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From: ac08@vaxb.acs.unt.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: NCSA Telnet questions
Message-ID: <23648.262336d9@vaxb.acs.unt.edu>
Date: 11 Apr 90 13:53:29 GMT
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In article <793@thebeach.UUCP>, rich@cfi.COM (rich) writes:
> I want to use NCSA Telnet on our Mac/Sun Ethernet network, and have an
> elementary question or two.  As I understand it, I should be able to use Telnet
> to create a remote login session on any of the Suns on our network.  (We are
> currently using a serial port connection and White Knight.)  The Macs have
> 3-Com Etherlink/NB cards, and use Liaison as the Ethertalk/Appletalk bridge to
> print on our QMS printer.  They are also using TOPS to access each other's
> files.
> 
> What is the IP number I use for the Mac?  I know the IP numbers for our 15
> Suns, but are the Macs supposed to have one?  Can it be arbitrarily assigned?
> I tried checking the "Assign Dynamically" button, but nothing happened (it
> timed out).  Are we lacking some daemon on the Suns?  (There are 2 rarpd
> daemons running on the two servers we have.)  Is the "Default Host:" name the
> name of the Sun machine where they will be logged into?
> 
> As you can probably tell, I do not have a thorough understanding of TCP/IP,
> domains, nameservers, etc.  I would appreciate a "minimum guide" of steps to
> set this up, assuming much Sun/Unix experience but less networking & Mac
> experience.
> 
> Thanks very much.
> -- 
> Rich Baughman		  rich@cfi.com OR ima!cfisun!rich
> Price Waterhouse          Waltham, MA  617-899-6500

Talk to your "network administrator," whoever that is.
It can save you a lot of time and trouble...

Here at UNT, we have lots of machines on Ethernet tied to our VAX and the
outside world.  Example: One lab is numbered XXX.XXX.7.X, with X as the 
number of the individual machine.  Mac #8 in that lab is XXX.XXX.7.8.

If you have a logical network numbering system, your Mac should be easy to 
configure.  Run Telnet (before opening sessions) and go to the Network
selection menu.  Select "Configure Network..." and set your defaults.

Open a session and away you go...

{BTW- Get a copy of the Telnet documentation... it's very useful... it prints
out nicely on a LaserWriter...}

Oh, Yeah... If you can get a copy of the BYU Telnet (modified), do so... you
can FTP directly from your machine without a host... !!!

Chad Irby
ac08@untvax
ac08@vaxa.acs.unt.edu
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