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From: jbreeden@netcom.UUCP (John Breeden)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: Routing TCP-IP between token ring & ethernet w/Novell?
Message-ID: <22535@netcom.UUCP>
Date: 2 Feb 91 01:47:24 GMT
References: <1991Feb1.060836.9061@athena.mit.edu>
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In article <1991Feb1.060836.9061@athena.mit.edu> toad@athena.mit.edu (John P. Jackson) writes:
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>segment, bridged by a either/or (take your pick) a Novell file server running
>Advanced netware 2.15, rev C, or a Novell bridge, built with the same netware.
>	So far, I have been able to access the unix host from DOS pc's on the
>same physical token ring.  I also can FTP amongst pc's on the ethernet segment.

Well, things are working just like they should. Novell's bridge isn't......
well....a bridge. It's really an IPX router and will only pass IPX traffic
(you're trying to pass tcp-ip traffic - won't work).

You could abandon the Novell 'bridges' and use a REAL ethernet to TR bridge
(like the IBM 8209).

You could also 'encapsulate' tcp-ip in ipx via the ipxpkt packet driver (see
the clarkson 'stuff for more detail), that would then allow the 'encapsulated'
"tcp-ip in ipx" pass through the Novell "bridges" (routers).

You would need to "de-incapsulate" the ipx/tcp-ip packets before passing it
on to your tcp-ip host. You could setup either KA9Q or the packet driver
version of PCBRIDGE to accomplish this (acting as a tcp-ip router between
your Netware lan and tcp-ip host).

What you are trying to do can be done - just not the way you're doing it.

>	As another note, I also have not been able to figure out how to use
>the generic packet driver with the Token ring NIC's on the unix hosts ring.
>I can only get the IBMTOKEN.COM driver to work. 

I assume you're talking about FTP's PC/TCP. Version 2.05 Generic now ships
with a seperate Token Ring kernel for the packet driver (matter of fact they
ship seperate ethernet, token ring, SNAP, X.25 and slip kernels for packet
drivers in 2.05 generic - and I believe they've added a PPP kernel (James?)).

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