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From: rbraun@spdcc.COM (Rich Braun)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Unix to Novell
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Date: 9 Feb 91 23:23:28 GMT
Organization: Kronos Inc., Waltham, Mass.
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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.  I've been running a beta test of SOS, an NFS server for DOS, for about
a week now.  SOS has been around for a while but I concluded I needed some
improvements to put it into use at my company.  To join my beta test of this
public-domain software, send email to me at rbraun@spdcc.com.

Here are my answers to your questions, if you choose SOS as your solution:

>1) What software do i need & how much

You need the BYU/Clarkson packet drivers for your board plus CMU PC/IP and
SOS for your system.  (It's all available for ftp from sun.soe.clarkson.edu;
my updates will soon be available for public consumption.)  The cost is
nothing.  You also need Novell client software for the DOS gateway box.

On your Unix system, you need NFS client software and TCP/IP.

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

You need a LAN card in your Unix box which is supported by its version of
TCP/IP.  You need a LAN card supported by Clarkson in the DOS gateway
box.  It can all be connected on one thin-net cable.

>3) Does it work.

Yes.  Performance at this point is about 1.6 Mbytes/minute for reading off
the Novell server and 1.0 Mbytes/min for writing to it; that may improve.
The Novell server's files look to Unix applications like any other NFS
server.  Text files have a <CR> inserted after the newline, though.

-rich