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From: jrd@cc.usu.edu (Joe R. Doupnik)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: LAN Manager for SVR4
Message-ID: <1991Jun18.130804.48134@cc.usu.edu>
Date: 18 Jun 91 19:08:04 GMT
References: <1225@lewis.OZ>
Followup-To: comp.unix.sysv386
Organization: Utah State University
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In article <1225@lewis.OZ>, steve@lewis.OZ (Steve Pattinson) writes:
> 
> I'm looking at networking our Pyramid system and PC's together with
> AT&T StarGROUP LAN Manager Server running on a 386 PC with SVR4 Unix.
> 
> This method would seem to give just about the best Unix - MS/DOS 
> interworking that Iv'e heard about - Comments welcome.
> 
> Only problem is our AT&T distributor want's us to use AT&T SVR4.0 and
> we already have Intel (soon to be Interactive) SRV4.0, which as far 
> as I can see, should be just about identical - specific drivers excepted.
> 
> Can we  1 - Run AT&T's LAN manager on another brand of SVR4.0 ?
> 	    (I don't care if AT&T don't support it) 
> 
> 	2 - Obtain LAN Manager for SVR4 Unix from other sources?
> 
> I'd like to say 'mail me and I'll summarise to the Net', but my international
> mail access (incomming) is #*&%*&^$, so please don't!
> 
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Stephen,
	While I'd like to say that Lan Man over (nearly) anyone's SVR4 should
work I would be very surprized if it did so. There are too many filenames and
subtle differences. The only sure way of finding out is to arrange for a
test.
	Joe D.
	(Running AT&T's Lan Man/X over their SVR4 with AT&T Ethernet boards,
the only ones supported).