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From: yozzo@king-arthur.watson.ibm.com
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Subject: Re: Using an OS/2 System Remotely
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Date: 4 Sep 90 01:36:38 GMT
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In article <90241.165047REDELMAN@auvm.auvm.edu> REDELMAN@auvm.auvm.edu (Richard B. Edelman) writes:
>I would like to access my office machine which runs OS/2 1.1 SE remotely
>from my laptop to do file transfers and execute programs which are too
>large to execute on the laptop.  The office machine is equipped with
>a modem and Crosstalk XVI (which runs in the DOS window).
>
>Is it possible to operate this kind of OS/2 setup remotely?  Is is possible
>to open and close OS/2 windows and switch between those windows and the DOS
>Box?  Is interfacing software required?
>
>If anyone has any experience with this sort of thing, I would greatly
>appreciate hearing about it.
>
>Richard Edelman
>The American University
>
>REDELMAN@AUVM.BITNET
>REDELMAN@AUVM.AUVM.EDU


If you remote site is running TCP/IP and SLIP (serial line IP)
then you may be interested in the IBM TCP/IP Product
Release 1.1 (Due to be shipped in Sept, 1990).
 
This includes support for SLIP and many TCP/IP applications.
 
 For example, a Telnet Server and telnet clients are supported.
This would allow remote logins from a SLIP-connected machine.
 
The idea behind SLIP is that one would like to set up a 
point-to-point connection between a single machine and 
a remote LAN over a asynchronous line.
 
This is what SLIP accomplishes.  This allows one to use the entire
suite of TCP/IP applications over a telephone line.


 A high speed modem is recommended.  Using a Microcom Modem (QX V32.c)
at 19200 bps, I get 350 ms ping times and 1.6 KB/sec file transfers.


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