and NCSA 2.2) on the file server.
D.3 Install BYU's system that allows Novell's Netware to share the network
    adapter card in a PC workstation with the TCP/IP networking system.
D.4 Configure the File Server act as a Bridge of TCP/IP packets between
    the Thin Ethernet segment and the 802.3 backbone.
D.5 Give  Netware  users the capability of TELNETing/FTPing other TCP/IP
    hosts on the 802.3 Ethernet backbone.

E. QUESTIONS THAT HAVE TO BE ANSWERED:
--------------------------------------
E.1 Is solution (D) a possible one ? If not, how should we accomplish (C) ?

E.2 If solution (D) is a possible one:
    E.2.1 Where can we find (if exists) a Packet Driver for NE-1000 cards ?
          If such a Driver not exists could somebody give us directions as
          to write one ?
    E.2.2 As far as the Bridging is concerned:
          E.2.2.1 Internal or External Bridging should be adopted ?
          E.2.2.2 What about the Bridging software ?  Shall  we buy
                  a separate product  or Netware V2.1x does what we
                  want ?
    E.2.3 How can we obtain the BYU's system (as to work out D.3) ? We have
          only BITNET access. We have already tried Clarkson's Mail Server
          but we never got a responce. Could somebody send it to us ?
    E.2.4 Should we increase the File Server's RAM ?

I would appreciate any help. Please, send answers directly to me.
If somebody else  is interested in the results let  me  know  and
I'll e-mail to him as soon as I become ready.

Thank you in advance,
Kostas.

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