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From: bj@cbmvax.commodore.com (Brian Jackson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Ethernet controller for A2000/A3000 ?
Message-ID: <17898@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 22 Jan 91 16:44:41 GMT
References: <768@emperor.scs.com>
Reply-To: bj@cbmvax.commodore.com (Brian Jackson)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <768@emperor.scs.com> raymund@emperor.scs.com (Ray Galvin) writes:
>I`m considering networking an amiga to a BSD4.3 unix machine via ethernet.
>
>Does anybody have any information about ethernet controllers for 
>an A2000 or A3000?   Many moons ago, somebody posted a press release
>from C= which mentioned an ethernet controller.  In particular, do any
>controllers (are there more than one?) support nfs, ftp, telnet, rlogin, 
>rsh, rcp, terminal emulators and/or other unix like commands?  
>What software (if any) comes bundled with the controllers?  

Commodore has the A2065 Ethernet controller available. Works fine.
For software the recently released AS225 software package (TCP/IP)
has nfs, telnet, rlogin, rsh, rcp etc. in it.  

The two packages are not bundled together.

>What are prices on any of these items?

See your dealer.  Both of the above packages are currently available.

bj

>- raymund galvin 

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