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From: ajp@hpopd.pwd.hp.com (Andy Pearce)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: rfi: VMS network products
Message-ID: <59700001@hpopd.pwd.hp.com>
Date: 7 Jan 91 18:06:34 GMT
Organization: HP Software Engineering Systems, UK
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Hi,

I have microVAX 3200 running VMS v5.0 (to be updated) and I'd
like to connect it to our lan.  I believe our lan is IEEE 802.3
standard connecting HP clusters and peripherals.  I'm told I'll
need a TCP/IP implementation running on VMS - products suggested
so far:

   Wollongong
   TGV Multinet
   NCR Fusion
   Novell (Excelan) Lan Service & FTP for VMS

Anyone used these products for connecting VAX/VMS to UNIX or HPUX 
machines?  Any recommendations or otherwise would be much appreciated.

Eventually I'd like to be able to get programmatic control of VMS
processes driven from a unix box, so I'd be interested in knowing
about any limitations of the above products, or any other products
suggested.  I guess a complete implementation of ARPA/Berkeley
services would be ideal.

Please mail to ajp@hpsesuka.pwd.hp.com or respond here if you think its
of general interest.  Apologies if this has been asked a hundred times 
before!

Thanks
--ajp