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Subject: Re: Help with Novell ELS 1
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From: JRD@cc.usu.edu (Joe Doupnik)
Date: 4 Jun 90 18:05:43 MDT
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	NetWare ELS I does not do "Novell Bridging", which means it can't
route NetWare packets. Also, the Retix "bridge" is most likely a multiport
repeater. Nevertheless, here is the easy way to manage things -
	Put the users of the ELS 1 system on the same Ethernet wire as the
other machines, convert the ELS system to speak Ethernet TYPE 8137 (use
ECONFIG.EXE on NET$OS.EXE), convert the PC clients to speak the same TYPE
(either use ECONFIG on the NetWare shells or use a Packet Driver). If the
Retix MPR has spare ports (8 overall is normal) they form a single logical
wire and the new ELS 1 users can attach to the Retix box to see all machines.
The key is the logical wire part, TYPE 8137 is nice but secondary.
	Joe D.