Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!romp!auschs!awdprime!dcheney.austin.ibm.com!dcheney From: dcheney@dcheney.austin.ibm.com (David J. Cheney) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix Subject: austin.ibm.com Keywords: IBM Austin Internet ! Message-ID: <4279@awdprime.UUCP> Date: 20 Nov 90 15:52:16 GMT Sender: news@awdprime.UUCP Organization: IBM AWD, Austin Lines: 41 Originator: dcheney@dcheney.austin.ibm.com IBM's Advanced Workstation Division (home of the RISC System/6000 and AIX) has a full service connection to the Internet. In August the Austin site 129.35 network was linked to the Internet via an intelligent router. The router is programmed to support "Internet Approved Nodes" - IBM computer systems specifically approved for the Internet Service. The router passes communications only between an Approved Node and the Internet. Furthermore, the traffic is limited by direction: ONLY mail, talk, and ping are supported INBOUND. There are currently 8 approved nodes, with the number expected to increase to over 40 by year end. Of course, one Approved Node can support multiple users; there are about 60 current users. With their manager's approval, a user may have their own workstation approved, gaining fully transparent access to the Internet. Alternatively, the manager may choose to provide the service to a user at a remote approved node rather than accept the management overhead of a new node. An important point needs to be made about mail: many people currently have @.austin.ibm.com in their ~/.signature files. If .austin.ibm.com is not pingable, you CANNOT successfully deliver mail to at or via that machine, The best way to find out mail paths to a specific user (AWD has for some time had the uucp mail path: @cs.utexas.edu:ibmchs!auschs!.austin.ibm.com! ) is to call the person and ask. We are evaluating alternative approaches to solving this problem. IBM Austin employees without approved nodes have been asked to correct their signature files. Our hope is that this connection may provide a model for future connections between other IBM organizations and the Internet. To learn more about AWD's Internet Service, see recent posts in ibm.awd.news. -- ----------- You know these words are my own, don't you? ------------- David J. Cheney (512)823-3799 IBM Advanced Workstation Division, Zip 2401 dcheney@dcheney.austin.ibm.com 11400 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758