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From: revatt@aloft.att.com (Robert S Evatt)
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Subject: Question on installation/use of Sun IPC card (PC-AT on VME card)
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Date: 7 Oct 90 21:30:00 GMT
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We currently have an unused Sun IPC card that I would like to find a way
to use for the times I need to run ms-dos software.  According to my
system adminiatrator, installing the IPC requires that you dedicate an IP
network address to the IPC card and the host sun.  He thinks that that an
address may not be available.

Please help by answering the following questions.

1) Does an IP network address have to be dedicated?  What if the IPC card
will only be accessed from the sun in which it resides?

2) Is the IPC a good solution for accessing ms-dos (on Sun-3)?  I could
look at DosWindows or the 386i, but either of those would take $$.

Thanks for your assistance.

Robert S. Evatt                      internet: revatt@aloft.att.com
AT&T Bell Laboratories                   uucp: ...!att!aloft!revatt
555 Union Boulevard
Allentown, PA 18103-1296