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From: marmoset@mondo.engin.umich.edu (Dave Walker)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: Mac Token Ring Connection to OS/2 Servers?
Message-ID: <1990Nov5.162401.13242@engin.umich.edu>
Date: 5 Nov 90 16:24:01 GMT
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In article <1990Nov05.051105.21758@shl.com> mark@shl.com (Mark Batten) writes:
>
>I have a Token Ring network with OS/2 machines running Microsoft Lan Manager.
>I have Mac users who want to be added to the Token Ring network soley to
>get at the WordPerfect files stored on the OS/2 Server (ie. read the existing
>files and create their own for the PC users to read).
>
>So, using Apple's Token Ring card, I can physically connect the Macs to the
>Token Ring network, but how do I get the machine to store/retrieve files
>on the OS/2 server?
>
I believe that 3Com's version of Lan Manager, 3+Open, provides the
Macintosh services you need.  3Com added extensions to Lan Manager
for Macintosh support.  Unfortunately, I don't know whether or not
it's possible to purchase these valu-added functions seperately from
the rest of 3+Open or not.  I know that with Novell's Netware, for
instance, Macintish support consists of extra system modules that
you can add to the product.  I believe that ATT's version of Lan
Manager supports Macs too.
>
>If the Macs cannot directly access the OS/2 server, are there any other
>solutions?
>
>Mark Batten     mark@shl.com     (613) 236-1428

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