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From: leo@unipalm.uucp (E.J. Leoni-Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Unix to Novell
Message-ID: <1991Feb8.131400.5381@unipalm.uucp>
Date: 8 Feb 91 13:14:00 GMT
References: <1991Feb6.045402.8790@cerberus.bhpese.oz.au>
Organization: Unipalm Ltd., Cambridge, England
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david@cerberus.bhpese.oz.au (David Masters) writes:



>Is it posible to get to a novell server from a unix workstation (386 SysV 3.2)

Yes. Sort of.

>1) What software do i need & how much

At least a PC to act as a gateway. That PC needs to run TCP/IP and Netware
concurrently. Some possibles:-

	1/. Use FTP softwares PC-210 package with the BYU IPX and a packet
	driver to get this, and run their FTPSRV product on it. This will
	allow (one at a time I think) unix users to 'get' and 'put'
	files onto the Novell server.

	2/. Use OS/2 and FTP softwares TCP/IP for OS/2. This supports telnet
	and rsh server daemons so that you can 'log in' to an OS/2 seesion
	and run OS/2 programs based on the Novell server!. You could also
	log in to the OS/2 and use the rcp command for file transfer. I haven't
	tested to see whether this supports inbound rcp from unix.

	3/. Some peole are claiming good success using SOS (stans own server)
	- a public domain NFS server on a PC that runs over PC IP - all free
	from Clarkson university via anonymous ftp. 

E-mail info@ftp.com for details of local FTP software dealers.

>2) What hardware is needed (Novell lan is in thinnet)

Anything better than an NE1000 or a 3c501. Western Digital/3COM 3C503/Interlan
5210 etc..

>3) Does it work.

I have customers using 1/. 2/. is as yet untried because I have not got
Netware for OS/2 going yet.
reports say that SOS works well - but its quite a hack to compile etc.


>Scope of the job,
>	Progress database on a unix PC used for writing shift reports needs to
>be accesable by others around the plant, labour list etc is on the novell lan, 
>the only user needing access to the novell lan is the operator on the PC, not 
>the remote users. 

Oh: Another possibility would be to use a separate ethernet card on the 
Unix PC and access it via a DOS MERGE (VP/IX) type setup that runs plain
DOS netwrae IPX. Never heard of anyone trying it tho!


>Please email suggestions, thanks.


>Leon Bryant, BHP Rod & Bar Products Division, Newcastle, Australia
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>David Masters, BHP Information Technology, Newcastle, AUSTRALIA.
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