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Subject: Re: Asynch over ethernet
Message-ID: <1991Apr28.152706.47593@cc.usu.edu>
From: jrd@cc.usu.edu
Date: 28 Apr 91 15:27:05 MDT
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In article <1991Apr26.133448.5175@techbook.com>, kenh@techbook.com (Ken Haynes) writes:
> 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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	A couple of commercial products you might want to investigate are
Novell's NASI/NACS package and IBM's LANACS. Both are modem sharing systems,
with the IBM kind not requiring a separate async board in the server. Both
run on ordinary PCs attached to the network and convert them into async
servers. There are other products available but these two have been tested
here. Of course MS-DOS Kermit supports both.
	Joe D.