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Subject: Re: using TCP/IP to link NetWare and UNIX
Message-ID: <1991Jun3.215304.27189@honte.uleth.ca>
From: fengstad@honte.uleth.ca (Grant Fengstad)
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1991 21:53:04 GMT
References: <1991May25.010745.20736@math.ucla.edu>
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In <1991May25.010745.20736@math.ucla.edu> terry@joshua.math.ucla.edu writes:

>Hi, netlanders!

>We are in the midst of a project to connect a Novell NetWare 386 3.11 system
>to the outside world.  Our Novell network is 10baseT-based.  We plan to add a 
>PC running UNIX, and will connect to the Internet via a fiber line attached
>to the hub's AUI port.

>We are trying to decide on which UNIX to put on the PC.  SCO's basic 3.2
>system looks good; any comments on the 386 port of BSD 4.3?


>We would like to have the following services from our PCs:

>	1. ftp
>	2. telnet
>	3. e-mail

>Our local e-mail system is Network Courier v. 2.0.  It is supposed
>to be able to act as a gateway to larger systems.  Does anyone have 
>experience with using this package to send mail across the Internet?

Network Courer alias MicroSoft Mail 2.1 support Unix to LAN Mail
transfer via a SMTP gateway.  Using this gateway, it would be possible
to send Internet mail from your PC's and have it routed to the proper
address(es).

>As for ftp and telnet, an article in LAN Technology suggested a combination
>of the Clarkson packet drivers, BYU's modified NetWare shells, and a 
>TCP/IP package from FTP Software.  The problem is, FTP's software will run
>minimum about $150 a station, too much for our tastes.  Someone suggested
>the PD packages NCSA Telnet and KA9Q.  Does anyone have experience with
>these packages, and know if they will provide the functionality we need?

You should check out Novell's LAN Workplace for DOS.  This is a full
function Workstation based solution providing ftp and telnet.  It uses
Novell's ODI driver and works quite well.

>One note:  It would be ideal if the software would work with HP 10baseT
>cards.  In the LAN Tech article, they said that the Clarkson drivers did
>not yet support this card (mid-1990).  If not HP, we would like to use 
>3Com or DLink cards.  Any comments or suggestions?

Novell's ODI driver fully supports 3Com cards.

>Last note:  We would also like to share printers between our UNIX box and
>the NetWare network.  I have heard of a package called "charon", available
>on Clarkson, that might do the trick.  Comments?

Novell's implementation of Netware NFS will allow Unix based systems to
print to a Novell print queue.  

>produce a summary and our experiences to the net.

>Terry
>terry@math.ucla.edu
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