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From: RWMIRA01@ulkyvx.BITNET (Rob Miracle)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: TCP/IP-NFS Lan for Macs/PCs/Unix boxes - Opinions needed
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Date: 12 Nov 90 18:55:00 GMT
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In message <90305.111623AGO@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU>,
  AGO@SLACVM.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU writes:

>I'm currently planning a LAN for the Electronics Department
>at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. The media is going
>to be Ethernet, and the protocols will be TCP/IP and NFS.
>As we have to support a vriety of machines, things start to
>get hairy. The platforms to be supported in a first phase are
>Macs, PCs, UNIX workstations, and Apple LaserWriters.
>
>Now, how do you get all these bozos to talk to each other?

Well here is how we are going to try it at UofL.
First we use AT&T StarLAN.  It uses 386 based workstations to run Unix on.
This gives us the ability to run NFS and make this server act as a Mac Server.
According to Apple, just add a 10BASE-T card and the Unix box shows up as an
ICON on the Mac.  This gives the PCs and the Mac instant connectivity.  You
should be able to hang the Laserwriters off the ethernet as well.  The Unix
isn't a problem since it will be NFS and 10BASE-whatever.

With AT&T using a Unix Server it makes this sort of thing real nice!

Rob Miracle
"Be patient, or be a patient!"  -- Anton Devious (I believe)