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From: kenh@techbook.com (Ken Haynes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Asynch over ethernet
Message-ID: <1991Apr26.133448.5175@techbook.com>
Date: 26 Apr 91 13:34:48 GMT
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In article <32252@usc> lfreeman@phad.hsc.usc.edu (Leny Freeman) writes:
>
>I understand there is a program to allow the use of an asynchronous
>communications program over ethernet.  The reason for this is to
>access compuserve and download through ethernet much faster.  I also
>understand there is a commercially available program from FTP Software
>Inc., but is there a public domain one (since I'm to cheap to spend
>any money)?

I think you're talking about modem pooling/sharing over a network.  I don't
know is CI$ has direct ethernet access, I don't think it does.  For modem
sharing over a network you will need some kind of peer to peer capability
ala Netremote or some such product.  I'm unaware of a public domain modem
sharing program, but if you can get an asynch redirector, ( a program that
sits as a TSR in memory and redirects asynch comm over the net) that uses
the INT14 bios comm interface, then KERMIT will work nicely to access the
modem on the network.  You will need a PC or comm server on the other end
of the wire to grab the asynchtraffic and route it to the real modem.
Your throughput will still be bottlenecked by the speed of the modem. You
won't realize any speed increases due to the network.

Ken


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